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 12 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 | 9 | 192 | 265 | 73% | 2194 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 45 | W 38-10 Syracuse (11/8) | 7-3 | ACC | NC State (11/5) |
| Josh Hoover | TCU | 9 | 219 | 335 | 65% | 2690 | 23 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 15 | L 20-17 Iowa State (11/8) | 6-3 | Big 12 | @ BYU (11/15) |
| Haynes King | Georgia Tech | 9 | 158 | 219 | 72% | 1888 | 9 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 754 | IDLE | 8-1 | ACC | @ Boston College (11/15) |
| Fernando Mendoza | Indiana | 10 | 181 | 254 | 71% | 2342 | 26 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 240 | W 27-24 Penn State (11/8) | 10-0 | Big Ten | Wisconsin (11/15) |
| Darian Mensah | Duke | 9 | 224 | 321 | 70% | 2794 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -64 | L 37-34 UConn (11/8) | 4-4 | ACC | Virginia (11/15) |
| Miller Moss | Louisville | 9 | 197 | 309 | 64% | 2132 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 7 | -73 | L 29-26 Cal (11/8) | 7-2 | ACC | Clemson (11/14) |
| Diego Pavia | Vanderbilt | 10 | 191 | 274 | 70% | 2440 | 21 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 613 | W 45-38 Auburn (11/8) | 8-2 | SEC | Kentucky (11/22) |
| Marcel Reed | Texas A&M | 9 | 157 | 252 | 62% | 2193 | 19 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 378 | W 38-17 Missouri (11/8) | 9-0 | SEC | South Carolina (11/15) |
| Brendan Sorsby | Cincinnati | 9 | 144 | 237 | 61% | 2064 | 21 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 453 | IDLE | 7-2 | Big 12 | Arizona (11/15) |
| Gunner Stockton | Georgia | 9 | 179 | 258 | 69% | 2-40 | 15 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 321 | W 41-21 Mississippi State (11/8) | 8-1 | SEC | Texas (11/15) |