The Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award® along with presenting sponsor A. O. Smith Corporation announce the 2021 Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award Watch List Week 6 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 | COMP | ATTEMPTS | % | YDS | TDS | INT | RUSH | SCORE (record) | CONFERENCE | NOTES |
| Brennan Armstrong | Virginia | 6 | 185 | 284 | 65% | 2,460 | 19 | 6 | 44 | W 34-33 Louisville (4-2) | ACC | Next: Duke (10/16) |
| Connor Bazelak | Missouri | 6 | 154 | 230 | 67% | 1,682 | 12 | 5 | 7 | W 48-35 North Texas (3-3) | SEC | Next: Texas A&M (10/16) |
| Anthony Brown | Oregon | 5 | 69 | 123 | 56% | 950 | 10 | 1 | 198 | Bye week (4-1) | Pac-12 | Next: Cal (10/15) |
| Sean Clifford | Penn State | 6 | 118 | 178 | 66% | 1,482 | 13 | 5 | 173 | L 23-20 Iowa (5-1) | BIG-10 | Next: Illinois (10/23) |
| Jack Coan | Notre Dame | 6 | 100 | 161 | 62% | 1,208 | 10 | 3 | -85 | W 32-29 Virginia Tech (5-1) | Independent | Next: USC (10/23) |
| Matt Corral | Ole Miss | 5 | 101 | 146 | 69% | 1,497 | 20 | 0 | 255 | W 52-51 Arkansas (4-1) | SEC | Next: at Tennessee (10/16) |
| Malik Cunningham | Louisville | 6 | 121 | 188 | 64% | 1,577 | 18 | 2 | 347 | L 34-33 Virginia (3-3) | ACC | Next: Boston College (10/23) |
| Jayden Daniels | Arizona State | 6 | 96 | 137 | 70% | 1,269 | 7 | 3 | 369 | W 28-10 Stanford (5-1) | Pac-12 | Next: at Utah (10/16) |
| JT Daniels | Georgia | 3 | 54 | 71 | 76% | 567 | 5 | 2 | -15 | DNP; W 34-10 Auburn (6-0) | SEC | Next: Kentucky (10/16) |
| Dillon Gabriel | UCF | 3 | 70 | 102 | 69% | 814 | 11 | 3 | 125 | DNP; W 20-16 East Carolina (3-2) | American | Next: at Cincinnati (10/16) |
| Sam Hartman | Wake Forest | 6 | 116 | 184 | 63% | 1,615 | 17 | 3 | 125 | W 40-37 Syracuse (6-0) | ACC | Next: at Army (10/23) |
| Sam Howell | North Carolina | 6 | 112 | 185 | 61% | 1,697 | 19 | 5 | 396 | L 35-25 Florida State (3-3) | ACC | Next: Miami (10/16) |
| Emory Jones | Florida | 6 | 107 | 157 | 68% | 1,144 | 11 | 7 | 479 | W 42-0 Vanderbilt (4-2) | SEC | Next: at Illinois (10/16) |
| D’Eriq King | Miami | 3 | 81 | 122 | 66% | 767 | 3 | 4 | 96 | Bye week (2-3) | ACC | Next: North Carolina State (10/23) |
| Devin Leary | NC State | 5 | 124 | 184 | 67% | 1,283 | 13 | 2 | -36 | Bye week (4-1) | ACC | Next: at Boston College (10/16) |
| Grayson McCall | Coastal Carolina | 6 | 87 | 109 | 80% | 1,478 | 16 | 1 | 79 | W 52-20 Arkansas State (6-0) | Sun Belt | Next: at Appalachian State (10/20) |
| Kenny Pickett | Pittsburgh | 5 | 121 | 168 | 72% | 1,731 | 21 | 1 | 142 | Bye week (4-1) | ACC | Next: at Virginia Tech (10/16) |
| Jack Plummer | Purdue | 4 | 82 | 118 | 70% | 840 | 7 | 0 | -27 | Bye week (3-2) | BIG-10 | Next: at Iowa (10/16) |
| Brock Purdy | Iowa State | 5 | 94 | 132 | 71% | 1,133 | 8 | 4 | 140 | Bye week (3-2) | BIG-12 | Next: at Kansas State (10/16) |
| Spencer Rattler | Oklahoma | 6 | 130 | 175 | 74% | 1,371 | 13 | 5 | 86 | W 55-48 Texas (6-0) | BIG-12 | Next: TCU (10/16) |
| Chris Reynolds | Charlotte | 6 | 106 | 162 | 65% | 1,314 | 18 | 3 | 199 | W 45-33 Florida International (4-2) | C-USA | Next: at Florida Atlantic (10/21)) |
| Desmond Ridder | Cincinnati | 5 | 95 | 145 | 66% | 1,304 | 15 | 2 | 104 | W 52-3 Temple (5-0) | American | Next: UCF (10/16) |
| Carson Strong | Nevada | 5 | 133 | 192 | 69% | 1,595 | 14 | 3 | -48 | W 55-28 New Mexico State (4-1) | Mountain West | Next: Hawaii (10/16) |
| Taulia Tagovailoa | Maryland | 6 | 155 | 215 | 72% | 1,776 | 14 | 8 | -4 | L 66-17 Ohio State (4-2) | BIG-10 | Next: at Minnesota (10/23) |
| Malik Willis | Liberty | 6 | 93 | 137 | 68% | 1,327 | 20 | 3 | 498 | W 41-13 Middle Tennessee (5-1) | Independent | Next: at Louisiana Monroe (10/16) |
| DNP = Did Not Play |