The Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award® along with presenting sponsor A. O. Smith Corporation announce the 2025 Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award Alumni Week 1 Stats. Candidates were chosen based on player performance on and off the field. Candidates are judged on their character, citizenship, scholastic achievement, teamwork and leadership qualities.
| NAME & COLLEGE & YEAR OF GOLDEN ARM AWARD | NFL TEAM | CMP | ATT | YDS | CMP% | AVG | TD | INT | LNG | RTG | QBR | SCORE/FINAL REGULAR SEASON RECORD |
| Shedeur Sanders–Colorado–2024 | Cleveland Browns | DNP | L 17-16 Cincinnati Bengals (0-1) | |||||||||
| Jayden Daniels–LSU–2023 | Washington Commanders | 19 | 30 | 233 | 63% | 7.8 | 1 | 0 | 34 | 98.3 | 55.1 | W 21-6 New York Giants (1-0) |
| Kenny Pickett—Pittsburgh—2021 | Las Vegas Raiders | DNP | W 20-13 New England Patriots (0-1) | |||||||||
| Mac Jones—Alabama—2020 | San Francisco 49ers | DNP | W 17-13 Seattle Seahawks (1-0) | |||||||||
| Joe Burrow—LSU—-2019 | Cincinnati Bengals | 14 | 23 | 113 | 61% | 4.9 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 87.8 | 51.5 | W 17-16 Cleveland Browns (1-0) |
| Gardner Minshew—Washington State—-2018 | Kansas City Chiefs | DNP | L 27-21 Los Angeles Chargers (0-1) | |||||||||
| Mason Rudolph—Oklahoma State—-2017 | Pittsburgh Steelers | DNP | W 34-32 New York Jets (1-0) | |||||||||
| Deshaun Watson—Clemson—2016 | Cleveland Browns | DNP | L 17-16 Cincinnati Bengals (0-1) | |||||||||
| Marcus Mariota—Oregon—-2014 | Washington Commanders | DNP | W 21-6 New York Giants (1-0) |