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 4 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 | 4 | 93 | 164 | 57% | 1,230 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 33 | L 48-14 South Alabama | 2-2 | Sun Belt | Liberty 9/28 |
| Drew Allar | Penn State | 3 | 41 | 58 | 71% | 729 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 77 | W 56-0 Kent State | 3-0 | Big Ten | Illinois 9/28 |
| Luke Altmyer | Illinois | 4 | 75 | 105 | 71% | 862 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 58 | W 31-24 Nebraska | 4-0 | Big Ten | @ Penn State 9/28 |
| Rocco Becht | Iowa State | 3 | 54 | 79 | 68% | 743 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 18 | W 52-7 Arkansas State | 3-0 | Big 12 | @ Houston 9/28 |
| Carson Beck | Georgia | 3 | 56 | 82 | 68% | 680 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 55 | IDLE | 3-0 | SEC | @ Alabama 9/28 |
| Alan Bowman | Oklahoma State | 4 | 91 | 145 | 63% | 1,173 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 7 | L 22-19 Utah | 3-1 | Big 12 | @ Kansas State 9/28 |
| Max Brosmer | Minnesota | 4 | 75 | 114 | 66% | 836 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -3 | L 31-14 Iowa | 2-2 | Big Ten | @ Michigan 9/28 |
| Byrum Brown | South Florida | 4 | 66 | 114 | 58% | 702 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 281 | L 50-15 MiamI | 2-2 | American | @ Tulane 9/28 |
| Hudson Card | Purdue | 3 | 42 | 66 | 64% | 453 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | L 38-21 Oregon State | 1-2 | Big Ten | Nebraska 9/28 |
| Thomas Castellanos | Boston College | 4 | 45 | 70 | 64% | 729 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 112 | W 23-19 Michigan State | 3-1 | ACC | Western Kentucky 9/28 |
| Brady Cook | Missouri | 4 | 92 | 134 | 69% | 946 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 97 | W 30-27 Vanderbilt | 4-0 | SEC | @ Texas A&M 10/5 |
| Jalon Daniels | Kansas | 4 | 54 | 96 | 56% | 626 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 111 | L 32-28 West Virginia | 1-3 | Big 12 | @ Arizona State 10/5 |
| Ashton Daniels | Stanford | 3 | 59 | 96 | 62% | 562 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 163 | W 26-24 Syracuse | 2-1 | ACC | TCU 9/28 |
| Jaxson Dart | Ole Miss | 4 | 95 | 119 | 80% | 1,554 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 90 | W 52-13 Georgia Southern | 4-0 | SEC | Kentucky 9/28 |
| Kyron Drones | Virginia Tech | 4 | 64 | 107 | 60% | 765 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 209 | L 26-23 Rutgers | 2-2 | ACC | @ Miami 9/27 |
| Billy Edwards Jr. | Maryland | 4 | 102 | 136 | 75% | 1,155 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 69 | W 38-20 Villanova | 3-1 | Big Ten | @ Indiana 9/28 |
| Quinn Ewers | Texas | 3 | 58 | 79 | 73% | 691 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | W 51-3 UL Monroe (DNP) | 4-0 | SEC | Mississippi State 9/28 |
| Noah Fifita | Arizona | 3 | 63 | 99 | 64% | 863 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | IDLE | 2-1 | Big 12 | @ Utah 9/28 |
| TJ Finley | Western Kentucky | 3 | 48 | 75 | 64% | 490 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 20 | W 26-21 Toledo (DNP) | 3-1 | Conference USA | @ Boston College 9/28 |
| Dequan Finn | Baylor | 2 | 23 | 43 | 54% | 307 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 26 | L 38-31 Colorado (DNP) | 2-2 | Big 12 | BYU 9/28 |
| Brayden Fowler-Nicolosi | Colorado State | 4 | 64 | 106 | 60% | 602 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 10 | W 27-17 UTEP | 2-2 | Mountain West | @ Oregon State 10/5 |
| Brett Gabbert | Miami (Ohio) | 3 | 59 | 107 | 55% | 685 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | -35 | L 28-3 Notre Dame | 0-3 | MAC | UMass 9/28 |
| Dillon Gabriel | Oregon | 3 | 79 | 94 | 84% | 914 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 26 | IDLE | 3-0 | Big Ten | @ UCLA 9/28 |
| Ethan Garbers | UCLA | 3 | 55 | 97 | 57% | 690 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 17 | L 34-17 LSU | 1-2 | Big Ten | Oregon 9/28 |
| Garrett Greene | West Virginia | 4 | 63 | 111 | 57% | 902 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 209 | W 32-28 Kansas | 2-2 | Big 12 | @ Oklahoma State 10/5 |
| Seth Henigan | Memphis | 4 | 99 | 154 | 64% | 1,112 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 46 | L 56-44 Navy | 3-1 | American | Middle Tennessee 9/28 |
| Will Howard | Ohio State | 3 | 51 | 74 | 69% | 795 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 22 | W 49-14 Marshall | 3-0 | Big Ten | @ Michigan State 9/28 |
| KJ Jefferson | UCF | 3 | 32 | 51 | 63% | 563 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 135 | IDLE | 3-0 | Big 12 | Colorado 9/28 |
| Athan Kaliakmanis | Rutgers | 3 | 45 | 72 | 63% | 646 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 59 | W 26-23 Virginia Tech | 3-0 | Big Ten | Washington 9/27 |
| Mikey Keene | Fresno State | 4 | 84 | 126 | 67% | 1,040 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -37 | W 38-21 New Mexico | 3-1 | Mountain West | @ UNLV 9/28 |
| Haynes King | Georgia Tech | 5 | 102 | 138 | 74% | 1,274 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 216 | L 31-19 Louisville | 3-2 | ACC | Duke 10/5 |
| Cade Klubnik | Clemson | 3 | 58 | 79 | 73% | 729 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 58 | W 59-35 NC State | 2-1 | ACC | Stanford 9/28 |
| Riley Leonard | Notre Dame | 4 | 65 | 103 | 63% | 587 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 322 | W 28-3 Miami (Ohio) | 3-1 | Independent | Louisville 9/28 |
| Grayson McCall | NC State | 3 | 50 | 75 | 67% | 476 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 44 | L 59-35 Clemson (DNP) | 2-2 | ACC | Northern Illinois 9/28 |
| Kyle McCord | Syracuse | 3 | 86 | 127 | 68% | 1,074 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | L 26-24 Stanford | 2-1 | ACC | Holy Cross 9/28 |
| Cade McNamara | Iowa | 4 | 64 | 102 | 63% | 588 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -18 | W 31-14 Minnesota | 3-1 | Big Ten | @ Ohio State 10/5 |
| Fernando Mendoza | Cal | 4 | 83 | 123 | 68% | 892 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 16 | L 14-9 Florida State | 3-1 | ACC | Miami 10/5 |
| Graham Mertz | Florida | 3 | 42 | 56 | 75% | 487 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 34 | W 45-28 Mississippi State | 2-2 | SEC | UCF 10/5 |
| Jalen Milroe | Alabama | 3 | 35 | 52 | 67% | 590 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 156 | IDLE | 3-0 | SEC | Georgia 9/28 |
| Behren Morton | Texas Tech | 4 | 103 | 163 | 63% | 1,175 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -14 | W 30-22 Arizona State | 3-1 | Big 12 | Cincinnati 9/28 |
| Garrett Nussmeier | LSU | 4 | 113 | 160 | 71% | 1,247 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -11 | W 34-17 UCLA | 3-1 | SEC | South Alabama 9/28 |
| Cameron Rising | Utah | 2 | 18 | 29 | 62% | 346 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 46 | W 22-19 Oklahoma State (DNP) | 3-0 | Big 12 | Arizona 9/28 |
| Will Rogers | Washington | 4 | 84 | 111 | 76% | 1,048 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -17 | W 24-5 Northwestern | 3-1 | Big Ten | @ Rutgers 9/27 |
| Kurtis Rourke | Indiana | 4 | 71 | 94 | 76% | 1,013 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 55 | W 52-14Charlotte | 4-0 | Big Ten | Maryland 9/28 |
| Kaidon Salter | Liberty | 4 | 66 | 103 | 64% | 949 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 131 | W 35-24 East Carolina | 4-0 | Conference USA | @ Appalachian State 9/28 |
| Shedeur Sanders | Colorado | 4 | 110 | 162 | 68% | 1,340 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 10 | W 38-31 Baylor | 3-1 | Big 12 | @ UCF 9/28 |
| Brayden Schager | Hawaii | 4 | 98 | 161 | 61% | 1,056 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 75 | W 36-7 Northern Iowa | 2-2 | Mountain West | @ San Diego State 10/5 |
| Blake Shapen | Mississippi State | 4 | 74 | 108 | 69% | 974 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 36 | L 45-28 Florida | 1-3 | SEC | @ Texas 9/28 |
| Tyler Shough | Louisville | 3 | 52 | 76 | 68% | 850 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | W 31-19 Georgia Tech | 3-0 | ACC | @ Notre Dame 9/28 |
| Donovan Smith | Houston | 4 | 62 | 95 | 65% | 610 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 31 | L 34-0 Cincinnati | 1-3 | Big 12 | Iowa State 9/28 |
| Brendan Sorsby | Cincinnati | 4 | 77 | 118 | 65% | 1,055 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 14 | W 34-0 Houston | 3-1 | Big 12 | @ Texas Tech 9/28 |
| Preston Stone | SMU | 3 | 25 | 43 | 58% | 336 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 29 | W 66-42 TCU (DNP) | 3-1 | ACC | Florida State 9/28 |
| Payton Thorne | Auburn | 3 | 40 | 70 | 52% | 700 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 102 | L 24-14 Arkansas | 2-2 | SEC | Oklahoma 9/28 |
| DJ Uiagalelei | Florida State | 4 | 72 | 126 | 57% | 843 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -3 | W 14-9 Cal | 1-3 | ACC | @ SMU 9/28 |
| Tyler Van Dyke | Wisconsin | 3 | 43 | 68 | 63% | 422 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 26 | IDLE | 2-1 | Big Ten | @ USC 9/28 |
| Brock Vandagriff | Kentucky | 4 | 46 | 79 | 58% | 550 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 53 | W 41-6 Ohio | 2-2 | SEC | @ Ole Miss 9/28 |
| Nicholas Vattiato | Middle Tennessee | 4 | 86 | 132 | 65% | 1,002 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 10 | L 45-17 Duke | 2-2 | Conference USA | @ Memphis 9/28 |
| Cam Ward | Miami | 4 | 89 | 123 | 72% | 1,439 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 89 | W 50-15 South Florida | 4-0 | ACC | Virginia Tech 9/27 |
| Conner Weigman | Texas A&M | 2 | 23 | 44 | 52% | 225 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 65 | W 26-20 Bowling Green (DNP) | 3-1 | SEC | Arkansas 9/28 |
| Hayden Wolfe | Western Michigan | 3 | 35 | 52 | 67% | 517 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -23 | IDLE | 1-2 | MAC | @ Marshall 9/28 |
| Nate Yarnell | Pitt | 3 | 12 | 19 | 63% | 135 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | W 73-17 Youngstown State | 4-0 | ACC | @ North Carolina 10/5 |
| Jacob Zeno | UAB | 3 | 68 | 96 | 71% | 617 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 43 | IDLE | 1-2 | American | Navy 9/28 |