The Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award® along with presenting sponsor A. O. Smith Corporation announce the 2022 Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award Watch List Week 4 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 |
| Holton Ahlers | East Carolina | 4 | 89 | 134 | 66% | 1,067 | 10 | 3 | 72 | L 23-20 Navy (2-2) | AMERICAN | Next: @ South Florida 10/1 |
| Brennan Armstrong | Virginia | 4 | 73 | 140 | 52% | 848 | 4 | 4 | 179 | L 22-20 Syracuse (2-2) | ACC | Next: @ Duke 10/1 |
| Hank Bachmeier | Boise State | 4 | 51 | 94 | 54% | 497 | 6 | 3 | -26 | L 27-10 UTEP (2-2) | MOUNTAIN WEST | Next: San Diego State 9/30 |
| Connor Bazelak | Indiana | 4 | 108 | 202 | 54% | 1,171 | 7 | 4 | -51 | L 45-24 Cincinnatti (3-1) | BIG TEN | Next: @ Nebraska 10/1 |
| Stetson Bennett | Georgia | 4 | 92 | 124 | 74% | 1,224 | 9 | 1 | 44 | W 39-22 Kent State (4-0) | SEC | Next: @ Missouri 10/1 |
| Gerry Bohanon | South Florida | 4 | 55 | 103 | 53% | 569 | 1 | 6 | 136 | L 41-3 Louisville (1-3) | AMERICAN | Next: East Carolina 10/1 |
| Logan Bonner | Utah State | 4 | 62 | 110 | 56% | 753 | 6 | 8 | 17 | L 34-24 UNLV (1-3) | MOUNTAIN WEST | Next: @ BYU 9/29 |
| Charlie Brewer | Liberty | 1 | 3 | 4 | 75% | 18 | 0 | 0 | 13 | W 21-12 Akron (3-1); DNP | INDEPENDENT | Next: @ Old Dominion 10/1 |
| Chase Brice | Appalachian State | 4 | 79 | 128 | 62% | 1,014 | 11 | 2 | 21 | L 32-28 James Madison (2-2) | SUN BELT | Next: The Citadel 10/1 |
| Davis Brin | Tulsa | 4 | 83 | 132 | 63% | 1,318 | 13 | 1 | -10 | L 35-27 Ole Miss (2-2) | AMERICAN | Next: Cincinnatti 10/1 |
| Braxton Burmeister | San Diego State | 4 | 34 | 64 | 53% | 230 | 3 | 2 | 149 | W 17-14 Toledo (2-2) | MOUNTAIN WEST | Next: @ Boise State 9/30 |
| Zach Calzada | Auburn | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | W 17-14 Missouri (3-1); DNP | SEC | Next: LSU 10/1 |
| Hudson Card | Texas | 4 | 53 | 80 | 66% | 620 | 3 | 1 | 56 | L 37-34 Texas Tech (2-2) | BIG 12 | Next: West Virginia 10/1 |
| Sean Clifford | Penn State | 4 | 75 | 117 | 64% | 890 | 12 | 1 | 54 | W 33-14 Central Michigan (4-0) | BIG TEN | Next: Northwestern 10/1 |
| Chase Cunningham | Middle Tennessee | 4 | 85 | 120 | 71% | 1,000 | 9 | 3 | 57 | W 45-31 Miami (3-1) | CONFERENCE USA | Next: UTSA 9/30 |
| Malik Cunningham | Louisville | 4 | 65 | 107 | 61% | 782 | 8 | 3 | 395 | W 41-3 South Florida (2-2) | ACC | Next: @ Boston College 10/1 |
| Jayden Daniels | LSU | 4 | 81 | 111 | 73% | 835 | 9 | 0 | 262 | W 38-0 New Mexico (3-1) | SEC | Next: Auburn 10/1 |
| JT Daniels | West Virginia | 4 | 87 | 134 | 65% | 956 | 8 | 2 | -26 | W 33-10 Virginia Tech (2-2) | BIG 12 | Next: @ Texas 10/1 |
| Tommy DeVito | Illinois | 4 | 88 | 128 | 69% | 951 | 9 | 2 | 15 | W 31-0 Chattanooga (3-1) | BIG TEN | Next: @ Wisconsin 10/1 |
| Jarret Doege | Troy | 2 | 6 | 12 | 50% | 124 | 1 | 0 | 0 | W 17-16 Marshall (2-2); DNP | SUN BELT | Next: @ Western Kentucky 10/1 |
| Max Duggan | TCU | 3 | 47 | 61 | 77% | 695 | 8 | 0 | 33 | W 42-34 SMU (3-0) | BIG 12 | Next: Oklahoma 10/1 |
| Dequan Finn | Toledo | 4 | 64 | 107 | 60% | 781 | 11 | 5 | 252 | L 17-14 San Diego State (2-2) | MAC | Next: Central Michigan 10/1 |
| Dillon Gabriel | Oklahoma | 4 | 78 | 117 | 67% | 1,089 | 13 | 0 | 126 | L 41-34 Kansas State (3-1) | BIG 12 | Next: TCU 10/1 |
| Jake Haener | Fresno State | 3 | 75 | 105 | 71% | 854 | 4 | 1 | -7 | BYE WEEK (1-2) | MOUNTAIN WEST | Next: @ UConn 10/1 |
| Jaren Hall | BYU | 4 | 103 | 144 | 72% | 1,164 | 9 | 1 | 79 | W 38-24 Wyoming (3-1) | INDEPENDENT | Next: Utah State 9/29 |
| Sam Hartman | Wake Forest | 3 | 64 | 100 | 64% | 962 | 13 | 2 | 33 | L 51-45 Clemson (2-2) | ACC | Next: @ Florida State 10/1 |
| Ryan Hilinski | Northwestern | 4 | 114 | 183 | 62% | 1,194 | 7 | 3 | 3 | L 17-14 Miami OH (1-3) | BIG TEN | Next: Penn State 10/1 |
| Hendon Hooker | Tennessee | 4 | 81 | 113 | 72% | 1,193 | 11 | 0 | 174 | W 38-33 Florida (4-0) | SEC | Next: @ LSU 10/8 |
| Dylan Hopkins | UAB | 3 | 35 | 52 | 67% | 430 | 3 | 0 | -12 | BYE WEEK (2-1) | CONFERENCE USA | Next: @ Rice 10/1 |
| KJ Jefferson | Arkansas | 4 | 67 | 97 | 69% | 941 | 12 | 1 | 274 | L 23-21 Texas A&M (3-1) | SEC | Next: Alabama 10/1 |
| Phil Jurkovec | Boston College | 4 | 78 | 129 | 61% | 843 | 7 | 2 | -64 | L 44-14 Florida State (1-3) | ACC | Next: Louisville 101 |
| Haynes King | Texas A&M | 2 | 33 | 51 | 65% | 461 | 3 | 2 | 58 | W 23-21 Arkansas (3-1); DNP | SEC | Next: @ Mississippi State 10/1 |
| Devin Leary | North Carolina State | 4 | 80 | 125 | 64% | 890 | 11 | 2 | 2 | W 41-10 UConn (4-0) | ACC | Next: @ Clemson 10/1 |
| Will Levis | Kentucky | 4 | 79 | 117 | 68% | 1,185 | 12 | 4 | -33 | W 31-25 Northern Illinois (4-0) | SEC | Next: @ Ole Miss 10/1 |
| Brendon Lewis | Colorado | 2 | 15 | 24 | 63% | 92 | 0 | 0 | 43 | L 45-17 UCLA (0-4); DNP | PAC 12 | Next: @ Arizona 10/1 |
| Rocky Lombardi | Northern Illinois | 3 | 39 | 60 | 65% | 530 | 6 | 1 | 14 | L 31-25 Kentucky (1-3); DNP | MAC | Next: @ Ball State 10/1 |
| Adrian Martinez | Kansas State | 4 | 62 | 100 | 62% | 538 | 8 | 0 | 298 | W 41-34 Oklahoma (3-1) | BIG 12 | Next: Texas Tech 10/1 |
| D’Wan Mathis | Temple | 2 | 14 | 29 | 48% | 125 | 0 | 0 | 8 | W 28-0 UMass (2-2); DNP | AMERICAN | Next: @ Memphis 10/1 |
| Grayson McCall | Coastal Carolina | 4 | 69 | 98 | 70% | 1,001 | 13 | 1 | 91 | W 41-24 Georgia State (4-0) | SUN BELT | Next: Georgia Southern 10/1 |
| Tanner McKee | Stanford | 3 | 59 | 88 | 67% | 814 | 7 | 4 | -45 | L 40-22 Washington (1-2) | PAC 12 | Next: @ Oregon 10/1 |
| Cade McNamara | Michigan | 3 | 14 | 25 | 56% | 180 | 1 | 1 | -30 | W 34-27 Maryland (4-0); DNP | BIG TEN | Next: @ Iowa 10/1 |
| Graham Mertz | Wisconsin | 4 | 55 | 82 | 67% | 791 | 8 | 3 | 10 | L 52-21 Ohio State (2-2) | BIG TEN | Next: Illinois 10/1 |
| Tanner Mordecai | SMU | 4 | 97 | 166 | 58% | 1,385 | 12 | 5 | 15 | L 42-34 TCU (2-2) | AMERICAN | Next: @ UCF 10/1 |
| Tanner Morgan | Minnesota | 4 | 61 | 79 | 77% | 886 | 10 | 1 | 52 | W 34-7 Michigan State (4-0) | BIG TEN | Next: Purdue 10/1 |
| Dylan Morris | Washington | 2 | 4 | 8 | 50% | 63 | 0 | 0 | -3 | W 40-22 Stanford (4-0); DNP | PAC 12 | Next: @ UCLA 9/30 |
| Bo Nix | Oregon | 4 | 95 | 132 | 72% | 1,100 | 13 | 3 | 120 | W 44-41 Washington State (3-1) | PAC 12 | Next: Stanford 10/1 |
| Chance Nolan | Oregon State | 4 | 64 | 104 | 62% | 913 | 8 | 6 | 98 | L 17-14 USC (3-1) | PAC 12 | Next: @ Utah 10/1 |
| Aidan O’Connell | Purdue | 3 | 86 | 133 | 65% | 1,000 | 8 | 1 | -10 | W 28-26 Florida Atlantic (2-2); DNP | BIG TEN | Next: @ Minnesota 10/1 |
| N’Kosi Perry | Florida Atlantic | 5 | 89 | 153 | 58% | 1,217 | 15 | 3 | 138 | L 28-26 Purdue (2-3) | CONFERENCE USA | Next: @ North Texas 10/1 |
| Spencer Petras | Iowa | 4 | 48 | 94 | 51% | 524 | 1 | 2 | -53 | W 27-10 Rutgers (3-1) | BIG TEN | Next: Michigan 10/1 |
| Jack Plummer | California | 4 | 85 | 139 | 61% | 975 | 9 | 2 | 8 | W 49-31 Arizona (3-1) | PAC 12 | Next: @ Washington State 10/1 |
| Michael Pratt | Tulane | 4 | 61 | 96 | 64% | 905 | 8 | 3 | 197 | L 27-24 Southern Miss (3-1) | AMERICAN | Next: @ Houston 9/30 |
| Spencer Rattler | South Carolina | 4 | 77 | 124 | 62% | 909 | 2 | 5 | -22 | W 56-20 Charlotte (2-2) | SEC | Next: South Carolina State 10/1 |
| Chris Reynolds | Charlotte | 3 | 61 | 90 | 68% | 740 | 9 | 3 | -4 | L 56-20 South Carolina (1-4) | CONFERENCE USA | Next: UTEP 10/1 |
| Anthony Richardson | Florida | 4 | 65 | 121 | 54% | 876 | 7 | 5 | 196 | L 38-33 Tennessee (2-2) | SEC | Next: Eastern Washington 10/1 |
| Daniel Richardson | Central Michigan | 4 | 88 | 172 | 58% | 1,124 | 9 | 4 | -8 | L 33-14 Penn State (1-3) | MAC | Next: @ Toledo 10/1 |
| Cameron Rising | Utah | 4 | 76 | 114 | 67% | 954 | 10 | 2 | 116 | W 34-13 Arizona State (3-1) | PAC 12 | Next: Oregon State 10/1 |
| Will Rogers | Mississippi State | 4 | 140 | 190 | 74% | 1,386 | 16 | 3 | -60 | W 45-14 Bowling Green (3-1) | SEC | Next: Texas A&M 10/1 |
| Kurtis Rourke | Ohio | 4 | 102 | 147 | 69% | 1,195 | 11 | 2 | 68 | W 59-52 Fordham (2-2) | MAC | Next: @ Kent State 10/1 |
| Spencer Sanders | Oklahoma State | 3 | 62 | 95 | 65% | 916 | 13 | 1 | 110 | BYE WEEK (3-0) | BIG 12 | Next: @ Baylor 10/1 |
| Tyler Shough | Texas Tech | 1 | 6 | 10 | 60% | 150 | 1 | 0 | 17 | W 37-34 Texas (3-1); DNP | BIG 12 | Next: @ Kansas State 10/1 |
| Garrett Shrader | Syracuse | 4 | 73 | 110 | 66% | 986 | 12 | 1 | 212 | W 22-20 Virginia (4-0) | ACC | Next: Wagner 10/1 |
| Jeff Sims | Georgia Tech | 4 | 70 | 117 | 60% | 739 | 2 | 2 | 115 | L 27-10 UCF (1-3) | ACC | Next: @ Pitt 10/1 |
| Kedon Slovis | Pittsburgh | 3 | 50 | 75 | 67% | 692 | 2 | 1 | -26 | W 45-24 Rhode Island (3-1) | ACC | Next: Georgia Tech 10/1 |
| CJ Stroud | Ohio State | 4 | 79 | 112 | 71% | 1,222 | 16 | 1 | 9 | W 52-21 Wisconsin (4-0) | BIG TEN | Next: Rutgers 10/1 |
| Taulia Tagovailoa | Maryland | 4 | 88 | 118 | 75% | 1,102 | 8 | 4 | 74 | L 34-27 Michigan (4-0) | BIG TEN | Next: Michigan State 10/1 |
| Casey Thompson | Nebraska | 4 | 76 | 117 | 65% | 995 | 9 | 3 | -19 | BYE WEEK (1-3) | BIG TEN | Next: Indiana 10/1 |
| Dorian Thompson-Robinson | UCLA | 4 | 80 | 107 | 75% | 896 | 10 | 1 | 170 | W 45-17 Colorado (4-0) | PAC 12 | Next: Washington 9/30 |
| Payton Thorne | Michigan State | 4 | 77 | 118 | 65% | 900 | 7 | 3 | 111 | L 34-7 Minnesota (2-2) | BIG TEN | Next: @ Maryland 10/1 |
| Jordan Travis | Florida State | 4 | 60 | 91 | 66% | 945 | 6 | 1 | 48 | W 44-14 Boston College (4-0) | ACC | Next: Wake Forest 10/1 |
| Clayton Tune | Houston | 4 | 83 | 128 | 65% | 993 | 9 | 3 | 137 | W 34-27 Rice (2-2) | AMERICAN | Next: Tulane 9/30 |
| DJ Uiagalelei | Clemson | 4 | 83 | 129 | 64% | 1,033 | 11 | 1 | 169 | W 51-45 Wake Forest (4-0) | ACC | Next: NC State 10/1 |
| Tyler Van Dyke | Miami | 4 | 70 | 118 | 59% | 809 | 4 | 3 | -17 | L 45-31 Middle Tennessee (2-2) | ACC | Next: North Carolina 10/8 |
| Grant Wells | Virginia Tech | 4 | 79 | 131 | 60% | 844 | 6 | 5 | 81 | L 33-10 West Virginia (2-2) | ACC | Next: @ North Carolina 10/1 |
| Hayden Wolff | Old Dominion | 4 | 74 | 132 | 60% | 844 | 6 | 5 | 81 | W 29-26 Arkansas State (2-2) | SUN BELT | Next: Liberty 10/1 |
| Bryce Young | Alabama | 4 | 83 | 121 | 69% | 1,029 | 15 | 2 | 150 | W 55-3 Vanderbilt (4-0) | SEC | Next: @ Arkansas 10/1 |