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 8 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 | NEXT | NOTES |
| Stetson Bennett | Georgia | 7 | 162 | 229 | 71% | 2,033 | 12 | 1 | 115 | BYE WEEK (7-0) | SEC | Next: Florida 10/29 | |
| Chase Brice | Appalachian State | 7 | 131 | 199 | 66% | 1,674 | 18 | 3 | 32 | W 42-17 Georgia State (4-3) | SUN BELT | Next: Robert Morris 10/29 | |
| Davis Brin | Tulsa | 7 | 136 | 221 | 62% | 1,994 | 15 | 7 | -90 | W 27-16 Temple (3-4) | AMERICAN | Next: SMU 10/29 | |
| Jayden Daniels | LSU | 8 | 165 | 236 | 70% | 1,812 | 21 | 1 | 524 | W 45-20 Ole Miss (6-2) | SEC | Next: Alabama 11/5 | |
| JT Daniels | West Virginia | 7 | 162 | 254 | 64% | 1,686 | 11 | 6 | -43 | L 48-10 Texas Tech (3-4) | BIG 12 | Next: TCU 10/29 | |
| Tommy DeVito | Illinois | 7 | 138 | 196 | 70% | 1,415 | 14 | 2 | 51 | BYE WEEK (6-1) | BIG TEN | Next: @ Nebraska 10/29 | |
| Max Duggan | TCU | 7 | 133 | 193 | 69% | 1,871 | 23 | 1 | 274 | W 38-28 Kansas State (7-0) | BIG 12 | Next: @ West Virginia 10/29 | |
| Dillon Gabriel | Oklahoma | 6 | 114 | 175 | 65% | 1,618 | 16 | 1 | 163 | BYE WEEK (4-3) | BIG 12 | Next: @ Iowa State 10/29 | |
| Jaren Hall | BYU | 8 | 171 | 263 | 65% | 2,101 | 19 | 3 | 122 | L 41-14 Liberty (4-4) | INDEPENDENT | Next: East Carolina 10/28 | |
| Sam Hartman | Wake Forest | 6 | 124 | 193 | 64% | 1,755 | 22 | 3 | 71 | W 43-15 Boston College (6-1) | ACC | Next: @ Louisville 10/29 | |
| Hendon Hooker | Tennessee | 7 | 137 | 194 | 71% | 2,093 | 21 | 1 | 315 | W 65-24 UT-Martin (7-0) | SEC | Next: Kentucky 10/29 | |
| KJ Jefferson | Arkansas | 6 | 109 | 161 | 68% | 1,463 | 18 | 1 | 344 | BYE WEEK (4-3) | SEC | Next: @ Auburn 10/29 | |
| Devin Leary | North Carolina State | 5 | 108 | 172 | 63% | 1,135 | 13 | 3 | 2 | BYE WEEK (5-2) | ACC | Next: Virginia Tech 10/27 | INJURY; Out for season |
| Will Levis | Kentucky | 6 | 114 | 164 | 70% | 1,635 | 15 | 5 | -49 | BYE WEEK (5-2) | SEC | Next: Mississippi State 10/29 | |
| Grayson McCall | Coastal Carolina | 7 | 137 | 194 | 71% | 1,940 | 21 | 1 | 146 | BYE WEEK (6-1) | SUN BELT | Next: @ Marshall 10/29 | |
| Tanner McKee | Stanford | 7 | 124 | 192 | 65% | 1,537 | 11 | 5 | -60 | W 15-14 Arizona State (3-4) | PAC 12 | Next: @ UCLA 10/29 | |
| Tanner Morgan | Minnesota | 6 | 83 | 124 | 67% | 1,164 | 11 | 5 | 74 | L 45-17 Penn State (4-3); DNP | BIG TEN | Next: Rutgers 10/29 | |
| Bo Nix | Oregon | 7 | 153 | 214 | 72% | 1,809 | 25 | 3 | 382 | W 45-30 UCLA (6-1) | PAC 12 | Next: @ Cal 10/29 | |
| Michael Penix Jr. | Washington | 8 | 230 | 339 | 68% | 2,934 | 24 | 4 | 18 | W 28-21 Cal (6-2) | PAC 12 | Next: Oregon State 11/4 | |
| Will Rogers | Mississippi State | 8 | 258 | 380 | 68% | 2,555 | 23 | 4 | -95 | L 30-6 Alabamas (5-3) | SEC | Next: Auburn 11/5 | |
| CJ Stroud | Ohio State | 7 | 133 | 190 | 70% | 2,033 | 28 | 4 | -9 | W 54-10 Iowa (7-0) | BIG TEN | Next: @ Penn State 10/29 | |
| Taulia Tagovailoa | Maryland | 7 | 171 | 236 | 73% | 2,001 | 16 | 5 | 77 | W 31-24 Northwestern (6-2); DNP | BIG TEN | Next: @ Wisconsin 11/5 | |
| Dorian Thompson-Robinson | UCLA | 7 | 149 | 202 | 74% | 1,722 | 21 | 3 | 269 | L 45-30 Oregon (6-1) | PAC 12 | Next: Stanford 10/29 | |
| DJ Uiagalelei | Clemson | 8 | 150 | 234 | 64% | 1,803 | 21 | 4 | 350 | W 27-21 Syracuse (8-0) | ACC | Next: @ Notre Dame 11/5 | |
| Bryce Young | Alabama | 7 | 146 | 221 | 66% | 1,906 | 21 | 3 | 137 | W 30-6 Mississippi State (7-1) | SEC | Next: @ LSU 11/5 |