Jayden Daniels won the Heisman Trophy wearing jersey number five.
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The NPR Politics PodcastAug 28, 2026
Multiple sources, including Reuters and AP (both tier1), state that Jayden Daniels wore jersey No. 5 when he won the 2023 Heisman Trophy at LSU, so the claim matches the record. The extraction is faithful to the passage, which says he won the Heisman wearing number five.
What was said
… has become a meme, but it started out with Washington Commanders quarterback Jayden Daniels uh sending a cease and desist letter to LSU, the university that he attended, saying that they need to stop letting another player use his jersey number, number five. You know, he won the Heisman Trophy wearing number five. He fully expects his jersey to be retired someday, and his family has taken a great insult at his number being used by another player. Wow. …
The NPR Politics Podcast · · from the transcriptPost →What we found
Supports. Reuters reports that wearing jersey No. 5, Daniels won the Heisman Trophy following the 2023 season.[1]
Supports. AP describes No. 5 as the jersey previously worn by 2023 Heisman Trophy winner Jayden Daniels.[2]
Supports. ESPN and the Tiger Rag both report that Daniels wore No. 5 at LSU and won the Heisman as the Tigers' third winner in 2023.[3][4]
Supports. The Heisman.com profile and Wikipedia confirm the 2023 Heisman win for LSU, and the number-five link is consistent with the other reports.[5][6]
Sources
6 sources: 2 fact-checkers, 4 not rated
- 1Jayden Daniels tells LSU to stop using his No. 5reuters.com · fact-checker · cited for: supports
- 2LSU coach Kiffin stands by Pickett wearing Daniels' No. 5 ...apnews.com · fact-checker · cited for: supports
- 3Daniels sends cease and desist to LSU after Pickett given No. 5espn.co.uk · not rated · cited for: supports
- 4Jayden Daniels Crunching Number Decision By Lane Kiffin, Who Gave Heisman Winner's No. 5 To DJ Picketttigerrag.com · not rated · cited for: supports
- 5Jayden Daniels - Heismanheisman.com · not rated · cited for: supports
- 6Jayden Daniels - Wikipediaen.wikipedia.org · not rated · cited for: supports
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