The Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award® along with presenting sponsor A. O. Smith Corporation announce the 2021 Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award Alumni Week 8 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 192 282 1,997 68% 7.1 9 6 75 90.1 53 W 27-24 Los Angeles Chargers (4-4)
Joe Burrow—LSU—-2019 Cincinnati Bengals 167 246 2,215 68% 9 20 9 82 108 54.8 L 34-31 New York Jets (5-3)
Gardner Minshew—Washington State—-2018 Philadelphia Eagles 2 2 11 100% 5.5 0 0 9 89.6 3.2 W 44-6 Detroit (3-5)
Mason Rudolph—Oklahoma State—-2017 Pittsburgh Steelers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 DNP; W 15-10 Cleveland (4-3)
Deshaun Watson—Clemson—2016 Houston Texans 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 DNP; L 38-22 Los Angeles Rams (1-7)
Marcus Mariota—Oregon—-2014 Las Vegas Raiders 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Bye week (5-2)
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; L 24-21 Green Bay (7-1)
Matt Ryan—Boston College—2007 Atlanta Falcons 186 271 1,814 69% 6.7 13 6 49 93.9 51.4 L 19-13 Carolina (3-4)