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 8 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 | IDLE | 6-0 | Big Ten | @ Wisconsin 10/26 |
| Luke Altmyer | Illinois | 7 | 120 | 182 | 66% | 1,506 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 138 | W 21-7 Michigan | 6-1 | Big Ten | @ Oregon 10/26 |
| Rocco Becht | Iowa State | 7 | 125 | 204 | 61% | 1,712 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 152 | W 38-35 UCF | 7-0 | Big 12 | Texas Tech 11/2 |
| Carson Beck | Georgia | 7 | 165 | 250 | 66% | 1,993 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 65 | W 30-15 Texas | 6-1 | SEC | Florida 11/2 |
| Brady Cook | Missouri | 7 | 130 | 206 | 63% | 1,545 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 117 | W 21-17 Auburn | 6-1 | SEC | @ Alabama 10/26 |
| Jaxson Dart | Ole Miss | 7 | 151 | 215 | 70% | 2,384 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 183 | IDLE | 5-2 | SEC | Oklahoma 10/26 |
| Billy Edwards Jr. | Maryland | 7 | 195 | 278 | 70% | 2,113 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 41 | W 29-28 USC | 4-3 | Big Ten | @ Minnesota 10/26 |
| Quinn Ewers | Texas | 5 | 103 | 151 | 68% | 1,101 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 4 | -30 | L 30-15 Georgia | 6-1 | SEC | @ Vanderbilt 10/26 |
| Noah Fifita | Arizona | 7 | 152 | 257 | 59% | 1,774 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 65 | L 34-7 Colorado | 3-4 | Big 12 | West Virginia 10/26 |
| Dillon Gabriel | Oregon | 7 | 174 | 273 | 77% | 2,080 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 92 | W 35-0 Purdue | 7-0 | Big Ten | Illinois 10/26 |
| Seth Henigan | Memphis | 7 | 177 | 273 | 65% | 1,866 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 95 | W 52-44 North Texas | 6-1 | American | Charlotte 1026 |
| Will Howard | Ohio State | 6 | 121 | 165 | 73% | 1,574 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 77 | IDLE | 6-0 | Big Ten | Nebraska 10/26 |
| Haynes King | Georgia Tech | 7 | 136 | 191 | 71% | 1,568 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 353 | L 31-13 Notre Dame (DNP) | 5-3 | ACC | @ Virginia Tech 10/26 |
| Cade Klubnik | Clemson | 7 | 146 | 219 | 67% | 1,836 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 227 | W 48-31 Virginia | 6-1 | ACC | Louisville 11/2 |
| Riley Leonard | Notre Dame | 7 | 118 | 177 | 67% | 1,182 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 456 | W 31-13 Georgia Tech | 6-1 | Independent | Navy 10/26 |
| Kyle McCord | Syracuse | 6 | 185 | 282 | 66% | 2,160 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 6 | -12 | IDLE | 5-1 | ACC | @ Pitt 10/24 |
| Fernando Mendoza | Cal | 7 | 151 | 224 | 67% | 1,731 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -5 | L 24-23 NC State | 3-4 | ACC | Oregon State 10/26 |
| Jalen Milroe | Alabama | 7 | 121 | 177 | 68% | 1,722 | 13 | 11 | 0 | 6 | 330 | L 24-17 Tennessee | 5-2 | SEC | Missouri 10/26 |
| Behren Morton | Texas Tech | 7 | 172 | 270 | 64% | 1,926 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 12 | L 59-35 Baylor | 5-2 | Big 12 | @ TCU 10/26 |
| Garrett Nussmeier | LSU | 7 | 183 | 283 | 65% | 2,222 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 16 | W 34-10 Arkansas | 6-1 | SEC | @ Texas A&M 10/26 |
| Kurtis Rourke | Indiana | 7 | 135 | 181 | 75% | 1,941 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 45 | W 56-7 Nebraska | 7-0 | Big Ten | Washington 10/26 |
| Shedeur Sanders | Colorado | 7 | 195 | 270 | 72% | 2,268 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 6 | -19 | W 34-7 Arizona | 5-2 | Big 12 | Cincinnati 10/26 |
| Tyler Shough | Louisville | 7 | 147 | 234 | 63% | 2,016 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -8 | L 52-45 Miami | 4-3 | ACC | Boston College 10/25 |
| Brendan Sorsby | Cincinnati | 7 | 156 | 232 | 67% | 1,928 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 96 | W 24-14 Arizona State | 5-2 | Big 12 | @ Colorado 10/26 |
| Cam Ward | Miami | 7 | 169 | 246 | 69% | 2,538 | 24 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 190 | W 52-45 Louisville | 7-0 | ACC | Florida State 10/26 |