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LSU cornerback DJ Pickett says he will continue wearing No. 5 next season despite former quarterback Jayden Daniels’ objections and a clash over the jersey after Daniels left LSU; Daniels’ family criticized the move and issued a cease-and-desist over NIL usage, while Daniels focuses on training camp with the Washington Commanders and hopes the matter can be resolved privately.
LSU promised DJ Pickett the No. 5 jersey after he wore No. 3 last year, a move that同时 contradicts a prior commitment involving Washington Commanders QB Jayden Daniels. Pickett insists No. 5 is his lifelong number and won’t give it up, while his father expresses disappointment at the public dispute. The episode highlights the tricky politics of jersey-number promises and how programs handle them when players transfer or leave.
Daniels' camp sent LSU a cease-and-desist over the school's decision to award his No. 5 jersey to cornerback DJ Pickett, citing an NIL-use window that ended after his final college game; LSU says the number was promised during recruitment and has not been retired, triggering social-media backlash but leaving the broader legacy dispute unresolved.
DJ Pickett plans to wear No. 5 this season at LSU despite a cease-and-desist letter from Jayden Daniels’ camp. The Pickett family says LSU hasn’t instructed them to change the number, Lane Kiffin has supported honoring the recruitment promise, and the dispute is framed by unclear recruiting communications during Kelly’s tenure rather than any action by Pickett himself.
A feud over LSU’s No. 5 jersey erupts as DJ Pickett wears the number after a recruiting pledge, despite Jayden Daniels’ push to keep it for his LSU legacy. Daniels’ family and a lawyer have demanded LSU stop using his name and likeness, arguing the number was promised to Pickett but should have remained with Daniels. Coach Lane Kiffin says the pledge existed, while former LSU coach Brian Kelly says he honored Daniels’ objection and delayed giving No. 5 until Pickett’s commitment could be fully reviewed. The dispute highlights the awkward fallout from promised numbers and the broader debate about retiring numbers in college sports.
Jayden Daniels’ representatives have sent LSU a cease-and-desist demanding the school stop using the Heisman winner’s name, image and likeness after LSU allowed cornerback D.J. Pickett to wear No. 5—the number Daniels wore during his LSU years—sparking a dispute over promised jersey rights and the handling of NIL considerations.