The Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award® along with presenting sponsor A. O. Smith Corporation announce the 2022 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 | COMP | ATTEMPTS | % | YDS | TDS | INT | RUSH | SCORE (record) | CONFERENCE | NOTES |
| Stetson Bennett | Georgia | 5 | 116 | 167 | 70% | 1,536 | 9 | 1 | 42 | W 26-22 Missouri (5-0) | SEC | Next: Auburn 10/8 |
| Chase Brice | Appalachian State | 5 | 91 | 146 | 62% | 1,279 | 16 | 2 | 27 | W 49-0 The Citadel (3-2) | SUN BELT | Next: @ Texas State 10/8 |
| Davis Brin | Tulsa | 5 | 101 | 168 | 60% | 1,555 | 13 | 3 | -71 | L 31-21 Cincinnati (2-3) | AMERICAN | Next: @ Navy 10/8 |
| Jayden Daniels | LSU | 5 | 89 | 131 | 68% | 915 | 9 | 0 | 321 | W 21-17 Auburn (4-1) | SEC | Next: Tennessee 10/8 |
| JT Daniels | West Virginia | 5 | 116 | 182 | 64% | 1,209 | 9 | 2 | -40 | L 38-20 Texas (2-3) | BIG 12 | Next: Baylor 10/13 |
| Tommy DeVito | Illinois | 5 | 107 | 153 | 70% | 1,121 | 12 | 2 | 13 | W 34-10 Wisconsin (4-1) | BIG TEN | Next: Iowa 10/8 |
| Max Duggan | TCU | 4 | 70 | 94 | 75% | 997 | 13 | 0 | 149 | W 55-24 Oklahoma (4-0) | BIG 12 | Next: @ Kansas 10/8 |
| Dillon Gabriel | Oklahoma | 5 | 85 | 133 | 64% | 1,215 | 13 | 0 | 126 | L 55-24 TCU (3-2) | BIG 12 | Next: Texas 10/8 |
| Jaren Hall | BYU | 5 | 120 | 171 | 70% | 1,438 | 12 | 1 | 64 | Utah State (3-1) | INDEPENDENT | Next: Notre Dame 10/8 |
| Sam Hartman | Wake Forest | 4 | 86 | 134 | 64% | 1,196 | 13 | 1 | 312 | L 31-21 Florida State (2-3) | ACC | Next: Army 10/8 |
| Hendon Hooker | Tennessee | 4 | 81 | 113 | 72% | 1,193 | 11 | 0 | 174 | BYE WEEK (4-0) | SEC | Next: @ LSU 10/8 |
| KJ Jefferson | Arkansas | 5 | 80 | 121 | 66% | 1,096 | 13 | 1 | 312 | L 49-26 Alabama (3-2) | SEC | Next: @ Mississippi State 10/8 |
| Devin Leary | North Carolina State | 5 | 108 | 172 | 63% | 1,135 | 13 | 3 | 2 | L 30-20 Clemson (4-1) | ACC | Next: Florida State 10/8 |
| Will Levis | Kentucky | 5 | 97 | 141 | 69% | 1,405 | 14 | 4 | -56 | L 22-19 Ole Miss (4-1) | SEC | Next: South Carolina 10/8 |
| Grayson McCall | Coastal Carolina | 5 | 92 | 132 | 70% | 1,336 | 17 | 1 | 125 | W 34-30 Georgia Southern (5-0) | SUN BELT | Next: @ Louisiana Monroe 10/8 |
| Tanner McKee | Stanford | 4 | 78 | 121 | 65% | 980 | 9 | 4 | -61 | L 45-27 Oregon (1-3) | PAC 12 | Next: Oregon State 10/8 |
| Tanner Morgan | Minnesota | 5 | 79 | 112 | 71% | 1,143 | 10 | 4 | 51 | W 20-10 Purdue (5-0) | BIG TEN | Next: @ Illinois 10/15 |
| Bo Nix | Oregon | 5 | 111 | 161 | 69% | 1,261 | 17 | 3 | 261 | W 45-27 Stanford (4-1) | PAC 12 | Next: @ Arizona 10/8 |
| Michael Penix Jr. | Washington | 5 | 125 | 191 | 65% | 1,733 | 15 | 3 | 25 | L 40-32 UCLA (4-1) | PAC 12 | Next: @ Arizona State 10/8 |
| Will Rogers | Mississippi State | 5 | 171 | 234 | 73% | 1,715 | 19 | 3 | -60 | W 42-24 Texas A&M (4-1) | SEC | Next: Arkansas 10/8 |
| CJ Stroud | Ohio State | 5 | 92 | 134 | 69% | 1,376 | 18 | 2 | 8 | W 49-10 Rutgers (5-0) | BIG TEN | Next: @ Michigan State 10/8 |
| Taulia Tagovailoa | Maryland | 5 | 120 | 159 | 76% | 1,416 | 9 | 4 | 92 | W 27-13 Michigan State (5-0) | BIG TEN | Next: Purdue 10/8 |
| Dorian Thompson-Robinson | UCLA | 5 | 104 | 140 | 74% | 1,211 | 14 | 1 | 223 | W 40-32 Washington (5-0) | PAC 12 | Next: Utah 10/8 |
| DJ Uiagalelei | Clemson | 5 | 104 | 159 | 65% | 1,242 | 14 | 1 | 242 | W 30-20 NC State (5-0) | ACC | Next: @ Boston College 10/8 |
| Bryce Young | Alabama | 5 | 90 | 134 | 67% | 1,202 | 17 | 3 | 154 | W 49-26 Arkansas (5-0) | SEC | Next: Texas A&M 10/8 |