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 7 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 | SCORES | RECORD | CONFERENCE | NEXT |
| Joey Aguilar | Tennessee | 5 | 102 | 157 | 65% | 1459 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 58 | IDLE | 4-1 | SEC | Arkansas (10/11) |
| Drew Allar | Penn State | 5 | 90 | 139 | 65% | 963 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 147 | L 42-37 UCLA (10/4) | 3-2 | Big Ten | Northwestern (10/11) |
| Luke Altmyer | Illinois | 6 | 109 | 148 | 74% | 1573 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | -8 | W 43-27 Purdue (10/4) | 5-1 | Big Ten | Ohio State (10/1) |
| Steve Angeli | Syracuse | 4 | 98 | 156 | 63% | 1072 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -32 | L 31-18 SMU (10/4); DNP | 3-3 | ACC | Pitt (10/18) |
| Jackson Arnold | Auburn | 5 | 87 | 134 | 65% | 846 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 192 | IDLE | 3-2 | SEC | Georgia (10/11) |
| Robbby Ashford | Wake Forest | 5 | 91 | 152 | 60% | 1172 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 223 | W 30-23 Va Tech (10/4) | 3-2 | ACC | @ Oregon State (10/11) |
| Alonza Barnett III | James Madison | 5 | 68 | 116 | 59% | 667 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 85 | W 14-7 Georgia State (10/4) | 4-1 | Sun Belt | Louisiana (10/11) |
| Rocco Becht | Iowa State | 6 | 109 | 168 | 65% | 1417 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 55 | L 38-30 Cincinnati (10/4) | 5-1 | Big 12 | @ Colorado (10/11) |
| Carson Beck | Miami | 5 | 102 | 139 | 73% | 1213 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 18 | W 28-22 Florida State (10/4) | 5-0 | ACC | Louisville (10/17) |
| Zach Calzada | Kentucky | 2 | 25 | 53 | 47% | 234 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 23 | L 35-14 Georgia (10/4); DNP | 2-3 | SEC | Texas (10/18) |
| Thomas Castellanos | Florida State | 5 | 70 | 115 | 61% | 1120 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 274 | L 28-22) Miami (10/4) | 3-2 | ACC | Pitt (10/11) |
| Aidan Chiles | Michigan State | 5 | 79 | 125 | 63% | 953 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 177 | L38-27 Nebraska (10/4) | 3-2 | Big Ten | UCLA (10/11) |
| Jalon Daniels | Kansas | 6 | 103 | 153 | 67% | 1497 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 239 | W 27-20 UCF (10/4) | 4-2 | Big 12 | @ Texas Tech (10/11) |
| Kyron Drones | Virginia Tech | 6 | 119 | 197 | 60% | 1216 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 194 | L 30-23 Wake Forest (10/4) | 2-4 | ACC | @ Georgia Tech (10/11) |
| Billy Edwards Jr. | Wisconsin | 2 | 7 | 16 | 43% | 113 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | L 24-10 Michigan (10/4); DNP | 2-3 | Big Ten | Iowa (10/11) |
| Walker Eget | San Jose St. | 5 | 120 | 194 | 62% | 1521 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 17 | W 35-28 New Mexico (10/3) | 2-3 | Mountain West | @ Wyoming (10/11) |
| Noah Fifita | Arizona | 5 | 106 | 164 | 65% | 1341 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 45 | W 41-13 Oklahoma State (10/4) | 4-1 | Big 12 | BYU (10/11) |
| Brayden Fowler-Nicolosi | Colorado State | 3 | 44 | 82 | 54% | 488 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -3 | L 45-24 Washington State (10/3); DNP | 1-3 | Mountain West | Fresno State (10/10) |
| JC French IV | Georgia Southern | 5 | 85 | 142 | 60% | 946 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 80 | IDLE | 2-3 | Sun Belt | Southern Mississippi (10/9) |
| Tucker Gleason | Toledo | 5 | 74 | 118 | 63% | 925 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 56 | IDLE | 3-2 | MAC | @ Bowling Green (10/11) |
| Taylen Green | Arkansas | 5 | 98 | 158 | 62% | 1398 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 441 | IDLE | 2-3 | SEC | @ Tennessee (10/11) |
| Eli Holstein | Pitt | 5 | 74 | 118 | 63% | 1058 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 83 | W 48-7 Boston College (10/4) | 3-2 | ACC | @ Florida State (10/11) |
| Josh Hoover | TCU | 5 | 113 | 168 | 67% | 1517 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 12 | W 35-21 Colorado (10/4) | 4-1 | Big 12 | @ Kansas State (10/11) |
| Blake Horvath | Navy | 5 | 46 | 64 | 72% | 839 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 485 | W 34-31 Air Force (10/4) | 5-0 | American | @ Temple (10/11) |
| Nico Imaleava | UCLA | 5 | 98 | 148 | 66% | 954 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 332 | W 42-37 Penn State (10/4) | 1-4 | Big Ten | @ Michigan Statw (10/11) |
| Grayson James | Boston College | 2 | 7 | 14 | 50% | 220 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 | L 48-7 Pitt (10/4) | 1-4 | ACC | Clemson (10/11) |
| Keyone Jenkins | FIU | 5 | 88 | 140 | 63% | 775 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 72 | L 51-10 UConn (10/4) | 2-3 | Conference USA | @ Western Kentucky (10/14) |
| Kevin Jennings | SMU | 5 | 115 | 161 | 71% | 1411 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 24 | W 31-18 Syracuse (10/4) | 3-2 | ACC | Stanford (10/11) |
| Avery Johnson | Kansas State | 6 | 124 | 197 | 63% | 1358 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 209 | L 35-34 Baylor (10/4) | 2-4 | Big 12 | TCU (10/11) |
| Athan Kaliakmanis | Rutgers | 5 | 107 | 159 | 67% | 1399 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 2 | -7 | IDLE | 3-2 | Big Ten | @ Washington (10/10) |
| Haynes King | Georgia Tech | 4 | 74 | 108 | 69% | 758 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 380 | IDLE | 5-0 | ACC | Va Tech (10/11) |
| Cade Klubnik | Clemson | 5 | 111 | 172 | 65% | 1250 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 56 | W 38-10 North Carolina (10/4) | 2-2 | ACC | @ Boston College (10/11) |
| Sam Leavitt | Arizona State | 5 | 99 | 157 | 63% | 1039 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 281 | IDLE | 4-1 | Big 12 | @ Utah (10/11) |
| Brendon Lewis | Memphis | 6 | 105 | 154 | 68% | 1269 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 420 | W 45-7 Tulsa (10/4) | 6-0 | American | UAB (10/18) |
| Maddux Madsen | Boise State | 5 | 101 | 169 | 60% | 1344 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 57 | L 28-7 Notre Dame (10/4) | 3-2 | Mountain West | New Mexico (10/11) |
| Arch Manning | Texas | 5 | 81 | 135 | 60% | 1151 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 160 | L 29-27 Florida (10/4) | 3-2 | SEC | Oklahoma (10/11) |
| John Mateer | Oklahoma | 4 | 95 | 141 | 67% | 1215 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 190 | W 44-0 Kent State (10/4); DNP | 5-0 | SEC | Texas (10/11) |
| Owen McCown | UTSA | 5 | 111 | 175 | 63% | 990 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 45 | L 27-21 Temple (10/4) | 3-2 | American | Rice (10/11) |
| Fernando Mendoza | Indiana | 5 | 89 | 122 | 73% | 1208 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 102 | IDLE | 5-0 | Big Ten | @ Oregon (10/11) |
| Darian Mensah | Duke | 6 | 143 | 205 | 70% | 1838 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -48 | W 45-21 Cal (10/4) | 4-2 | ACC | Georgia Tech (10/18) |
| Chandler Morris | Virginia | 5 | 130 | 186 | 70% | 1428 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 176 | W 30-27 Louisville (10/4) | 5-1 | ACC | Washington State (10/18) |
| Behren Morton | Texas Tech | 5 | 97 | 140 | 69% | 1410 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -2 | W 35-11 Houston (10/4) | 5-0 | Big 12 | Kansas (10/11) |
| Miller Moss | Louisville | 5 | 120 | 179 | 67% | 1358 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | -78 | L 30-27 Virginia (10/4) | 4-1 | ACC | @ Miami (10/17) |
| Maalik Murphy | Oregon State | 6 | 132 | 221 | 60% | 1523 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 7 | -23 | L 27-23 Appalachian State (104) | 0-6 | Pac 12 | Wake Forest (10/11) |
| Garrett Nussmeier | LSU | 5 | 115 | 171 | 67% | 1159 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -17 | IDLE | 4-1 | SEC | South Carolina (10/11) |
| Diego Pavia | Vanderbilt | 6 | 115 | 161 | 71% | 1409 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 352 | L 30-14 Alabama (10/4) | 5-1 | SEC | LSU (10/18) |
| Marcel Reed | Texas A&M | 5 | 86 | 144 | 60% | 1256 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 149 | W 31-9 Mississippi State (10/4) | 5-0 | SEC | Florida (10/11) |
| Sawyer Robertson | Baylor | 6 | 158 | 248 | 64% | 2058 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 11 | W 35-34 Kansas State (10/4) | 4-2 | Big 12 | @ TCU (10/18) |
| LaNorris Sellers | South Carolina | 5 | 58 | 87 | 67% | 886 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 98 | IDLE | 3-2 | SEC | @ LSU (10/11) |
| Blake Shapen | Mississippi State | 6 | 100 | 149 | 67% | 1206 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 14 | L 31-9 Texas A&M (10/4) | 4-2 | SEC | @ Florida (10/18) |
| Tyler Simpson | Alabama | 5 | 111 | 158 | 70% | 1478 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 51 | W 30-14 Vanderbilt ((10/4) | 4-1 | SEC | @ Missouri (10/11) |
| Brendan Sorsby | Cincinnati | 5 | 87 | 132 | 66% | 1257 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 291 | W 38-30 Iowa State (10/4) | 4-1 | Big 12 | UCF (10/11) |
| Gunner Stockton | Georgia | 5 | 91 | 132 | 69% | 1047 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 194 | W 35-14 Kentucky (10/4) | 4-1 | SEC | @ Auburn (10/11) |
| Preston Stone | Northwestern | 5 | 83 | 135 | 62% | 918 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 14 | W 42-7 UL Monroe (10/4) | 3-2 | Big Ten | @ Penn State (10/11) |
| Nicholas Vattiato | Middle Tennessee | 5 | 109 | 185 | 59% | 1132 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | -6 | IDLE | 1-3 | Conference USA | Missouri State (10/8) |
| Caden Veltkamp | FAU | 5 | 144 | 222 | 65% | 1488 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 56 | W 27-21 Rice (10/4) | 2-3 | American | UAB (10/!!) |
| E.J. Warner | Fresno State | 6 | 111 | 153 | 73% | 1136 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 67 | W 20-17 Nevada (10/4) | 4-1 | Mountain West | Colorado State (10/10) |
| Connor Weigman | Houston | 5 | 70 | 118 | 59% | 910 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 148 | L 35-11 Texas Tech (10/4) | 3-0 | Big 12 | @ Oklahoma State (10/11) |