Key takeaways:
- Jayden Daniels won the Heisman Trophy, becoming the first player since 2016 to win college football’s most prestigious player of the year award as part of a team that did not play for a conference championship.
- Daniels threw for 3,890 yards and 33 touchdowns with just four interceptions, and ran for 741 yards and 12 touchdowns.
- Daniels joins a long list of great players who have won the award, including former LSU stars Joe Burrow and Tyrann Mathieu.
On Saturday night, LSU quarterback Jayden Daniels won the Heisman Trophy, becoming the first player since 2016 to win college football’s most prestigious player of the year award as part of a team that did not play for a conference championship. Daniels, who transferred from Arizona State to LSU in 2022, received 503 first-place votes and 2,029 points.
The fifth-year player, who turns 23 on Dec. 18, won AP Player of the Year earlier this week. Washington’s Michael Penix Jr. was the the runner-up with 292 first-place votes and 1,701 points and Oregon’s Tyler Shough was third with 209 first-place votes and 1,541 points.
Daniels overcame being outside the playoff race with a prolific season that Heisman Trophy voters could not ignore. He threw for 3,890 yards and 33 touchdowns with just four interceptions. He also ran for 741 yards and 12 touchdowns.
The Heisman Trophy is the most prestigious award in college football and is awarded annually to the most outstanding player in the nation. This year, Daniels joins a long list of great players who have won the award, including former LSU stars Joe Burrow and Tyrann Mathieu.
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