Jayden Daniels Is The 2023 AP Player Of The Year

LSU star quarterback and Heisman frontrunner Jayden Daniels was named 2023 AP Player Of The Year on Thursday.

Daniels received 35 of the 51 first-place votes and 130 points and finished ahead of Washington quarterback Michael Penix (15 first-place votes, 97 points), Oregon quarterback Bo Nix, and Ohio State receiver Marvin Harrison.

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The last LSU player to be named AP Player of the Year was Joe Burrow in 2019, when he also won the Heisman.

Daniels, a San Bernardino, California, native who transferred to LSU from Arizona State in 2022, has led the nation in total offense this season with 4,946 yards in 12 games (412.2 yards per game). He has passed for 3,812 yards, which ranks third nationally. His 40 TDs passing ties for first nationally with Nix, who has played in one more game than Daniels.

The 6-foot-4, 210-pound Daniels rushed for 1,134 yards and 10 TDs. His 50 touchdowns rushing and passing combined, along with a 2-point conversion on a passing play, has made him responsible for a nation-high 302 points.

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