The Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award® along with presenting sponsor A. O. Smith Corporation announce the 2024 Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award Watch List Week 3 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
Joey Aguilar Appalachian State 3 72 124 58% 964 5 2 0 2 44 W 21-19 East Carolina 2-1 Sun Belt South Alabama 9/19
Drew Allar Penn State 2 24 37 65% 420 5 1 0 1 51 IDLE 2-0 Big Ten Kent State 9/21
Luke Altmyer Illinois 3 54 78 69% 647 6 0 0 0 37 W 30-9 Central Michigan 3-0 Big Ten @ Nebraska 9/20
Rocco Becht Iowa State 2 43 61 71% 539 4 1 0 1 11 IDLE 2-0 Big 12 Arkansas State 9/21
Carson Beck Georgia 3 56 82 68% 680 7 0 0 0 55 W 13-12 Kentucky 3-0 SEC @ Alabama 9/28
Alan Bowman Oklahoma State 3 75 112 67% 967 8 2 0 2 15 W 45-10 Tulsa 3-0 Big 12 Utah 9/21
Max Brosmer Minnesota 3 53 77 69% 627 3 1 0 1 -5 W 27-0 Nevada 2-1 Big Ten Iowa 9/21
Byrum Brown South Florida 3 47 84 56% 448 2 2 0 0 254 W 49-24 Southern Mississippi 2-1 American Miama 9/21
Hudson Card Purdue 2 35 49 71% 397 5 0 0 2 -26 L 66-7 Notre Dame 1-1 Big Ten @ Oregon State 9/21
Thomas Castellanos Boston College 3 35 54 65% 589 9 1 0 2 97 L 27-21 Missouri 2-1 ACC Michigan State 9/21
Brady Cook Missouri 3 69 97 71% 720 2 4 0 1 90 W 27-21 Boston College 3-0 SEC Vanderbilt 9/21
Jalon Daniels Kansas 3 39 71 55% 442 3 2 0 6 100 L 23-20 UNLV 1-2 Big 12 @ West Virginia 9/21
Ashton Daniels Stanford 2 36 58 62% 384 3 0 0 1 118 IDLE 1-1 ACC @ Syracuse 9/20
Jaxson Dart Ole Miss 3 73 88 83% 1,172 8 3 0 1 54 W 40-6 Wake Forest 3-0 SEC Georgia Southern 9/21
Kyron Drones Virginia Tech 3 51 80 64% 628 4 2 0 2 149 W 37-17 Old Dominion 2-1 ACC Rutgers 9/21
Billy Edwards Jr. Maryland 3 74 104 71% 827 6 2 0 1 64 W 27-13 Virginia 2-1 Big Ten Villanova 9/21
Quinn Ewers Texas 3 58 79 73% 691 8 2 0 1 1 W 56-7 UTSA 3-0 SEC UL Monroe 9/21
Noah Fifita Arizona 3 63 99 64% 863 5 3 0 3 3 L 31-7 Kansas State 2-1 Big 12 @ Utah 9/28
TJ Finley Western Kentucky 3 48 75 64% 490 1 0 0 2 20 W 49-21 Middle Tennessee 2-1 Conference USA Toledo 9/21
Dequan Finn Baylor 2 23 43 54% 307 3 1 0 2 26 W 31-3 Air Force (DNP) 2-1 Big 12 @ Colorado 9/21
Brayden Fowler-Nicolosi Colorado State 3 50 84 60% 470 1 1 0 3 4 L 28-9 Colorado 1-2 Mountain West UTEP 9/21
Brett Gabbert Miami (Ohio) 2 45 72 63% 566 2 0 0 3 -26 L 27-16 Cincinnati 0-2 MAC @ Notre Dame 9/21
Dillon Gabriel Oregon 3 79 94 84% 914 6 2 0 0 26 W 49-14 Oregon State 3-0 Big Ten @ UCLA 9/28
Ethan Garbers UCLA 2 33 61 54% 409 1 0 0 3 68 L 42-13 Indiana 1-1 Big Ten @ LSU 9/21
Garrett Greene West Virginia 3 48 81 59% 607 5 1 0 2 122 L 38-34 Pitt 1-2 Big 12 @ Kansas 9/21
Seth Henigan Memphis 3 67 98 68% 741 5 0 0 1 17 W 20-12 Florida State 3-0 American @ Navy 9/21
Will Howard Ohio State 2 35 54 65% 520 4 1 0 0 24 IDLE 2-0 Big Ten Marshall 9/21
KJ Jefferson UCF 3 32 51 63% 563 5 1 0 1 135 W 35-34 TCU 3-0 Big 12 Colorado 9/28
Athan Kaliakmanis Rutgers 2 29 47 62% 377 6 0 0 1 43 Virginia Tech 2-0 Big Ten @ Virginia Tech 9/21
Mikey Keene Fresno State 3 58 93 62% 814 5 0 0 4 -28 W 48-0 New Mexico State 2-1 Mountain West @ New Mexico 9/21
Haynes King Georgia Tech 4 81 106 76% 962 6 3 0 1 158 W 59-7 VMI 3-1 ACC @ Louisville 9/21
Cade Klubnik Clemson 2 42 55 76% 520 5 2 0 1 -12 NC State 1-1 ACC NC State 9/21
Riley Leonard Notre Dame 3 49 78 63% 433 0 4 0 2 179 W 66-7 Purdue 2-1 Independent Miami (Ohio) 9/21
Grayson McCall NC State 3 50 75 67% 476 3 0 0 2 44 W 30-20 Louisiana Tech 2-1 ACC @ Clemson 9/21
Kyle McCord Syracuse 2 59 85 69% 735 8 0 0 1 9 IDLE 2-0 ACC Stanford 9/20
Cade McNamara Iowa 3 53 83 64% 526 3 0 0 2 -5 W 38-21 Troy 2-1 Big Ten @ Minnesota 9/21
Fernando Mendoza Cal 3 61 87 70% 589 5 1 0 1 12 W 31-10 San Diego State 3-0 ACC @ Florida State 9/21
Graham Mertz Florida 2 23 35 66% 286 1 0 0 2 10 L 33-20 Texas A&M 1-2 SEC @ Mississippi State 9/21
Jalen Milroe Alabama 3 35 52 67% 590 8 6 0 0 156 W 42-10 Wisconsin 3-0 SEC Georgia 9/28
Behren Morton Texas Tech 3 79 119 66% 974 10 1 0 2 1 W 66-21 North Texas 2-1 Big 12 Arizona State 9/21
Garrett Nussmeier LSU 3 81 116 70% 895 10 0 0 2 -12 W 36-33 South Carolina 2-1 SEC UCLA 9/21
Cameron Rising Utah 2 18 29 62% 346 7 0 0 0 46 W 38-21 Utah State (DNP) 2-0 Big 12 @ Oklahoma State 9/21
Will Rogers Washington 3 64 83 77% 825 6 0 0 0 -34 L 24-19 Washington State 2-1 Big Ten Northwestern 9/21
Kurtis Rourke Indiana 3 55 74 74% 755 7 1 0 0 23 W 42-13 UCLA 3-0 Big Ten Charlotte 9/21
Kaidon Salter Liberty 3 47 71 66% 726 3 0 0 0 95 W 28-10 UTEP 3-0 Conference USA East Carolina 9/21
Shedeur Sanders Colorado 3 85 121 70% 999 9 0 0 2 -16 W 28-9 Colorado State 2-1 Big 12 Baylor 9/21
Brayden Schager Hawaii 3 63 118 53% 682 4 2 0 3 47 L 31-13 Sam Houston 1-2 Mountain West Northern Iowa 9/21
Blake Shapen Mississippi State 3 61 87 70% 834 7 1 0 1 4 L 41-17 Toledo 1-2 SEC Florida 9/21
Tyler Shough Louisville 2 39 57 68% 581 6 0 0 0 -4 IDLE 2-0 ACC Georgia Tech 9/21
Donovan Smith Houston 3 51 79 65% 537 2 2 0 3 4 W 33-7 Rice 1-2 Big 12 @ Cincinnati 9/21
Brendan Sorsby Cincinnati 3 65 103 63% 867 6 2 0 0 10 W 27-16 Miami (Ohio) 2-1 Big 12 Houston 9/21
Preston Stone SMU 3 25 43 58% 336 3 0 0 1 29 IDLE 2-1 ACC TCU 9/21
Payton Thorne Auburn 2 27 48 56% 487 5 2 0 4 92 W 45-19 New Mexico (DNP) 2-1 SEC Arkansas 9/21
DJ Uiagalelei Florida State 3 56 99 57% 666 1 0 0 2 -14 L 20-12 Memphis 0-3 ACC Cal 9/21
Tyler Van Dyke Wisconsin 3 43 68 63% 422 1 1 0 0 26 L 42-10 Alabama 2-1 Big Ten @ USC 9/28
Brock Vandagriff Kentucky 3 29 55 53% 313 3 0 0 2 32 L 13-12 Georgia 1-2 SEC Ohio 9/21
Nicholas Vattiato Middle Tennessee 3 65 99 66% 875 4 0 0 3 15 L 49-21 Western Kentucky 2-1 Conference USA Duke 9/21
Cam Ward Miami 3 65 89 73% 1.035 11 1 0 1 46 W 62-0 Ball State 3-0 ACC @ South Florida 9/21
Conner Weigman Texas A&M 2 23 44 52% 225 2 0 0 2 65 W 33-20 Florida (DNP) 2-1 SEC Bowling Green 9/21
Hayden Wolfe Western Michigan 3 35 52 67% 517 3 0 0 2 -23 W 59-31 Bethune Cookman 1-2 MAC @ Marshall 9/28
Nate Yarnell Pitt 2 4 8 50% 33 1 0 0 0 15 W 38-34 West Virginia 3-0 ACC Youngstown State 9/21
Jacob Zeno UAB 3 68 96 71% 617 5 0 0 3 43 L 37-27 Arkansas 1-2 American Navy 9/28