Jayden Daniels backs 49ers WR Brandon Aiyuk as family celebrates ahead of Super Bowl

Jayden Daniels seems to be delighted for his former Arizona State teammate Brandon Aiyuk, whose San Francisco 49ers won the NFC championship game 34-31 over the Detroit Lions on Sunday.

Daniels, who won the Heisman Trophy for LSU this season, backed Aiyuk by posting the San Francisco star's postgame interview on his Instagram story. When Aiyuk was interviewed, his parents joined in, and they celebrated as a family.

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Aiyuk has played a critical role for the 49ers, who will face the Kansas City Chiefs for the final hurdle at Super Bowl 2024 on Feb. 11 in Las Vegas.

Aiyuk, a first-round pick in 2020, had a career-high 1,342 yards as well as seven touchdowns and 75 catches. He was named a second-team All-Pro for the first time in his career. He had one TD and 68 yards on three catches in the NFC title game.

Aiyuk and Daniels teamed together at Arizona State in 2019. That season, Daniels was a freshman starter, leading the Sun Devils to an 8-4 mark, and Aiyuk broke out as a senior, earning first-team All-Pac 12 honors.

Daniels transferred to LSU for the 2022 season.

A look at Jayden Daniels' stats in his Heisman Trophy-winning season

LSU Tigers QB Jayden Daniels

Jayden Daniels had a spectacular 2023 season with the No. 12 LSU Tigers (10-3, 6-2 Southeastern Conference). He won the coveted Heisman Trophy, the school's third, before opting not to play in the bowl game win.

The quarterback threw for a staggering 3,812 yards and 40 touchdowns on 236 passes in the regular season. Daniels also added 1,134 yards and 10 touchdowns on 135 carries across 12 games.

Before joining LSU in 2022, Daniels played three seasons with Arizona State. He won the Sun Bowl and Las Vegas Bowl with the Sun Devils.

Daniels will be entering the 2024 NFL draft after five years of college football. Daniels is regarded as one of the best quarterbacks in this year's pool and is a potential No. 1 pick.