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 13 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 | 10 | 213 | 291 | 73% | 2485 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 47 | W 41-7 NC State (11/5) | 8-3 | ACC | @ Virginia Tech (11/22) |
| Josh Hoover | TCU | 10 | 229 | 358 | 65% | 2873 | 23 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 9 | L 44-13 BYU (11/15) | 6-4 | Big 12 | @ Houston (11/22) |
| Haynes King | Georgia Tech | 10 | 184 | 253 | 73% | 2254 | 10 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 807 | W 36-34 Pitt (11/15) | 9-1 | ACC | Pitt (11/22) |
| Fernando Mendoza | Indiana | 11 | 203 | 278 | 73% | 2641 | 30 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 216 | W 31-7 Wisconsin (11/15) | 11-0 | Big Ten | @ Purdue (11/28) |
| Darian Mensah | Duke | 10 | 242 | 356 | 68% | 3007 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -68 | L 34-17 Virginia (11/15) | 5-5 | ACC | @ North Carolina (11/22) |
| Miller Moss | Louisville | 10 | 215 | 336 | 64% | 2344 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 7 | -76 | L 20-19 Clemson (11/14) | 7-3 | ACC | @ SMU (11/22) |
| Diego Pavia | Vanderbilt | 10 | 191 | 273 | 70% | 2440 | 21 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 613 | IDLE | 8-2 | SEC | Kentucky (11/22) |
| Marcel Reed | Texas A&M | 10 | 179 | 291 | 62% | 2632 | 22 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 391 | W 31-30 South Carolina (11/15) | 10-0 | SEC | Samford (11/22) |
| Brendan Sorsby | Cincinnati | 10 | 159 | 265 | 60% | 2218 | 22 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 483 | L 30-24 Arizona (11/15) | 7-3 | Big 12 | BYU (11/22) |
| Gunner Stockton | Georgia | 10 | 203 | 287 | 71% | 2269 | 19 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 350 | W 35-10 Texas (11/15) | 9-1 | SEC | Charlotte (11/22) |