The Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award® along with presenting sponsor A. O. Smith Corporation announce the 2025 Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award Alumni Week 3 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 0 0 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0 0 W 13-10 Green Bay Packers (1-2); DNP
Jayden Daniels–LSU–2023 Washington Commanders 43 72 433 57% 6 3 0 34 90.8 39 W 41-24 Las Vegas Raiders (2-1); DNP
Kenny Pickett—Pittsburgh—2021 Las Vegas Raiders 0 0 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0 0 L 41-24 Washington Commanders (1-2); DNP
Mac Jones—Alabama—2020 San Francisco 49ers 26 39 279 67% 7.2 3 0 42 113.1 66.9 W 16-15 Arizona Cardinals (3-0)
Joe Burrow—LSU—-2019 Cincinnati Bengals 21 36 189 58% 5.3 2 0 25 91.1 55.4 L 48-10 Minnesota Vikings (2-1); DNP
Gardner Minshew—Washington State—-2018 Kansas City Chiefs 0 0 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0 0 W 22-9 New York Giants (1-2); DNP
Mason Rudolph—Oklahoma State—-2017 Pittsburgh Steelers 2 2 12 100% 6 0 0 6 91.7 17.9 W 21-14 New England Patriots (2-1); DNP
Deshaun Watson—Clemson—2016 Cleveland Browns 0 0 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0 0 W 13-10 Green Bay Packers (1-2); DNP
Marcus Mariota—Oregon—-2014 Washington Commanders 15 21 207 71% 9.9 1 0 56 118.1 54.8 W 41-24 Las Vegas Raiders (2-1)