The Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award® along with presenting sponsor A. O. Smith Corporation announce the 2024 Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award Watch List Week 5 Stats. Candidates are chosen based on player performance on and off the field. Candidates are judged on their character, citizenship, scholastic achievement, teamwork and leadership qualities.
| NAME | SCHOOL | GAMES | COMPLETIONS | ATTEMPTS | % | YARDS PASSING | TD PASSING | TD RUSHING | TD RECEIVING | INT | YARDS RUSHING | SCORE | RECORD | CONFERENCE | NEXT |
| Joey Aguilar | Appalachian State | 4 | 93 | 164 | 57% | 1,230 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 33 | Liberty (GAME CANCELLED) | 2-2 | Sun Belt | @ Marshall 10/5 |
| Drew Allar | Penn State | 4 | 56 | 79 | 71% | 864 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 92 | W 21-7 Illinois | 4-0 | Big Ten | UCLA 10/5 |
| Luke Altmyer | Illinois | 5 | 91 | 130 | 70% | 1,047 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 30 | L 21-7 Penn State | 4-1 | Big Ten | Purdue 10/12 |
| Rocco Becht | Iowa State | 4 | 71 | 107 | 66% | 896 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 27 | W 20-0 Houston | 4-0 | Big 12 | Baylor 10/5 |
| Carson Beck | Georgia | 4 | 83 | 132 | 63% | 1,119 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 64 | L 41-34 Alabama | 3-1 | SEC | Auburn 10/5 |
| Alan Bowman | Oklahoma State | 5 | 117 | 195 | 60% | 1,537 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 11 | L 42-20 Kansas State | 3-2 | Big 12 | West Virginia 10/5 |
| Max Brosmer | Minnesota | 5 | 102 | 154 | 66% | 1,094 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 4 | -23 | L 27-24 Michigan | 2-3 | Big Ten | USC 10/5 |
| Byrum Brown | South Florida | 5 | 78 | 132 | 59% | 836 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 269 | L 45-10 Tulane | 2-3 | American | Memphis 10/11 |
| Hudson Card | Purdue | 4 | 60 | 91 | 66% | 627 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -15 | L 28-10 Nebraska | 1-3 | Big Ten | @ Wisconsin 10/5 |
| Thomas Castellanos | Boston College | 4 | 45 | 70 | 64% | 729 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 112 | W 21-20 Western Kentucky (DNP) | 4-1 | ACC | @ Virginia 10/5 |
| Brady Cook | Missouri | 4 | 92 | 134 | 69% | 946 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 97 | IDLE | 4-0 | SEC | @ Texas A&M 10/5 |
| Jalon Daniels | Kansas | 4 | 54 | 96 | 56% | 626 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 111 | IDLE | 1-3 | Big 12 | @ Arizona State 10/5 |
| Ashton Daniels | Stanford | 4 | 68 | 115 | 59% | 633 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 250 | L 40-13 Clemson | 2-2 | ACC | Virginia Tech !0/5 |
| Jaxson Dart | Ole Miss | 5 | 113 | 146 | 77% | 1,815 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 112 | L 20-17 Kentucky | 4-1 | SEC | @ South Carolina 10/5 |
| Kyron Drones | Virginia Tech | 5 | 83 | 140 | 59% | 954 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 261 | L 38-34 Miami | 2-3 | ACC | @ Stanford 10/5 |
| Billy Edwards Jr. | Maryland | 5 | 128 | 177 | 72% | 1,444 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 36 | L 42-28 Indiana | 3-2 | Big Ten | Northwestern 10/11 |
| Quinn Ewers | Texas | 3 | 58 | 79 | 73% | 691 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | W 35-13 Mississippi State (DNP) | 5-0 | SEC | Oklahoma 10/12 |
| Noah Fifita | Arizona | 4 | 82 | 130 | 63% | 1,060 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 13 | W 23-10 Utah | 3-1 | Big 12 | Texas Tech 10/5 |
| TJ Finley | Western Kentucky | 3 | 48 | 75 | 64% | 490 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 20 | L 21-20 Boston College (DNP) | 3-2 | Conference USA | UTEP 10/10 |
| Dequan Finn | Baylor | 2 | 23 | 43 | 54% | 307 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 26 | L 34-28 BYU (DNP) | 2-3 | Big 12 | @ Iowa State 10/5 |
| Brayden Fowler-Nicolosi | Colorado State | 4 | 64 | 106 | 60% | 602 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 10 | IDLE | 2-2 | Mountain West | @ Oregon State 10/5 |
| Brett Gabbert | Miami (Ohio) | 4 | 75 | 132 | 57% | 866 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | -20 | W 23-20 UMass | 1-3 | MAC | @ Toledo 10/5 |
| Dillon Gabriel | Oregon | 4 | 110 | 135 | 82% | 1,192 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 49 | W 34-13 UCLA | 4-0 | Big Ten | Michigan State 10/4 |
| Ethan Garbers | UCLA | 4 | 67 | 117 | 57% | 808 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | -1 | L 34-13 Oregon | 1-3 | Big Ten | @ Penn State 10/5 |
| Garrett Greene | West Virginia | 4 | 63 | 111 | 57% | 902 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 209 | IDLE | 2-2 | Big 12 | @ Oklahoma State 10/5 |
| Seth Henigan | Memphis | 5 | 125 | 195 | 64% | 1,339 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 60 | W 24-7 Middle Tennessee | 4-1 | American | South Florida 10/11 |
| Will Howard | Ohio State | 4 | 72 | 105 | 69% | 1,039 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 36 | W 38-7 Michigan State | 4-0 | Big Ten | Iowa 10/5 |
| KJ Jefferson | UCF | 4 | 52 | 86 | 61% | 847 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 211 | L 48-21 Colorado | 3-1 | Big 12 | @ Florida 10/5 |
| Athan Kaliakmanis | Rutgers | 4 | 59 | 96 | 62% | 761 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 59 | W 21-13 Washington | 4-0 | Big Ten | @ Nebraska 10/5 |
| Mikey Keene | Fresno State | 5 | 111 | 167 | 67% | 1,356 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 6 | -71 | L 59-14 UNLV | 3-2 | Mountain West | Washington State 10/12 |
| Haynes King | Georgia Tech | 5 | 102 | 138 | 74% | 1,274 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 216 | IDLE | 3-2 | ACC | Duke 10/5 |
| Cade Klubnik | Clemson | 4 | 73 | 110 | 66% | 984 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 106 | W 40-14 Stanford | 3-1 | ACC | @ Florida State 10/5 |
| Riley Leonard | Notre Dame | 5 | 82 | 126 | 65% | 750 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 374 | W 31-24 Louisville | 4-1 | Independent | Stanford 10/12 |
| Grayson McCall | NC State | 3 | 50 | 75 | 67% | 476 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 44 | W 24-17 Northern Illinois (DNP) | 3-2 | ACC | Wake Forest 10/5 |
| Kyle McCord | Syracuse | 4 | 114 | 177 | 64% | 1,459 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 5 | -16 | W 42 14 Holy Cross | 3-1 | ACC | @ UNLV 10/4 |
| Cade McNamara | Iowa | 4 | 64 | 102 | 63% | 588 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -18 | IDLE | 3-1 | Big Ten | @ Ohio State 10/5 |
| Fernando Mendoza | Cal | 4 | 83 | 123 | 68% | 892 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 16 | IDLE | 3-1 | ACC | Miami 10/5 |
| Graham Mertz | Florida | 3 | 42 | 56 | 75% | 487 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 34 | IDLE | 2-2 | SEC | UCF 10/5 |
| Jalen Milroe | Alabama | 4 | 62 | 85 | 73% | 964 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 273 | W 41-34 Georgia | 4-0 | SEC | @ Vanderbilt 10/5 |
| Behren Morton | Texas Tech | 5 | 122 | 192 | 64% | 1,426 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 32 | W 44-41 Cincinnati | 4-1 | Big 12 | @ Arizona 10/5 |
| Garrett Nussmeier | LSU | 5 | 139 | 199 | 70% | 1,656 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 4 | -5 | W 42-10 South Alabama | 4-1 | SEC | Ole Miss 10/12 |
| Cameron Rising | Utah | 2 | 18 | 29 | 62% | 346 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 46 | L 23-10 Arizona (DNP) | 4-0 | Big 12 | @ Arizona State 10/11 |
| Will Rogers | Washington | 5 | 110 | 147 | 75% | 1,354 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -12 | L 21-18 Rutgers | 3-2 | Big Ten | Michigan 10/5 |
| Kurtis Rourke | Indiana | 5 | 93 | 127 | 73% | 1,372 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 46 | W 42-28 Maryland | 5-0 | Big Ten | @ Northwestern 10/5 |
| Kaidon Salter | Liberty | 4 | 66 | 103 | 64% | 949 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 131 | Appalachian State (GAME CANCELLED) | 4-0 | Conference USA | Florida International 10/8 |
| Shedeur Sanders | Colorado | 5 | 138 | 197 | 70% | 1,630 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 25 | W 48-21 UCF | 4-1 | Big 12 | Kansas State 10/12 |
| Brayden Schager | Hawaii | 4 | 98 | 161 | 61% | 1,056 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 75 | IDLE | 2-2 | Mountain West | @ San Diego State 10/5 |
| Blake Shapen | Mississippi State | 4 | 74 | 108 | 69% | 974 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 36 | L 35-13 Texas (DNP) | 1-4 | SEC | @ Georgia 10/12 |
| Tyler Shough | Louisville | 4 | 76 | 117 | 65% | 1,114 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 51 | L 31-24 Notre Dame | 3-1 | ACC | SMU 10/5 |
| Donovan Smith | Houston | 5 | 70 | 107 | 65% | 681 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 78 | L 20-0 Iowa State | 1-4 | Big 12 | @ TCU 10/4 |
| Brendan Sorsby | Cincinnati | 5 | 108 | 163 | 66% | 1,481 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 66 | L 44-41 Texas Tech | 3-2 | Big 12 | @ UCF 10/12 |
| Preston Stone | SMU | 3 | 25 | 43 | 58% | 336 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 29 | W 42-16BFlorida State (DNP) | 4-1 | ACC | @ Louisville 10/5 |
| Payton Thorne | Auburn | 4 | 61 | 102 | 60% | 1,038 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 125 | L 27-21 Oklahoma | 2-3 | SEC | @ Georgia 10/5 |
| DJ Uiagalelei | Florida State | 5 | 84 | 156 | 54% | 1,065 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6 | -8 | L 42-16 SMU | 1-4 | ACC | Clemson 10/5 |
| Tyler Van Dyke | Wisconsin | 3 | 43 | 68 | 63% | 422 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 26 | L 38-21 USC (DNP) | 2-2 | Big Ten | Purdue 10/5 |
| Brock Vandagriff | Kentucky | 5 | 64 | 107 | 60% | 793 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 56 | W 20-17 Ole Miss | 3-2 | SEC | Vanderbilt 10/12 |
| Nicholas Vattiato | Middle Tennessee | 5 | 107 | 163 | 66% | 1,285 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -17 | L 24-7 Memphis | 1-4 | Conference USA | Louisiana Tech 10/10 |
| Cam Ward | Miami | 5 | 113 | 161 | 70% | 1,782 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 146 | W 35-31 Virginia Tech | 5-0 | ACC | @ Cal 10/5 |
| Conner Weigman | Texas A&M | 2 | 23 | 44 | 52% | 225 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 65 | W 21-17 Arkansas (DNP) | 4-1 | SEC | @ Missouri 10/5 |
| Hayden Wolfe | Western Michigan | 4 | 50 | 80 | 63% | 643 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -23 | L 27-20 Marshall | 1-3 | MAC | @ Ball State 10/5 |
| Nate Yarnell | Pitt | 3 | 12 | 19 | 63% | 135 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | IDLE | 4-0 | ACC | @ North Carolina 10/5 |
| Jacob Zeno | UAB | 4 | 82 | 118 | 70% | 819 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 97 | L 41-18 Navy | 1-3 | American | Tulane 10/5 |