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 9 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 | 7 | 117 | 164 | 71% | 1,640 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 129 | W 28-13 Wisconsin | 7-0 | Big Ten | Ohio State 11/2 |
| Luke Altmyer | Illinois | 8 | 137 | 217 | 63% | 1,667 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 136 | L 38-9 Oregon | 6-2 | Big Ten | Minnesota 11/2 |
| Rocco Becht | Iowa State | 7 | 125 | 204 | 61% | 1,712 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 152 | IDLE | 7-0 | Big 12 | Texas Tech 11/2 |
| Carson Beck | Georgia | 7 | 165 | 250 | 66% | 1,993 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 65 | IDLE | 6-1 | SEC | Florida 11/2 |
| Brady Cook | Missouri | 8 | 137 | 218 | 63% | 1,575 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 109 | L 34-0 Alabama | 6-2 | SEC | Oklahoma 11/9 |
| Jaxson Dart | Ole Miss | 8 | 173 | 245 | 71% | 2,695 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 207 | W 26-14 Oklahoma | 6-2 | SEC | @ Arkansas 11/2 |
| Billy Edwards Jr. | Maryland | 8 | 214 | 313 | 68% | 2,314 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 71 | L 48-23 Minnesota | 4-4 | Big Ten | @ Oregon 11/9 |
| Quinn Ewers | Texas | 6 | 130 | 188 | 69% | 1,389 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 6 | -6 | W 27-24 Vanderbilt | 7-1 | SEC | Florida 11/9 |
| Noah Fifita | Arizona | 8 | 173 | 289 | 60% | 2,068 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 60 | L 31-26 West Virginia | 3-5 | Big 12 | @ UCF 11/2 |
| Dillon Gabriel | Oregon | 8 | 192 | 252 | 76% | 2,371 | 18 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 97 | W 38-9 Illinois | 8-0 | Big Ten | @ Michigan 11/2 |
| Seth Henigan | Memphis | 8 | 197 | 305 | 65% | 2,078 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 85 | W 33-28 Charlotte | 7-1 | American | @ UTSA 11/2 |
| Will Howard | Ohio State | 7 | 134 | 181 | 74% | 1,795 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 91 | W 21-17 Nebraska | 6-1 | Big Ten | @ Penn State 11/2 |
| Haynes King | Georgia Tech | 7 | 136 | 191 | 71% | 1,568 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 353 | l 21-6 Virginia Tech (DNP) | 5-4 | ACC | Miami 11/9 |
| Cade Klubnik | Clemson | 7 | 146 | 219 | 67% | 1,836 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 227 | IDLE | 6-1 | ACC | Louisville 11/2 |
| Riley Leonard | Notre Dame | 8 | 131 | 198 | 66% | 1,360 | 8 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 539 | W 51-14 Navy | 7-1 | Independent | Florida State 11/9 |
| Kyle McCord | Syracuse | 7 | 220 | 346 | 64% | 2,481 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 11 | -44 | L 41-13 Pitt | 5-2 | ACC | Virginia Tech 11/2 |
| Fernando Mendoza | Cal | 8 | 178 | 260 | 69% | 2,095 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 20 | W 44-7 Oregon State | 4-4 | ACC | @ Wake Forest 11/8 |
| Jalen Milroe | Alabama | 8 | 137 | 203 | 68% | 1,937 | 13 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 380 | W 34-0 Missouri | 6-2 | SEC | @ LSU 11/9 |
| Behren Morton | Texas Tech | 8 | 185 | 292 | 63% | 2,063 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 9 | L 35-34 TCU | 5-3 | Big 12 | @ Iowa State 11/2 |
| Garrett Nussmeier | LSU | 8 | 208 | 333 | 63% | 2,627 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 13 | L 38-23 Texas A&M | 6-2 | SEC | Alabama 11/2 |
| Kurtis Rourke | Indiana | 7 | 135 | 181 | 75% | 1,941 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 45 | W 31-7 Washington (DNP) | 8-0 | Big Ten | @ Michigan State 11/2 |
| Shedeur Sanders | Colorado | 8 | 220 | 300 | 73% | 2,591 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 6 | -18 | W 34-23 Cincinnati | 6-2 | Big 12 | @ Texas Tech 11/9 |
| Tyler Shough | Louisville | 8 | 175 | 272 | 64% | 2,348 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 13 | W 31-27 Boston College | 5-3 | ACC | @ Clemson 11/2 |
| Brendan Sorsby | Cincinnati | 8 | 172 | 262 | 66% | 2,108 | 15 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 144 | L 34-23 Colorado | 5-3 | Big 12 | West Virginia 11/9 |
| Cam Ward | Miami | 8 | 191 | 281 | 68% | 2,746 | 24 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 186 | W 36-14 Florida State | 8-0 | ACC | Duke 11/2 |