The Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award® along with presenting sponsor A. O. Smith Corporation announce the 2023 Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award Watch List Week 2 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 COMPLETIONS ATTEMPTS % YARDS PASSING TD PASSING TD RUSHING TD RECEIVING INT YARDS RUSHING SCORE RECORD CONFERENCE NEXT
Brennan Armstrong NC State 2 39 73 53% 415 2 3 0 3 122 L 45-24 Notre Dame  1-1 ACC VMU 9/16
Carter Bradley South Alabama 2 42 56 75% 448 2 1 0 3 -11 W 35-17 SE Louisiana  1-1 Sun Belt at Oklahoma State 9/16
Hudson Card Purdue 2 40 64 63% 502 2 1 0 0 45 W 24-17 Virginia Tech  2-0 Big Ten Syracuse 9/16
Chevan Cordero San Jose State 3 54 91 59% 546 5 1 0 0 100 W 59-3 Cal Poly  1-2 Mountain West at Toledo 9/16
Jalon Daniels Kansas 1 21 29 73% 277 2 0 0 1 24 W 34-23 Illinois  2-0 Big 12 at Nevada 9/16
Jayden Daniels LSU 2 40 61 66% 615 6 1 0 1 93 W 72-10 Grambling  1-1 SEC at Mississippi State 9/16
Jaxson Dart Ole Miss 2 35 50 70% 601 6 0 0 1 77 W 37-20 Tulane  2-0 SEC Georgia Tech 9/16
Quinn Ewers Texas 2 43 68 63% 609 6 1 0 0 23 W 34-24 Alabama  2-0 Big 12 Wyoming 9/16
Dillon Gabriel Oklahoma 2 38 49 78% 484 6 1 0 0 35 W 28-11 SMU  2-0 Big 12 at Tulane 9/16
Mitch Griffis Wake Forest 2 36 56 64% 525 5 0 0 1 3 W 36-20 Vanderbilt  2-0 ACC at Old Dominion 9/16
Frank Harris UTSA 2 44 73 60% 423 2 0 0 3 60 W 20-13 Texas State  1-1 American Army 9/15
Sam Hartman Notre Dame 3 48 64 75% 731 10 1 0 0 -13 W 45-24 NC State  3-0 Independent Central Michigan 9/16
Seth Henigan Memphis 2 48 65 74% 573 4 1 0 2 27 W 37-3 Arkansas State  2-0 American Navy 9/14
Will Howard Kansas State 2 39 58 67% 547 5 3 1 2 38 W 42-13 Troy  2-0 Big 12 at Missouri 9/16
KJ Jefferson Arkansas 2 31 42 74% 382 5 1 0 0 59 W 28-6 Kent State  2-0 SEC BYU 9/16
Phil Jurkovec Pitt 2 27 55 49% 393 4 1 0 0 41 L 27-21 Cincinnati  1-1 ACC at West Virginia 9/16
Devin  Leary Kentucky 2 42 69 61% 540 5 1 0 2 -20 W 28-17 Eastern Kentucky  1-0 SEC Akron 9/16
Riley Leonard Duke 2 29 45 64% 311 1 1 0 0 111 W 42-7 Lafayette  2-0 ACC Northwestern 9/16
Drake Maye North Carolina 2 45 62 73% 477 2 1 0 2 82 W 40-34 Appalachian State  2-0 ACC Minnesota 9/16
Grayson McCall Coastal Carolina 2 48 71 68% 539 2 0 0 2 -17 W 30-16 Jacksonville State  1-1 Sun Belt Duquesne 9/16
J.J. McCarthy Michigan 2 48 55 87% 558 5 0 0 0 36 W 35-7 UNLV  2-0 Big Ten Bowling Green 9/16
Cade McNamara Iowa 2 29 52 56% 314 2 0 0 1 -21 W 20-13 Iowa State  2-0 Big Ten Western Michigan 9/16
Graham Mertz Florida 2 45 61 74% 526 2 1 0 1 -21 W 49-7 McNeese  1-1 SEC Tennessee 9/16
Joe Milton III Tennessee 2 42 63 67% 429 4 3 0 0 40 W 30-13 Austin Peay  2-0 SEC Florida 9/16
Tanner Mordecai Wisconsin 2 49 71 69% 467 2 0 0 2 23 L 31-22 Washington State  1-1 Big Ten Georgia Southern 9/16
Bo Nix Oregon 2 55 71 78% 646 5 0 0 0 46 W 38-30 Texas Tech  2-0 Pac-12 Hawaii 9/16
Michael Penix Jr. Washington 2 57 78 73% 859 8 0 0 1 9 W 43-10 Tulsa  2-0 Pac-12 at Michigan State 9/16
Michael Pratt Tulane 1 14 15 93% 294 4 0 0 0 39 L 37-20 Ole Miss; DNP (injury)  1-1 American at Southern Mississippi  9/16
Spencer Rattler South Carolina 2 55 66 83% 698 3 1 0 0 -14 W 47-21 Furman  1-1 SEC at Georgia 9/16
Austin Reed Western Kentucky 2 56 83 68% 589 6 2 0 0 41 W 52-22 Houston Christian  1-0 Conference USA at Ohio State 9/16
Cam Rising Utah 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 W 20-13 Baylor; DNP (injury)  2-0 Pac-12 Weber State 9/16
Will Rogers Mississippi State 2 33 46 72% 389 5 0 0 0 -22 W 31-24 Arizona  2-0 SEC LSU 9/16
Kurtis Rourke Ohio 2 26 39 67% 278 1 0 0 2 16 W 17-10 Florida Atlantic  2-1 MAC Iowa State 9/16
Blake Shapen Baylor 1 21 31 68% 303 2 1 0 0 -2 L 20-13 Utah; DNP (injury) 0-2 Big 12 Long Island 9/16
Garrett Shrader Syracuse 2 37 54 69% 543 5 1 0 1 71 W 48-7 Western Michigan  2-0 ACC at Purdue 9/16
Kedon Slovis BYU 2 42 65 65% 493 4 3 0 1 8 W 41-16 Southern Utah  2-0 Big 12 at Arkansas 9/16
Donovan Smith Houston 2 46 76 61% 493 4 3 0 1 88 L 43-41 Rice  1-1 Big 12 TCU 9/16
Cole Snyder Buffalo 2 50 71 70% 459 5 0 0 0 -3 L 40-37 Fordham 0-2 MAC Liberty 9/16
Taulia Tagovailoa Maryland 2 47 69 68% 547 4 1 0 2 23 W 38-20 Charlotte  2-0 Big Ten Virginia 9/15
Casey Thompson Florida Atlantic 2 43 67 64% 460 5 0 0 3 -4 L 17-10 Ohio  1-1 American Northern Illinois 9/16
Payton Thorne Auburn 2 19 31 61% 235 3 0 0 1 17 W 14-10 Cal  2-0 SEC Samford 9/16
Jordan Travis Florida State 2 38 60 63% 517 6 1 0 1 58 W 66-13 Southern Miss  2-0 ACC at Boston College 9/16
D.J. Uiagelelei Oregon State 2 28 38 74% 346 5 3 0 0 21 W 55-7 UC Davis  2-0 Pac-12 South Dakota State 9/16
Tyler Van Dyke Miami 2 38 52 73% 575 6 0 0 1 -12 W 48-33 Texas A&M  2-0 ACC Bethune-Cookman 9/14
Cameron Ward Washington State 2 57 81 70% 663 5 1 0 0 83 W 31-22 Wisconsin  2-0 Pac-12 Northern Colorado 9/16
Grant Wells Virginia Tech 2 33 62 53% 494 5 1 0 2 3 L 24-17 Purdue  1-1 ACC at Rutgers 9/16
Caleb Williams USC 3 55 70 79% 878 12 1 0 0 61 W 56-10 Stanford  3-0 Pac-12 at Arizona State 9/23