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 11 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 |
| Jayden Daniels | LSU | 10 | 195 | 273 | 71% | 3,164 | 30 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 918 | W 52-35 Florida | 7-3 | SEC | Georgia State 11/18 |
| Dillon Gabriel | Oklahoma | 10 | 229 | 325 | 71% | 3,069 | 25 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 337 | W 59-20 West Virginia | 8-2 | Big 12 | at BYU 11/18 |
| Sam Hartman | Notre Dame | 10 | 162 | 258 | 63% | 2,272 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 76 | Idle | 7-3 | Independent | Wake Forest 11/18 |
| Drake Maye | North Carolina | 10 | 231 | 351 | 66% | 3,145 | 21 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 276 | W 47-45 Duke | 8-2 | ACC | at Clemson 11/18 |
| J.J. McCarthy | Michigan | 10 | 163 | 214 | 76% | 2,194 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 171 | W 24-15 Penn State | 10-0 | Big Ten | at Maryland 11/18 |
| Bo Nix | Oregon | 10 | 258 | 366 | 78% | 3,135 | 29 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 121 | W 36-27 USC | 9-1 | Pac-12 | at Arizona State |
| Michael Penix Jr. | Washington | 10 | 249 | 366 | 68% | 3,533 | 28 | 2 | 0 | 7 | -27 | W 35-28 Utah | 10-0 | Pac-12 | at Oregon State 11/18 |
| Jordan Travis | Florida State | 10 | 205 | 320 | 64% | 2,734 | 20 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 160 | W 27-20 Miami | 10-0 | ACC | North Alabama 11/18 |
| Cameron Ward | Washington State | 10 | 274 | 408 | 67% | 3,127 | 20 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 136 | W 42-39 Cal | 5-5 | Pac-12 | Colorado 11/17 |
| Caleb Williams | USC | 11 | 235 | 346 | 68% | 3,249 | 29 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 156 | L 36-27 Oregon | 7-4 | Pac-12 | UCLA 11/18 |