The Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award® along with presenting sponsor A. O. Smith Corporation announce the 2025 Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award Alumni Week 5 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 21-17 Minnesota Vikings (1-4); DNP
Jayden Daniels–LSU–2023 Washington Commanders 58 98 754 59% 6.8 4 0 50 93.2 45.2 W 27-10 Los Angeles Chargers (3-2)
Kenny Pickett—Pittsburgh—2021 Las Vegas Raiders 0 0 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0 0 L 40-6 Indianapolis Colts (1-4); DNP
Mac Jones—Alabama—2020 San Francisco 49ers 86 129 905 67% 7 6 1 42 99.1 66.7 W 26-23 Los Angeles Rams (4-1)
Joe Burrow—LSU—-2019 Cincinnati Bengals 21 36 189 58% 5.3 2 0 25 91.1 56 L 37-24 Detroit Lions  (2-3); DNP
Gardner Minshew—Washington State—-2018 Kansas City Chiefs 0 0 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0 0 L 31-28 Jacksonville Jaguars (2-3); DNP
Mason Rudolph—Oklahoma State—-2017 Pittsburgh Steelers 2 2 12 100% 6 0 0 6 91.7 18.1 BYE (3-1)
Deshaun Watson—Clemson—2016 Cleveland Browns 0 0 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0 0 L 21-17 Minnesota Vikings (1-4); DNP
Marcus Mariota—Oregon—-2014 Washington Commanders 31 48 363 65% 7.6 3 1 56 99.6 65.9 W 27-10 Los Angeles Chargers (3-2); DNP