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 9 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 | 7 | 146 | 226 | 65% | 1948 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 97 | L 37-20 Alabama (10/18) | 5-2 | SEC | @ Kentucky (10/25) |
| Drew Allar | Penn State | 6 | 103 | 159 | 65% | 1100 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 172 | L 25-24 Iowa (10/18); DNP | 3-4 | Big Ten | @ Ohio State (11/1) |
| Luke Altmyer | Illinois | 7 | 139 | 192 | 72% | 1821 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 1 | -28 | IDLE | 5-2 | Big Ten | @ Washington (10/25) |
| Rocco Becht | Iowa State | 7 | 127 | 201 | 63% | 1622 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 91 | IDLE | 5-2 | Big 12 | BYU (10/25) |
| Carson Beck | Miami | 6 | 127 | 174 | 73% | 1484 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 26 | L 24-21 Louisville (10/17) | 5-1 | ACC | Stanford (10/25) |
| Thomas Castellanos | Florida State | 7 | 100 | 166 | 60% | 1607 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 319 | L 20-13 Stanford (10/18) | 3-4 | ACC | Wake Forest (11/1) |
| Taylen Green | Arkansas | 7 | 138 | 221 | 62% | 1910 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 589 | L 45-42 Texas A&M (10/18) | 2-5 | SEC | Auburn (10/25) |
| Josh Hoover | TCU | 7 | 161 | 246 | 65% | 2124 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 7 | W 42-36 Baylor (10/18) | 5-2 | Big 12 | @ West Virginia (10/25) |
| Haynes King | Georgia Tech | 7 | 108 | 153 | 71% | 1176 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 560 | W 27-18 Duke (10/18) | 7-0 | ACC | Syracuse (10/25) |
| Sam Leavitt | Arizona State | 6 | 127 | 204 | 62% | 1358 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 284 | W 26-22 Texas Tech (10/18) | 5-2 | Big 12 | Houston (10/25) |
| Brendon Lewis | Memphis | 7 | 114 | 164 | 70% | 1337 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 440 | L 31-24 UAB (10/18) | 6-1 | American | USF (10/25) |
| Arch Manning | Texas | 7 | 114 | 189 | 60% | 1449 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 193 | W 16-13 Kentucky (10/18) | 5-2 | SEC | @ Mississippi State (10/25) |
| John Mateer | Oklahoma | 6 | 133 | 205 | 65% | 1567 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 209 | W 26-7 South Carolina (10/18) | 6-1 | SEC | Ole Miss (10/25) |
| Fernando Mendoza | Indiana | 7 | 133 | 181 | 74% | 1755 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 151 | W 38-13 Michigan State (10/18) | 7-0 | Big Ten | UCLA(10/25) |
| Darian Mensah | Duke | 7 | 175 | 249 | 70% | 2211 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -61 | L 27-18 Georgia Tech (10/18) | 4-3 | ACC | @ Clemson (11/1) |
| Chandler Morris | Virginia | 6 | 145 | 211 | 69% | 1607 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 191 | W 22-20 Washington State (10/18) | 6-1 | ACC | @ North Carolina (10/25) |
| Behren Morton | Texas Tech | 6 | 104 | 152 | 68% | 1501 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -2 | L 26-22 Arizona State (10/18); DNP | 6-1 | Big 12 | Oklahoma State (10/25) |
| Miller Moss | Louisville | 6 | 143 | 216 | 66% | 1606 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 4 | -87 | W 24-21 Miami (10/17) | 5-1 | ACC | Boston College (10/25) |
| Garrett Nussmeier | LSU | 7 | 154 | 232 | 66% | 1638 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | L 31-24 Vanderbilt (10/18) | 5-2 | SEC | Texas A&M (10/25) |
| Diego Pavia | Vanderbilt | 7 | 129 | 183 | 71% | 1569 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 438 | W 31-24 LSU (10/18) | 6-1 | SEC | Missouri (10/25) |
| Marcel Reed | Texas A&M | 7 | 125 | 202 | 62% | 1770 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 241 | W 45-42 Arkansas (10/18) | 7-0 | SEC | @ LSU (10/25) |
| Sawyer Robertson | Baylor | 7 | 183 | 300 | 61% | 2376 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 7 | -1 | L42-36 TCU (10/18) | 4-3 | Big 12 | @ Cincinnati (10/25) |
| LaNorris Sellers | South Carolina | 7 | 90 | 139 | 65% | 1134 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 108 | L 26-7 Oklahoma (10/18) | 3-4 | SEC | Alabama (10/25) |
| Brendan Sorsby | Cincinnati | 7 | 119 | 182 | 65% | 1718 | 17 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 340 | W 49-17 Oklahoma State (10/18) | 6-1 | Big 12 | Baylor (10/25) |
| Gunner Stockton | Georgia | 7 | 141 | 200 | 71% | 1553 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 279 | W 43-35 Ole Miss (!0/18) | 6-1 | SEC | Florida (11/1) |