The Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award® along with presenting sponsor A. O. Smith Corporation announce the 2021 Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award Alumni Week 2 Stats. Candidates were chosen based on player performance on and off the field. Candidates are judged on their character, citizenship, scholastic achievement, teamwork and leadership qualities.

NAME & COLLEGE & YEAR OF GOLDEN ARM AWARD NFL TEAM CMP ATT YDS CMP% AVG TD INT LNG RTG QBR MISCELLANEOUS
Mac Jones—Alabama—2020 New England Patriots 51 69 467 74% 6.8 1 0 32 96.7 53.4 W 25-6  NY Jets (1-1)
Joe Burrow—LSU—-2019 Cincinnati Bengals 39 57 468 68% 8.2 4 3 50 94.8 32.8 L 20-17 Chicago (1-1)
Gardner Minshew—Washington State—-2018 Philadelphia Eagles 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 DNP; L 17-11 San Francisco (1-1)
Mason Rudolph—Oklahoma State—-2017 Pittsburgh Steelers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 DNP; L 26-17 Las Vegas (1-1)
Deshaun Watson—Clemson—2016 Houston Texans 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 DNP; L 31-21 Cleveland (1-1)
Marcus Mariota—Oregon—-2014 Las Vegas Raiders 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 DNP; W 26-17 Pittsburgh (2-0)
AJ McCarron—Alabama—-2013 Atlanta Falcons 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Injured; Out for Season
Colt McCoy—-Texas—2009 Arizona Cardinals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 DNP; W 34-33 Minnesota (2-0)
Matt Ryan—Boston College—2007 Atlanta Falcons 56 81 464 69% 5.7 2 3 24 76.4 28.8 L 40-25 Tampa Bay (0-2)