The Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award® along with presenting sponsor A. O. Smith Corporation announce the 2025 Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award Alumni Week 8 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 32-13 New England Patriots (2-6); DNP |
| Jayden Daniels–LSU–2023 | Washington Commanders | 89 | 146 | 1,031 | 61% | 7.1 | 8 | 1 | 50 | 97.7 | 50.9 | L 28-7 Kansas City Chiefs (3-5); DNP |
| Kenny Pickett—Pittsburgh—2021 | Las Vegas Raiders | 2 | 2 | 8 | 100% | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 83.3 | 0 | BYE (2-5) |
| Mac Jones—Alabama—2020 | San Francisco 49ers | 130 | 194 | 1,404 | 67% | 7.2 | 6 | 4 | 56 | 89 | 59 | L 26-15 Houston Texans (5-3) |
| Joe Burrow—LSU—-2019 | Cincinnati Bengals | 21 | 36 | 189 | 58% | 5.3 | 2 | 0 | 25 | 91.1 | 57.6 | L 39-38 New York Jets (3-5); DNP |
| Gardner Minshew—Washington State—-2018 | Kansas City Chiefs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | W 28-7 Washington Commanders (5-3); DNP |
| Mason Rudolph—Oklahoma State—-2017 | Pittsburgh Steelers | 2 | 2 | 12 | 100% | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 91.7 | 21.5 | L 35-25 Green Bay Packers (4-3); DNP |
| Deshaun Watson—Clemson—2016 | Cleveland Browns | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | L 32-13 New England Patriots (2-6); DNP |
| Marcus Mariota—Oregon—-2014 | Washington Commanders | 35 | 58 | 426 | 60% | 7.3 | 3 | 2 | 56 | 81.6 | 59.9 | L 28-7 Kansas City Chiefs (3-5) |