Caitlin Clark, Patrick Mahomes and More Score ESPYS 2024 Nominations: See the Complete List

These GOATs are about to get their flowers.

Ahead of the 2024 ESPYs July 11, the complete list of nominees has been released. And among those up for awards are some of the most talked about players, including Simone Biles, Caitlin Clark and Patrick Mahomes.

The upcoming ceremony, which will be hosted by tennis legend Serena Williams, will honor athletes across categories including Best Athlete—for both men and women—Best Breakthrough Athlete, Best Record-Breaking Performance, Best Comeback Performance, and more.

And while Simone, Caitlin and Patrick are among previous winners who could add another trophy to their shelves, first-time nominees include reigning U.S. Open title holder Coco Gauff—who leads in this year's nominations with two nods in Best Athlete and Best Tennis Player—and USC basketball player Juju Watkins.

Another noteworthy aspect of this year's ESPYs? Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick and Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Shohei Ohtani are up again for Best Athlete, Men's Sports. Should either of them win, they could possibly tie LeBron James, Lance Armstrong and Tiger Woods as the only athletes to win the category multiple times.

Meanwhile, the Best Athlete, Women's Sports is full of newcomers. Aside from two-time nominee and Las Vegas Aces center A'ja Wilson, the category is mostly new talent including Caitlin—who was nominated for two ESPYs in 2023, winning Best College Athlete—Coco, and the LPGA's Nelly Korda, who has also recieved an ESPY nod for golf in the past. 

Fans can vote for their favorite athletes until 5 p.m. ET on the day of the ceremony and tune in live July 11 at 8 p.m. on ABC to see who walks home a winner after the Los Angeles-based ceremony.

And for a full list of the nominees, keep reading.

BEST ATHLETE, WOMEN'S SPORTS

• Caitlin Clark, Iowa Women's Basketball
• Coco Gauff, Tennis
• Nelly Korda, Golf
• A'ja Wilson, Las Vegas Aces

BEST ATHLETE, MEN'S SPORTS

• Patrick Mahomes, Kansas City Chiefs
• Shohei Ohtani, Los Angeles Angels / Los Angeles Dodgers
• Scottie Scheffler, Golf
• Connor McDavid, Edmonton Oilers

BEST BREAKTHROUGH ATHLETE

• Haleigh Bryant, LSU Gymnastics
• J. Stroud, Houston Texans
• Juju Watkins, USC Women's Basketball
• Victor Wembanyama, San Antonio Spurs

BEST RECORD-BREAKING PERFORMANCE

• 49ers Christian McCaffrey scores a TD for a record breaking 17 straight games
• Caitlin Clark becomes NCAA's All Time Scoring Leader breaking Pete Maravich's Record
• Tara VanDerveer, Stanford Women's Basketball – gets 1,203rd win to pass Coach K for most by any coach in NCAA basketball history
• Max Verstappen wins record 10th consecutive race with victory at Italian Grand Prix

BEST CHAMPIONSHIP PERFORMANCE

• Michigan's Blake Corum and Will Johnson, 2024 College Football National Championship MVPs
• Kayla Martello, Boston College Women's Lacrosse
• Midge Purce, NJ/NY Gotham FC – NWSL Championship MVP
• Jaylen Brown, Boston Celtics

BEST COMEBACK ATHLETE

• Simone Biles, Gymnast
• Paige Bueckers, University of Connecticut Women's Basketball
• Joe Flacco, Cleveland Browns
• Zion Williamson, New Orleans Pelicans

BEST PLAY

• Jayda Coleman calls GAME sending Oklahoma to their 4th Straight Championship (6/4/24)
• Anthony Edwards Dunk of the Year (3/18/24)
• Alabama scores on 4th & 31 to win Auburn (11/25/23)
• Lamar Jackson Caught His Own Pass & Ran With it (1/28/24)

BEST TEAM

• South Carolina Gamecocks, NCAA Women's Basketball
• Kansas City Chiefs, NFL
• Michigan Wolverines, NCAA Football
• Las Vegas Aces, WNBA
• University of Connecticut Huskies, NCAA Men's Basketball
• Oklahoma Sooners, NCAA Softball
• Boston Celtics, NBA
• Florida Panthers, NHL
• Texas Rangers, MLB
  

BEST COLLEGE ATHLETE, MEN'S SPORTS

• Jayden Daniels, LSU Football
• Zach Edey, Purdue Men's Basketball
• Ousmane Sylla, Clemson Soccer
• Pat Kavanagh, Notre Dame Lacrosse
  

BEST COLLEGE ATHLETE, WOMEN'S SPORTS

• Haleigh Bryant, LSU Gymnastics
• Caitlin Clark, Iowa Basketball
• Sarah Franklin, Wisconsin Volleyball
• Izzy Scane, Northwestern Lacrosse
  

BEST ATHLETE WITH A DISABILITY

• Jaydin Blackwell World Champion Sprinter
• Ezra Frech, World Champion High Jumper
• Brenna Huckaby Snowboarding Champion
• Oksana Masters, Cross-Country Skier/Hand Cyclist
  

BEST NFL PLAYER

• Myles Garrett, Cleveland Browns
• Lamar Jackson, Baltimore Ravens
• Patrick Mahomes, Kansas City Chiefs
• Christian McCaffrey, San Francisco 49ers
  

BEST MLB PLAYER

• Ronald Acuña, Atlanta Braves
• Gerrit Cole, New York Yankees
• Shohei Ohtani, Los Angeles Angels
• Corey Seager, Texas Rangers
  

BEST NHL PLAYER

• Nikita Kucherov, Tampa Bay Lightning
• Nathan MacKinnon, Colorado Avalanche
• Auston Matthews, Toronto Maple Leafs
• Connor McDavid, Edmonton Oilers
  

BEST NBA PLAYER

• Luka Dončić, Dallas Mavericks
• Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Oklahoma City Thunder
• Nikola Jokić, Denver Nuggets
• Jayson Tatum, Boston Celtics

BEST WNBA PLAYER

• Napheesa Collier, Minnesota Lynx
• Breanna Stewart, New York Liberty
• Alyssa Thomas, Connecticut Sun
• A'ja Wilson, Las Vegas Aces
  

BEST DRIVER

• Ryan Blaney, NASCAR
• Matt Hagan, NHRA
• Álex Palou, IndyCar
• Max Verstappen, F1

BEST UFC FIGHTER

• Islam Makhachev
• Sean O'Malley
• Alex Pereira
• Zhang Weili
  

BEST BOXER

• Terence Crawford
• Seniesa Estrada
• Naoya Inoue
• Oleksandr Usyk

BEST SOCCER PLAYER

• Aitana Bonmatí, Spain
• Naomi Girma, USWNT
• Vinicius Junior, Brazil/Real Madrid
• Kylian Mbappé, France/Real Madrid

BEST GOLFER

• Nelly Korda
• Xander Schauffele
• Scottie Scheffler
• Lilia Vu

BEST TENNIS PLAYER

• Carlos Alcaraz
• Novak Djokovic
• Coco Gauff
• Iga Swiatek

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