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 11 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 |
| Carson Beck | Miami | 8 | 174 | 240 | 73% | 1947 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 51 | L 26-20 SMU (11/1) | 6-3 | ACC | Syracuse (11/8) |
| Josh Hoover | TCU | 8 | 185 | 285 | 65% | 2371 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 4 | IDLE | 6-2 | Big 12 | Iowa State (11/8) |
| Haynes King | Georgia Tech | 9 | 158 | 219 | 72% | 1888 | 9 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 754 | L 48-36 NC State (11/1) | 8-1 | ACC | @ Boston College (11/15) |
| Fernando Mendoza | Indiana | 9 | 162 | 224 | 72% | 2124 | 25 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 220 | W 55-10 Maryland (11/1) | 9-0 | Big Ten | @ Penn State (11/8) |
| Darian Mensah | Duke | 8 | 202 | 290 | 70% | 2572 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -67 | W 46-45 Clemson (11/1) | 5-3 | ACC | @ UConn (11/8) |
| Miller Moss | Louisville | 8 | 177 | 271 | 65% | 1929 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 6 | -66 | W 28-16 Virginia Tech (11/1) | 7-1 | ACC | Cal (11/8) |
| Diego Pavia | Vanderbilt | 9 | 166 | 240 | 69% | 2063 | 18 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 501 | L 34-31 Texas (11/1) | 7-2 | SEC | Auburn (11/8) |
| Marcel Reed | Texas A&M | 8 | 137 | 223 | 61% | 1972 | 17 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 349 | IDLE | 8-0 | SEC | @ Missouri (11/8) |
| Brendan Sorsby | Cincinnati | 9 | 144 | 237 | 61% | 2064 | 21 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 453 | L 45-14 Utah (11/1) | 7-2 | Big 12 | Arizona (11/15) |
| Gunner Stockton | Georgia | 8 | 161 | 229 | 70% | 1776 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 290 | W 24-20 Florida (11/1) | 7-1 | SEC | @ Mississippi State (11/8) |