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 7 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 |
| Drew Allar | Penn State | 6 | 103 | 146 | 71% | 1,492 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 121 | W 33-30 USC | 6-0 | Big Ten | @ Wisconsin 10/19 |
| Luke Altmyer | Illinois | 6 | 111 | 164 | 68% | 1,426 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 19 | W 50-49 Purdue | 5-1 | Big Ten | Michigan 10/19 |
| Rocco Becht | Iowa State | 6 | 105 | 158 | 67% | 1,438 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 55 | W 28-16 West Virginia | 6-0 | Big 12 | UCF 10/19 |
| Carson Beck | Georgia | 6 | 142 | 209 | 68% | 1,818 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 57 | W 41-31 Mississippi State | 5-1 | SEC | @ Texas 10/19 |
| Brady Cook | Missouri | 6 | 119 | 184 | 65% | 1,351 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 124 | W 45-3 UMass | 5-1 | SEC | Auburn 10/19 |
| Jaxson Dart | Ole Miss | 7 | 151 | 215 | 70% | 2,384 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 183 | L 29-26 LSU | 5-2 | SEC | Oklahoma 10/26 |
| Billy Edwards Jr. | Maryland | 6 | 156 | 228 | 68% | 1,740 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 41 | L 37-10 Northwestern | 3-3 | Big Ten | USC 10/19 |
| Quinn Ewers | Texas | 4 | 78 | 108 | 72% | 890 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | W 34-3 Oklahoma | 6-0 | SEC | Georgia 10/19 |
| Noah Fifita | Arizona | 6 | 136 | 231 | 59% | 1,636 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 41 | L 41-19 BYU | 3-3 | Big 12 | Colorado 10/19 |
| Dillon Gabriel | Oregon | 6 | 153 | 201 | 76% | 1,793 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 103 | W 32-31 Ohio State | 6-0 | Big Ten | @ Purdue 10/18 |
| Seth Henigan | Memphis | 6 | 153 | 235 | 65% | 1,547 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 86 | W 21-3 South Florida | 5-1 | American | North Texas 10/19 |
| Will Howard | Ohio State | 6 | 121 | 165 | 73% | 1,574 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 77 | L 32-31 Oregon | 6-0 | Big Ten | Nebraska 10/26 |
| Haynes King | Georgia Tech | 7 | 136 | 191 | 71% | 1,568 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 353 | W 41-34 North Carolina | 5-2 | ACC | Notre Dame 10/19 |
| Cade Klubnik | Clemson | 6 | 123 | 184 | 67% | 1,528 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 198 | W 49 14 Wake Forest | 5-1 | ACC | Virginia 10/19 |
| Riley Leonard | Notre Dame | 6 | 98 | 148 | 66% | 979 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 405 | W 49-7 Stanford | 5-1 | Independent | @ Georgia Tech 10/19 |
| Kyle McCord | Syracuse | 6 | 185 | 282 | 66% | 2,160 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 6 | -12 | W 24-17 NC State | 5-1 | ACC | @ Pitt 10/24 |
| Fernando Mendoza | Cal | 6 | 121 | 182 | 67% | 1,449 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 319 | L 17-15 Pitt | 3-3 | ACC | NC State 10/19 |
| Jalen Milroe | Alabama | 6 | 96 | 132 | 73% | 1,483 | 12 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 319 | W 27-25 South Carolina | 5-1 | SEC | @ Tennessee 10/19 |
| Behren Morton | Texas Tech | 6 | 139 | 221 | 63% | 1,640 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 9 | IDLE | 5-1 | Big 12 | Baylor 10/19 |
| Garrett Nussmeier | LSU | 6 | 160 | 249 | 64% | 1,989 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 11 | W 29-26 Ole Miss | 5-1 | SEC | @ Arkansas 10/19 |
| Kurtis Rourke | Indiana | 6 | 118 | 160 | 74% | 1,752 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 44 | IDLE | 6-0 | Big Ten | Nebraska 10/19 |
| Shedeur Sanders | Colorado | 6 | 172 | 237 | 73% | 2,018 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 4 | -24 | L 31-28 Kansas State | 4-2 | Big 12 | @ Arizona 10/19 |
| Tyler Shough | Louisville | 6 | 116 | 183 | 63% | 1,674 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 24 | W 24-20 Virginia | 4-2 | ACC | Miami 10/19 |
| Brendan Sorsby | Cincinnati | 6 | 133 | 201 | 66% | 1,722 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 70 | W 19-13 UCF | 4-2 | Big 12 | Arizona State 10/19 |
| Cam Ward | Miami | 6 | 148 | 214 | 69% | 2,219 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 161 | IDLE | 6-0 | ACC | @ Louisville 10/19 |