By the numbers: Jayden Daniels’ historic Heisman Trophy-winning season
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Anthony Gharib, ESPN
After a historic season, LSU Tigers quarterback Jayden Daniels is the 2023 Heisman Trophy winner.
Daniels becomes the third ever Heisman winner from LSU, joining Joe Burrow (2019) and Billy Cannon (1959), and second Tigers quarterback all-time. He had 3,500 passing yards and 1,000 rushing yards this season, becoming the first SEC player to do so since Johnny Manziel in 2012.
The win also makes Daniels the second California native to earn the Heisman award in the last three years — Bryce Young won in 2021. Before Young, California native Reggie Bush won the Heisman in 2005.
Here are the key numbers behind Daniels’ Heisman-winning season.
50: Daniels found the end zone often throughout the season. He had an FBS high 50 total touchdowns, 40 passing and 10 rushing, the fifth SEC player to do so — Young (2021), Burrow (2019), Cam Newton (2010) and Tim Tebow (2007).
All of the previous four players to do so won the Heisman.
4: Big scoring games came often for Daniels.
He accounted for at least four touchdowns in five straight games across September and October: Grambling Tigers (5) and four each against the Mississippi State Bulldogs, Arkansas Razorbacks, Ole Miss Rebels and Missouri Tigers.
8: Daniels had eight total touchdowns against the Georgia State Panthers, six passing and two rushing. He became the second player in SEC history to be responsible for as many touchdowns, joining Burrow against the Oklahoma Sooners in 2019.
Daniels is the first player in SEC history with six pass touchdowns and two rush touchdowns in a game.
70: The San Bernardino, California native had a whopping 70 completions of 20-plus yards this season, the most in the FBS.
606: Against the Florida Gators in November, Daniels etched himself into the record books with a dominant performance.
He had 372 passing yards and 234 rushing yards, marking a total of 606 yards, plus five total touchdowns. That made him the first player in FBS history with 350 passing yards and 200 rushing yards in a single game.
12,000 and 3,000: Over Daniels’ five-year college career, he amassed 12,749 passing yards and 3,307 rushing yards. He is the first player in FBS history with 12,000 career passing yards and 3,000 career rushing yards.
ESPN Stats and Information Research contributed to this story.
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The six-time All-Star was injured when he stumbled and fell while crossing first base on an infield single. Ramirez went down after being struck in the back by a throw from Blue Jays right-hander Chris Bassitt.
Ramirez was batting third Sunday against right-hander Bowden Francis.
Ramírez sat out Saturday when Cleveland beat Toronto 5-3. He went 2 for 2 before departing Friday, boosting his average to .274. He has five home runs and 15 RBIs in 31 games.
In last Thursday’s 4-3 victory over Minnesota, Ramirez became the first primary third baseman to reach 250 homers and 250 stolen bases.
The Miami Marlins activated catcher Nick Fortes from the 10-day injured list Sunday morning. To make room for him on the active roster, starting second baseman Otto Lopez was placed on the 10-day injured list.
Fortes, the Marlins’ Opening Day catcher, posted six hits in 20 at-bats with two doubles, one triple and one RBI in seven appearances before going on the IL on April 10 with an injured left oblique muscle. The 28-year-old missed 20 games as the Marlins went 7-13 without him. To prepare for Sunday’s return, he rehabbed for two games at Triple-A Jacksonville and went 0-for-6.
Fortes figures to split time with 23-year-old rookie catcher Agustin Ramirez, who has delivered a .256/.293/.615 slash line with three homers and five RBIs in 10 games during his first stint in the bigs.
The 26-year-old Lopez hits the injured list, retroactive to Saturday, with a sprained right ankle. Lopez started the season hot with a .400 average to go with two homers, six RBIs and one stolen base during five games in March. Since then, he has batted .191 (17-for-89) with no homers, five RBIs and two steals.
Rookie Javier Sanoja, 22, has filled Lopez’s spot at second base the last two games and provided two doubles, two runs and one RBI in seven at-bats.
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