NEW YORK — LSU quarterback Jayden Daniels was awarded the 2023 Heisman Trophy during a ceremony held at Lincoln Center in New York on Saturday, Dec. 9.
Daniels beat out fellow finalists Michael Penix, Jr. (QB, Washington), Bo Nix (QB, Oregon) and Marvin Harrison, Jr. (WR, Ohio State) with 503 first place votes and 2,029 total points.
The 22-year-old California native becomes the third LSU Tiger to win the Heisman Trophy behind fellow quarterback Joe Burrow in 2019 and running back Billy Cannon in 1959.
Daniels, who won the Johnny Unitas Golden Arm award last week, also won the Walter Camp Player of the Year and Davey O'Brien awards on Friday, and was a finalist for the Maxwell Award won by Penix.
He is also a finalist for the Manning Award, which considers post-season play in its selection criteria.
The record-setting Daniels leads the nation in total offense with 412.2 yards per game. He leads the FBS in TD passes with 40 and he’s rushed for another 10 for a nation’s best 50 TDs responsible for.
Daniels has thrown for 3,812 yards, connecting on 236-of-327 passes with only four interceptions, and rushed for 1,134 yards on 135 carries. He joined former Manning Award recipient Johnny Manziel as the only player in SEC history to pass for 3,500 yards and rush for 1,000 yards in a season.
The LSU offense also features the nation’s leader in receiving yards in Biletnikoff Award runner-up Malik Nabers and the top two touchdown producers at wide receiver in Brian Thomas (15) and Nabers (14).
Harrison clipped Nabers for the Biletnikoff by one vote.
No. 13 LSU (9-3) will look to hit 10 wins when they play Wisconsin (7-5) in the ReliaQuest Bowl in Tampa, Fla., on Jan. 1, 2024.
