The Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award® along with presenting sponsor A. O. Smith Corporation announce the 2023 Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award Alumni Week 7 Stats. Candidates were chosen based on player performance on and off the field. Candidates are judged on their character, citizenship, scholastic achievement, teamwork and leadership qualities.

NAME & COLLEGE & YEAR OF GOLDEN ARM AWARD NFL TEAM CMP ATT YDS CMP% AVG TD INT LNG RTG QBR MISCELLANEOUS
Max Duggan—TCU—2022 Los Angeles Chargers 0 0 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0 0 L 31-17 Kansas City Chiefs (2-4); DNP
Kenny Pickett—Pittsburgh—2021 Pittsburgh Steelers 112 184 1,257 61% 6.8 5 4 72 81.3 35.9 W 24-17 Los Angeles Rams (4-2)
Mac Jones—Alabama—2020 New England Patriots 154 231 1,480 67% 6.4 7 7 58 81.8 42.4 W 29-25 Buffalo Bills (2-5)
Joe Burrow—LSU—-2019 Cincinnati Bengals 147 232 1,230 63% 5.3 7 4 63 79.8 39.8 BYE (3-3)
Gardner Minshew—Washington State—-2018 Indianapolis Colts 105 161 1,187 65% 7.4 5 4 75 87.2 61.1 L 39-38 Cleveland Browns (3-4)
Mason Rudolph—Oklahoma State—-2017 Pittsburgh Steelers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 W 24-17 Los Angeles Rams (4-2); DNP
Deshaun Watson—Clemson—2016 Cleveland Browns 66 107 683 62% 6.4 4 3 43 80.9 41.6 W 39-38 Indianapolis Colts (4-2)
Marcus Mariota—Oregon—-2014 Philadelphia Eagles 0 0 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0 0 W 31-17 Miami Dolphins (6-1); DNP