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 7 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 | 7 | 162 | 229 | 71% | 2,033 | 12 | 1 | 115 | W 55-0 Vanderbilt (7-0) | SEC | Next: Florida 10/29 | |
| Chase Brice | Appalachian State | 5 | 91 | 146 | 62% | 1,279 | 16 | 2 | 27 | BYE WEEK (3-3) | SUN BELT | Next: Georgia State 10/19 | |
| Davis Brin | Tulsa | 5 | 101 | 168 | 60% | 1,555 | 13 | 3 | -71 | BYE WEEK (2-4) | AMERICAN | Next: @ Temple 10/21 | |
| Jayden Daniels | LSU | 7 | 144 | 208 | 69% | 1,564 | 16 | 1 | 403 | W 45-35 Florida (4-3) | SEC | Next: Ole Miss 10/22 | |
| JT Daniels | West Virginia | 6 | 139 | 218 | 64% | 1,492 | 10 | 3 | -37 | W 43-40 Baylor (3-3) | BIG 12 | Next: @ Texas Tech 10/22 | |
| Tommy DeVito | Illinois | 7 | 138 | 196 | 70% | 1,415 | 14 | 2 | 51 | W 26-14 Minnesota (6-1) | BIG TEN | Next: @ Nebraska 10/29 | |
| Max Duggan | TCU | 6 | 116 | 167 | 70% | 1,591 | 20 | 1 | 261 | W 43-30 Oklahoma State (6-0) | BIG 12 | Next: Kansas State 10/22 | INJURY |
| Dillon Gabriel | Oklahoma | 6 | 114 | 175 | 65% | 1,618 | 16 | 1 | 163 | W 52-42 Kansas (4-3) | BIG 12 | Next: @ Iowa State 10/29 | |
| Jaren Hall | BYU | 7 | 155 | 229 | 68% | 1,914 | 17 | 3 | 98 | L 52-35 Arkansas (4-3) | INDEPENDENT | Next: @ Liberty 10/22 | |
| Sam Hartman | Wake Forest | 4 | 86 | 134 | 64% | 1,196 | 13 | 1 | 312 | BYE WEEK (5-1) | ACC | Next: Boston College 10/22 | |
| Hendon Hooker | Tennessee | 6 | 119 | 170 | 70% | 1,817 | 18 | 1 | 287 | W 52-49 Alabama (6-0) | SEC | Next: UT Martin 10/22 | |
| KJ Jefferson | Arkansas | 6 | 109 | 161 | 68% | 1,463 | 18 | 1 | 344 | W 52-35 BYU (4-3) | SEC | Next: @ Auburn 10/29 | |
| Devin Leary | North Carolina State | 5 | 108 | 172 | 63% | 1,135 | 13 | 3 | 2 | L 24-9 Syracuse (5-2); DNP | ACC | Next: Virginia Tech 10/27 | INJURY |
| Will Levis | Kentucky | 6 | 114 | 164 | 70% | 1,635 | 15 | 5 | -49 | W 27-17 Mississippi State (5-2) | SEC | Next: Mississippi State 10/29 | INJURY |
| Grayson McCall | Coastal Carolina | 7 | 137 | 194 | 71% | 1,940 | 21 | 1 | 146 | L 49-21 Old Dominion (6-1) | SUN BELT | Next: @ Marshall 10/29 | |
| Tanner McKee | Stanford | 6 | 124 | 192 | 65% | 1,537 | 11 | 5 | -60 | W 16-14 Notre Dame (2-4) | PAC 12 | Next: Arizona State 10/22 | |
| Tanner Morgan | Minnesota | 6 | 83 | 124 | 67% | 1,164 | 11 | 5 | 74 | L 26-14 Illinois (4-2) | BIG TEN | Next: @ Penn State 10/22 | |
| Bo Nix | Oregon | 5 | 111 | 161 | 69% | 1,261 | 17 | 3 | 261 | BYE WEEK (5-1) | PAC 12 | Next: UCLA 10/22 | |
| Michael Penix Jr. | Washington | 7 | 194 | 288 | 67% | 2,560 | 21 | 4 | 32 | W 49-39 Arizona (5-2) | PAC 12 | Next: @ Cal 10/22 | |
| Will Rogers | Mississippi State | 7 | 227 | 319 | 71% | 2,313 | 23 | 4 | -68 | L 27-17 Kentucky (5-2) | SEC | Next: @ Alabama 10/22 | |
| CJ Stroud | Ohio State | 5 | 92 | 134 | 69% | 1,376 | 18 | 2 | 8 | BYE WEEK (6-0) | BIG TEN | Next: Iowa 10/22 | |
| Taulia Tagovailoa | Maryland | 7 | 171 | 236 | 73% | 2,001 | 16 | 5 | 77 | W 38-33 Indiana (5-2) | BIG TEN | Next: Northwestern 10/22 | |
| Dorian Thompson-Robinson | UCLA | 5 | 104 | 140 | 74% | 1,211 | 14 | 1 | 223 | BYE WEEK (6-0) | PAC 12 | Next: @ Oregon 10/22 | |
| DJ Uiagalelei | Clemson | 7 | 137 | 213 | 64% | 1,665 | 21 | 2 | 337 | W 34-28 Florida State (7-0) | ACC | Next: Syracuse 10/22 | |
| Bryce Young | Alabama | 6 | 125 | 186 | 67% | 1,657 | 19 | 3 | 150 | L 52-49 Tennessee (6-1) | SEC | Next: Mississippi State 10/22 | INJURY |