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 8 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 | 6 | 118 | 182 | 65% | 1680 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 117 | W 34-31 Arkansas (10/11) | 5-1 | SEC | @ Alabama (10/18) |
| Drew Allar | Penn State | 6 | 103 | 159 | 65% | 1100 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 172 | L 22-21 Northwestern (10/11) | 3–3 | Big Ten | @ Iowa (10/18) |
| Luke Altmyer | Illinois | 7 | 139 | 192 | 72% | 1821 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 1 | -28 | L 34 -16 Ohio State (10/11) | 5-2 | Big Ten | @ Washington (10/18) |
| Rocco Becht | Iowa State | 7 | 127 | 201 | 63% | 1622 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 91 | L 24-17 Colorado (10/11) | 5-2 | Big 12 | BYU (10/25) |
| Carson Beck | Miami | 5 | 102 | 139 | 73% | 1213 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 18 | IDLE | 5-0 | ACC | Louisville (10/17) |
| Thomas Castellanos | Florida State | 6 | 86 | 138 | 62% | 1365 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 286 | L 34- 31 Pitt (10/11) | 3-3 | ACC | @ Stanford (10/18) |
| Taylen Green | Arkansas | 6 | 119 | 189 | 63% | 1654 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 504 | L 34-31 Tennessee (10/11) | 2-4 | SEC | Texas A&M (10/18) |
| Josh Hoover | TCU | 6 | 139 | 215 | 65% | 1893 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 9 | L 41-28 Kansas State (10/11) | 4-2 | Big 12 | Baylor (10/18) |
| Haynes King | Georgia Tech | 6 | 94 | 132 | 71% | 971 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 440 | W 35-20 Va Tech (10/11) | 6-0 | ACC | @ Duke (10/18) |
| Sam Leavitt | Arizona State | 5 | 99 | 157 | 63% | 1039 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 281 | L 42-10 Utah (10/11); DNP | 4-2 | Big 12 | Texas Tech (10/18) |
| Brendon Lewis | Memphis | 6 | 105 | 154 | 68% | 1269 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 420 | IDLE | 6-0 | American | UAB (10/18) |
| Arch Manning | Texas | 6 | 102 | 162 | 63% | 1317 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 194 | W 23-3 Oklahoma (10/11) | 4-2 | SEC | @ Kentucky (10/18) |
| John Mateer | Oklahoma | 5 | 115 | 179 | 64% | 1417 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 195 | L 23-3 Texas (10/11) | 5-1 | SEC | @ South Carolina (10/18) |
| Fernando Mendoza | Indiana | 6 | 109 | 153 | 71% | 1423 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 133 | W 30-20 Oregon (10/11) | 6-0 | Big Ten | Michigan State (10/18) |
| Darian Mensah | Duke | 6 | 143 | 205 | 70% | 1838 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -48 | IDLE | 4-2 | ACC | Georgia Tech (10/18) |
| Chandler Morris | Virginia | 5 | 130 | 186 | 70% | 1428 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 176 | IDLE | 5-1 | ACC | Washington State (10/18) |
| Behren Morton | Texas Tech | 6 | 104 | 152 | 68% | 1501 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -2 | W 42-17 Kansas (10/11) | 6-0 | Big 12 | @ Arizona State (10/28) |
| Miller Moss | Louisville | 5 | 120 | 179 | 67% | 1358 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | -78 | IDLE | 4-1 | ACC | @ Miami (10/17) |
| Garrett Nussmeier | LSU | 6 | 135 | 204 | 66% | 1413 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 13 | W 20-10 South Carolina (10/11) | 5-1 | SEC | @ Vanderbilt (10/18) |
| Diego Pavia | Vanderbilt | 6 | 115 | 161 | 71% | 1409 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 352 | IDLE | 5-1 | SEC | LSU (10/18) |
| Marcel Reed | Texas A&M | 6 | 102 | 170 | 60% | 1490 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 186 | W 34-17 Florida (10/11) | 6-0 | SEC | @ Arkansas (10/18) |
| Sawyer Robertson | Baylor | 6 | 158 | 248 | 64% | 2058 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 11 | IDLE | 4-2 | Big 12 | @ TCU (10/18) |
| LaNorris Sellers | South Carolina | 6 | 73 | 114 | 64% | 1010 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 117 | L 20-10 LSU (10/11) | 3-3 | SEC | Oklahoma (10/18) |
| Brendan Sorsby | Cincinnati | 6 | 99 | 153 | 65% | 1448 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 327 | W 20-11 UCF (10/11) | 5-1 | Big 12 | @ Oklahoma State (10/18) |
| Gunner Stockton | Georgia | 6 | 115 | 169 | 68% | 1264 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 220 | W 20-10 Auburn (10/11) | 5-1 | SEC | Ole Miss (!0/18) |