The Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award® along with presenting sponsor A. O. Smith Corporation announce the 2025 Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award Alumni Week 14 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 54 103 769 52% 7.5 5 3 66 80.9 19.9 L 31-29 Tennessee Titans (3-10)
Jayden Daniels–LSU–2023 Washington Commanders 114 188 1,262 61% 6.7 8 3 50 88.1 45.9 L 31-0 Minnesota Vikings (3-10)
Kenny Pickett—Pittsburgh—2021 Las Vegas Raiders 10 14 105 71% 7.5 1 0 26 116.7 6.7 L 24-1- Denver Broncos (2-11)
Mac Jones—Alabama—2020 San Francisco 49ers 201 289 2,151 70% 7.4 13 6 56 97.4 63.8 IDLE (9-4)
Joe Burrow—LSU—-2019 Cincinnati Bengals 70 118 734 59% 6.2 8 2 43 93 65.7 L 39-34 Buffalo Bills (4-9)
Gardner Minshew—Washington State—-2018 Kansas City Chiefs 0 0 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0 0 L 20-10 Houston Texans (6-6); DNP
Mason Rudolph—Oklahoma State—-2017 Pittsburgh Steelers 38 52 310 73% 6.3 2 2 28 84.6 35 W 27-22 Baltimore Ravens (7-6); DNP
Deshaun Watson—Clemson—2016 Cleveland Browns 0 0 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0 0 L 31-29 Tennessee Titans (3-10); DNP
Marcus Mariota—Oregon—-2014 Washington Commanders 122 194 1,389 63% 7.2 9 7 56 84.8 55.2 L 31-0 Minnesota Vikings (3-10)