The Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award® along with presenting sponsor A. O. Smith Corporation announce the 2025 Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award Alumni Week 4 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  L 34-10 Detroit Lions (1-3); DNP
Jayden Daniels–LSU–2023 Washington Commanders 43 72 433 57% 6 3 0 34 90.8 34.2 L 34-27 Atlanta Falcons (2-2); DNP
Kenny Pickett—Pittsburgh—2021 Las Vegas Raiders 0 0 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0 0 L 25–24 Chicago Bears (1-3); DNP
Mac Jones—Alabama—2020 San Francisco 49ers 26 39 279 67% 7.2 3 0 42 98.1 62.4 L 26-21 Jacksonville Jaguars (3-1
Joe Burrow—LSU—-2019 Cincinnati Bengals 21 36 189 58% 5.3 2 0 25 91.1 56.7 Denver Broncos (2-1); DNP
Gardner Minshew—Washington State—-2018 Kansas City Chiefs 0 0 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0 0 W 37-20 Baltimore Ravens(2-2); DNP
Mason Rudolph—Oklahoma State—-2017 Pittsburgh Steelers 2 2 12 100% 6 0 0 6 91.7 22.7 W 24-21 Minnesota Vikings (3-1); DNP
Deshaun Watson—Clemson—2016 Cleveland Browns 0 0 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0 0  L 34-10 Detroit Lions (1-3); DNP
Marcus Mariota—Oregon—-2014 Washington Commanders 31 48 363 65% 7.6 3 1 56 99.6 66 L 34-27 Atlanta Falcons (2-2); DNP