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 6 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 | 6 | 138 | 199 | 69% | 1,744 | 10 | 1 | 106 | W 42-10 Auburn (6-0) | SEC | Next: Vanderbilt 10/15 |
| Chase Brice | Appalachian State | 6 | 131 | 199 | 66% | 1,674 | 19 | 3 | 32 | L 36-24 Texas State (3-3) | SUN BELT | Next: Georgia State 10/19 |
| Davis Brin | Tulsa | 6 | 121 | 199 | 61% | 1,839 | 15 | 5 | -61 | L 53-21 Navy (2-4) | AMERICAN | Next: @ Temple 10/21 |
| Jayden Daniels | LSU | 6 | 121 | 176 | 69% | 1,215 | 10 | 1 | 359 | L 40-13 Tennessee (4-2) | SEC | Next: @ Florida 10/15 |
| JT Daniels | West Virginia | 5 | 116 | 182 | 64% | 1,209 | 9 | 2 | -40 | BYE WEEK (2-3) | BIG 12 | Next: Baylor 10/13 |
| Tommy DeVito | Illinois | 6 | 113 | 164 | 69% | 1,163 | 12 | 2 | 34 | W 9-6 Iowa (5-1) | BIG TEN | Next: Minnesota 10/15 |
| Max Duggan | TCU | 5 | 93 | 127 | 73% | 1,305 | 17 | 1 | 204 | W 38-31 Kansas (5-0) | BIG 12 | Next: Oklahoma State 10/15 |
| Dillon Gabriel | Oklahoma | 5 | 85 | 133 | 64% | 1,215 | 13 | 0 | 126 | L 49-0 Texas (3-3); DNP | BIG 12 | Next: @ TCU 10/15 |
| Jaren Hall | BYU | 6 | 129 | 188 | 69% | 1,558 | 14 | 2 | 64 | L 28-20 Notre Dame (3-2) | INDEPENDENT | Next: Arkansas 10/15 |
| Sam Hartman | Wake Forest | 5 | 99 | 153 | 65% | 1,442 | 14 | 2 | 64 | W 45-10 Army (3-3) | ACC | Next: Boston College 10/22 |
| Hendon Hooker | Tennessee | 5 | 98 | 140 | 70% | 1,432 | 13 | 0 | 231 | W 40-13 LSU (5-0) | SEC | Next: Alabama 10/15 |
| KJ Jefferson | Arkansas | 5 | 80 | 121 | 66% | 1,096 | 13 | 1 | 312 | L 40-17 Mississippi State (3-3); DNP | SEC | Next: @ BYU 10/15 |
| Devin Leary | North Carolina State | 6 | 118 | 193 | 61% | 1,265 | 14 | 4 | 1 | W 19-17 Florida State (5-1) | ACC | Next: @ Syracuse 10/15 |
| Will Levis | Kentucky | 5 | 97 | 141 | 69% | 1,405 | 14 | 4 | -56 | L 24-14 South Carolina (4-2); DNP | SEC | Next: Mississippi State 10/15 |
| Grayson McCall | Coastal Carolina | 6 | 111 | 160 | 69% | 1,582 | 18 | 1 | 166 | W 28-21 Louisiana Monroe (6-0) | SUN BELT | Next: Old Dominion 10/15 |
| Tanner McKee | Stanford | 5 | 98 | 154 | 64% | 1,249 | 11 | 5 | -56 | L 28-27 Oregon State (1-4) | PAC 12 | Next: @ Notre Dame 10/15 |
| Tanner Morgan | Minnesota | 5 | 79 | 112 | 71% | 1,143 | 10 | 4 | 51 | BYE WEEK (5-0) | BIG TEN | Next: @ Illinois 10/15 |
| Bo Nix | Oregon | 6 | 131 | 186 | 70% | 1,526 | 20 | 3 | 331 | W 49-22 Arizona (5-1) | PAC 12 | Next: UCLA 10/22 |
| Michael Penix Jr. | Washington | 6 | 158 | 244 | 65% | 2,044 | 16 | 4 | 19 | L 45-38 Arizona State (4-2) | PAC 12 | Next: Arizona 10/15 |
| Will Rogers | Mississippi State | 6 | 202 | 282 | 72% | 2,110 | 22 | 3 | -60 | W 40-17 Arkansas (5-1) | SEC | Next: @ Kentucky 10/15 |
| CJ Stroud | Ohio State | 6 | 113 | 160 | 71% | 1,737 | 24 | 3 | 88 | W 49-20 Michigan State (6-0) | BIG TEN | Next: Iowa 10/22 |
| Taulia Tagovailoa | Maryland | 6 | 146 | 197 | 74% | 1,731 | 13 | 5 | 88 | L 31-29 Purdue (5-1) | BIG TEN | Next: @ Indiana 10/15 |
| Dorian Thompson-Robinson | UCLA | 6 | 122 | 163 | 75% | 1,510 | 19 | 2 | 231 | W 42-32 Utah (6-0) | PAC 12 | Next: @ Oregon 10/22 |
| DJ Uiagalelei | Clemson | 6 | 122 | 190 | 64% | 1,462 | 17 | 2 | 311 | W 31-3 Boston College (6-0) | ACC | Next: @ Florida State 10/15 |
| Bryce Young | Alabama | 5 | 90 | 134 | 67% | 1,202 | 17 | 3 | 154 | W 24-20 Texas A&M (6-0); DNP | SEC | Next: @ Tennessee 10/15 |