The Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award® along with presenting sponsor A. O. Smith Corporation announce the 2025 Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award Watch List Week 2 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 | SEASON SCORES | NEXT |
| Joey Aguilar | Tennessee | 1 | 16 | 28 | 57% | 247 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | W 45-26 Syracuse (Aug 30) | 1-0 | SEC | W 45-26 Syracuse (Aug 30) | East Tennessee State (9/6) |
| Drew Allar | Penn State | 1 | 22 | 26 | 85% | 217 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | W 46-11 Nevada (Aug 30) | 1-0 | Big Ten | W 46-11 Nevada (Aug 30) | FIU (9/6) |
| Luke Altmyer | Illinois | 1 | 17 | 21 | 81% | 217 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -16 | W 52-3 Western Illinois (Aug 29) | 1-0 | Big Ten | W 52-3 Western Illinois (Aug 29) | @ Duke (9/6) |
| Steve Angeli | Syracuse | 1 | 23 | 40 | 68% | 274 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -27 | L 45-26 Tennessee (Aug 30) | 0-1 | ACC | L 45-26 Tennessee (Aug 30) | UConn (9/6) |
| Jackson Arnold | Auburn | 1 | 11 | 17 | 65% | 108 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 137 | W 38-24 Baylor (Aug 29) | 1-0 | SEC | W 38-24 Baylor (Aug 29) | Ball State (9/6) |
| Robbby Ashford | Wake Forest | 1 | 20 | 28 | 71% | 218 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 42 | W 10-9 Kennesaw State (Aug 29) | 1-0 | ACC | W 10-9 Kennesaw State (Aug 29) | Western Carolina (9/6) |
| Alonza Barnett III | James Madison | 1 | 14 | 22 | 64% | 130 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 30 | W 45-10 Weber State (Aug 30) | 1-0 | Sun Belt | W 45-10 Weber State (Aug 30) | Louisville (9/5) |
| Rocco Becht | Iowa State | 2 | 33 | 48 | 69% | 461 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 33 | W 55-7South Dakota (Aug 30) | 2-0 | Big 12 | W 55-7South Dakota (Aug 30) W 24-21 Kansas State (Aug 23) | Iowa (9/6) |
| Carson Beck | Miami | 1 | 20 | 31 | 65% | 205 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | W 27-24 Notre Dame (Aug 31) | 1-0 | ACC | W 27-24 Notre Dame (Aug 31) | Bethune-Cookman (9/6) |
| Zach Calzada | Kentucky | 1 | 10 | 23 | 44% | 85 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 14 | W 24-16 Toledo (Aug 30) | 1-0 | SEC | W 24-16 Toledo (Aug 30) | Ole Miss (9/6) |
| Thomas Castellano | Florida State | 1 | 9 | 14 | 64% | 152 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 78 | W 31-17 Alabama (Aug 30) | 1-0 | ACC | W 31-17 Alabama (Aug 30) | East Texas State (9/6) |
| Aidan Chiles | Michigan State | 1 | 17 | 23 | 74% | 155 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | W 23-6 Western Michigan (Aug 29) | 1-0 | Big Ten | W 23-6 Western Michigan (Aug 29) | Boston College (9/6) |
| Jalon Daniels | Kansas | 2 | 36 | 45 | 80% | 456 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 65 | W 46-7 Wagner (Aug 29) | 2-0 | Big 12 | W 46-7 Wagner (Aug 29) W 31-7 Fresno State (Aug 23) | @ Missouri (9/6) |
| Kyron Drones | Virginia Tech | 1 | 15 | 35 | 43% | 221 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 26 | L 24-11 South Carolina (Aug 31) | 0-1 | ACC | L 24-11 South Carolina (Aug 31) | Vanderbilt (9/6) |
| Billy Edwards Jr. | Wisconsin | 1 | 6 | 13 | 46% | 68 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | W 17-0 Miami (OH) (Aug 28) | 1-0 | Big Ten | W 17-0 Miami (OH) (Aug 28) | Middle Tennessee (9/6) |
| Walker Eget | San Jose St. | 1 | 24 | 43 | 56% | 308 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -7 | L 16-14 Central Michigan (Aug 29) | 0-1 | Mountain West | L 16-14 Central Mich (Aug 29) | @ Texas (9/6) |
| Noah Fifita | Arizona | 1 | 13 | 23 | 57% | 161 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -14 | W 40-6 Hawaii (Aug 30) | 1-0 | Big 12 | W 40-6 Hawaii (Aug 30) | Weber State (9/6) |
| Brayden Fowler-Nicolosi | Colorado State | 1 | 17 | 32 | 53% | 180 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -6 | L38-21 Washington (Aug 30) | 0-1 | Mountain West | L38-21 Washington (Aug 30) | Northern Colorado (9/6) |
| JC French IV | Georgia Southern | 1 | 17 | 28 | 61% | 158 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | L 42-14 Fresno State (Aug 30) | 0-1 | Sun Belt | L 42-14 Fresno State (Aug 30) | @ USC (9/6) |
| Tucker Gleason | Toledo | 1 | 23 | 40 | 58% | 270 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | L24-16 Kentucky (Aug 30) | 0-1 | MAC | L24-16 Kentucky (Aug 30) | Western Kentucky (9/6) |
| Taylen Green | Arkansas | 1 | 24 | 31 | 77% | 130 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41 | W 52-7 Alabama A&M (Aug 30) | 1-0 | SEC | W 52-7 Alabama A&M (Aug 30) | Arkansas State (9/6) |
| Eli Holstein | Pitt | 1 | 15 | 23 | 65% | 215 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 41 | W 61-9 Duquesne (Aug 30) | 1-0 | ACC | W 61-9 Duquesne (Aug 30) | Central Michigan (9/6) |
| Josh Hoover | TCU | 1 | 27 | 36 | 75% | 284 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | W 48-14 North Carolina (Sept 1) | 1-0 | Big 12 | W 48-14 North Carolina (Sept 1) | Abilene Christian (9/13) |
| Blake Horvath | Navy | 1 | 6 | 7 | 86% | 66 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 14 | W 52-7 VMI (Aug 30) | 1-0 | American | W 52-7 VMI (Aug 30) | UAB (9/6) |
| Nico Imaleava | UCLA | 1 | 11 | 22 | 50% | 136 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 47 | L 43-10 Utah (Aug 30) | 0-1 | Big Ten | L 43-10 Utah (Aug 30) | @ UNLV (9/6) |
| Grayson James | Boston College | 1 | 5 | 5 | 100% | 190 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | W 66-10 Fordham (Aug 30) | 1-0 | ACC | W 66-10 Fordham (Aug 30) | @ Michigan State (9/6) |
| Keyone Jenkins | FIU | 1 | 18 | 30 | 60% | 187 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | W 42-9 Bethune-Cookman (Aug 29) | 1-0 | Conference USA | W 42-9 Bethune-Cookman (Aug 29) | @ Penn State (9/6) |
| Kevin Jennings | SMU | 1 | 22 | 30 | 73% | 260 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12 | W 42-13 East Texas A&M (Aug 30) | 1-0 | ACC | W 42-13 East Texas A&M (Aug 30) | Baylor (9/6) |
| Avery Johnson | Kansas State | 2 | 49 | 73 | 67% | 591 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 64 | W 38-35 North Dakota (Aug 30) | 1-1 | Big 12 | W 38-35 North Dakota (Aug 30 L 24-21 Iowa State (Aug 23) | Army (9/6) |
| Athan Kaliakmanis | Rutgers | 1 | 18 | 23 | 78% | 252 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | W 34-31Ohio (Aug 28) | 1-0 | Big Ten | W 34-31Ohio (Aug 28) | Miami (OH) (9/6) |
| Haynes King | Georgia Tech | 1 | 13 | 20 | 65% | 143 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 156 | W 27-20 Colorado (Aug 29) | 1-0 | ACC | W 27-20 Colorado (Aug 29) | Gardner-Webb (9/6) |
| Cade Klubnik | Clemson | 1 | 19 | 38 | 50% | 230 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | L 17-10 LSU (Aug 30) | 0-1 | ACC | L 17-10 LSU (Aug 30) | Troy (9/6) |
| Sam Leavitt | Arizona State | 1 | 25 | 39 | 64% | 257 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 73 | W 38 19 Northern Arizona (Aug 30) | 1-0 | Big 12 | W 38 19 Northern Arizona (Aug 30) | @ Mississippi State (9/6) |
| Brendon Lewis | Memphis | 1 | 22 | 28 | 79% | 199 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 81 | W 45-10 Chattanooga (Aug 30) | 1-0 | American | W 45-10 Chattanooga (Aug 30) | @ Georgia State (9/6) |
| Maddux Madsen | Boise State | 1 | 25 | 46 | 54% | 225 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | L 34-7 South Florida (Aug 28) | 0-1 | Mountain West | L 34-7 South Florida (Aug 28) | Eastern Washington (9/5) |
| Arch Manning | Texas | 1 | 17 | 30 | 57% | 170 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 38 | L 14-7 Ohio State (Aug 30) | 0-1 | SEC | L 14-7 Ohio State (Aug 30) | San Jose State (9/6) |
| John Mateer | Oklahoma | 1 | 30 | 37 | 81% | 392 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 24 | W 35-3 Illinois State (Aug 30) | 1-0 | SEC | W 35-3 Illinois State (Aug 30) | Michigan (9/6) |
| Owen McCown | UTSA | 1 | 19 | 32 | 59% | 121 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -8 | L 42-24 Texas A&M (Aug 30) | 0-1 | American | L 42-24 Texas A&M (Aug 30) | Texas State (9/6) |
| Fernando Mendoza | Indiana | 1 | 18 | 31 | 58% | 193 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 33 | W 27-14 Old Dominion (Aug 30) | 1-0 | Big Ten | W 27-14 Old Dominion (Aug 30) | Kennesaw State (9/6) |
| Darian Mensah | Duke | 1 | 27 | 34 | 79% | 389 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -10 | W 45-17 Elon (Aug 28) | 1-0 | ACC | W 45-17 Elon (Aug 28) | Illinois (9/6) |
| Chandler Morris | Virginia | 1 | 19 | 27 | 70% | 264 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50 | W 48-7 Coastal Carolina (Aug 30) | 1-0 | ACC | W 48-7 Coastal Carolina (Aug 30) | @ NC State (9/6) |
| Behren Morton | Texas Tech | 1 | 16 | 18 | 89% | 201 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | W 67-7 Arkansas-Pine Bluff (Aug 30) | 1-0 | Big 12 | W 67-7 Arkansas-Pine Bluff (Aug 30) | Kent State (9/6) |
| Miller Moss | Louisville | 1 | 17 | 25 | 68% | 223 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | W 51-17 Eastern Kentucky (Aug 30) | 1-0 | ACC | W 51-17 Eastern Kentucky (Aug 30) | James Madison (9/5) |
| Maalik Murphy | Oregon State | 1 | 21 | 33 | 64% | 244 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 15 | L 34-15 Cal (Aug 30) | 0-1 | Pac 12 | L 34-15 Cal (Aug 30) | Fresno State (9/6) |
| Garrett Nussmeier | LSU | 1 | 28 | 38 | 74% | 230 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | W 17-10 Clemson (Aug 30) | 1-0 | SEC | W 17-10 Clemson (Aug 30) | Louisiana Tech (9/6) |
| Diego Pavia | Vanderbilt | 1 | 20 | 25 | 80% | 275 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 | W 45-3 Charleston Southern (Aug 30) | 1-0 | SEC | W 45-3 Charleston Southern (Aug 30) | @ Virginia Tech (9/6) |
| Marcel Reed | Texas A&M | 1 | 22 | 34 | 65% | 289 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | W 42-24 UTSA (Aug 30) | 1-0 | SEC | W 42-24 UTSA (Aug 30) | Utah State (9/6 |
| Sawyer Robertson | Baylor | 1 | 27 | 48 | 56% | 419 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -19 | L 38-24 Auburn (Aug 29) | 0-1 | Big 12 | L 38-24 Auburn (Aug 29) | @ SMU (9/6) |
| LaNorris Sellers | South Carolina | 1 | 12 | 19 | 63% | 209 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 24 | W 24-11 Virginia Tech (Aug 31) | 1-0 | SEC | W 24-11 Virginia Tech (Aug 31) | South Carolina State (9/6) |
| Blake Shapen | Mississippi State | 1 | 26 | 34 | 77% | 270 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | W 34-17 Southern Mississippi (Aug 30) | 1-0 | SEC | W 34-17 Southern Mississippi (Aug 30) | Arizona State (9/6) |
| Tyler Simpson | Alabama | 1 | 23 | 43 | 54% | 254 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | L 31-17 Florida State (Aug 30) | 0-1 | SEC | L 31-17 Florida State (Aug 30) | UL Monroe (9/6) |
| Brendan Sorsby | Cincinnati | 1 | 13 | 25 | 52% | 69 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 96 | L 20-17 Nebraska (Aug 28) | 0-1 | Big 12 | L 20-17 Nebraska (Aug 28) | Bowling Green (9/6) |
| Gunner Stockton | Georgia | 1 | 14 | 24 | 58% | 190 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 73 | W 45-7 Marshall (Aug 30) | 1-0 | SEC | W 45-7 Marshall (Aug 30) | Austin Peay (9/6) |
| Preston Stone | Northwestern | 1 | 19 | 36 | 53% | 161 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -42 | L 23-3 Tulane (Aug 30) | 0-1 | Big Ten | L 23-3 Tulane (Aug 30) | Western Illinois (9/5) |
| Nicholas Vattiato | Middle Tennessee | 1 | 15 | 36 | 42% | 104 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | L 34-14 Austin Peay (Aug 30) | 0-1 | Conference USA | L 34-14 Austin Peay (Aug 30) | @ Wisconsin (9/6 |
| Caden Veltkamp | FAU | 1 | 30 | 49 | 61% | 228 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -13 | L39-7 Maryland (Aug 30) | 0-1 | American | L39-7 Maryland (Aug 30) | Florida A&M (9/6) |
| E.J. Warner | Fresno State | 2 | 38 | 56 | 68% | 352 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 30 | W 42-14 Georgia Southern (Aug 30) | 1-1 | Mountain West | W 42-14 Georgia Southern (Aug 30) L 31-7 Kansas (Aug 23) | @ Oregon State (9/6) |
| Connor Weigman | Houston | 1 | 15 | 24 | 63% | 159 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | W 27-0 Stephen F. Austin (Aug 28) | 1-0 | Big 12 | W 27-0 Stephen F. Austin (Aug 28) | @ Rice (9/6) |