The Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award® along with presenting sponsor A. O. Smith Corporation announce the 2023 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 | COMPLETIONS | ATTEMPTS | % | YARDS PASSING | TD PASSING | TD RUSHING | TD RECEIVING | INT | YARDS RUSHING | SCORE | RECORD | CONFERENCE | NEXT |
| Jayden Daniels | LSU | 6 | 132 | 181 | 73% | 1,969 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 422 | W 49-39 Missouri | 4-2 | SEC | Auburn 10/21 |
| Jaxson Dart | Ole Miss | 6 | 107 | 167 | 64% | 1,638 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 302 | W 27-20 Arkansas | 5-1 | SEC | at Auburn 10/21 |
| Quinn Ewers | Texas | 6 | 128 | 184 | 70% | 1,704 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 60 | L 34-30 Oklahoma | 5-1 | Big 12 | at Houston 10/21 |
| Dillon Gabriel | Oklahoma | 6 | 141 | 195 | 72% | 1,878 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 208 | W 34-30 Texas | 6-0 | Big 12 | UCF 10/21 |
| Sam Hartman | Notre Dame | 7 | 118 | 183 | 65% | 1,712 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | L 33-20 Louisville | 5-2 | Independent | USC 10/14 |
| Will Howard | Kansas State | 5 | 106 | 173 | 61% | 1,224 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 227 | L 29-21 Oklahoma State | 3-2 | Big 12 | at Texas Tech 10/14 |
| KJ Jefferson | Arkansas | 6 | 110 | 164 | 67% | 1,300 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 136 | L 27-20 Ole Miss | 2-4 | SEC | at Alabama 10/14 |
| Devin Leary | Kentucky | 6 | 92 | 168 | 55% | 1,257 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 5 | -48 | L 51-13 Georgia | 5-1 | SEC | Missouri 10/14 |
| Riley Leonard | Duke | 5 | 79 | 126 | 63% | 912 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 326 | Idle | 4-1 | ACC | NC State 10/14 |
| Drake Maye | North Carolina | 5 | 129 | 179 | 72% | 1,629 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 174 | W 40-7 Syracuse | 5-0 | ACC | Miami 10/14 |
| Grayson McCall | Coastal Carolina | 5 | 108 | 168 | 64% | 1,302 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 29 | Idle | 2-3 | Sun Belt | at Appalachian State 10/10 |
| J.J. McCarthy | Michigan | 6 | 97 | 125 | 78% | 1,290 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 133 | W 52-10 Minnesota | 6-0 | Big Ten | Indiana 10/14 |
| Joe Milton III | Tennessee | 5 | 101 | 160 | 63% | 1,164 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 139 | Idle | 4-1 | SEC | Texas A&M 10/14 |
| Bo Nix | Oregon | 5 | 131 | 163 | 80% | 1,459 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 87 | Idle | 5-0 | Pac-12 | at Washington 10/14 |
| Michael Penix Jr. | Washington | 5 | 133 | 178 | 75% | 1,999 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | Idle | 5-0 | Pac-12 | Oregon 10/14 |
| Michael Pratt | Tulane | 3 | 46 | 61 | 75% | 668 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 112 | Idle | 4-1 | American | at Memphis 10/13 |
| Spencer Rattler | South Carolina | 5 | 119 | 163 | 73% | 1,411 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 83 | Idle | 3-2 | SEC | Florida 10/14 |
| Austin Reed | Western Kentucky | 6 | 150 | 246 | 61% | 1,665 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 71 | W 35-28 Louisiana Tech | 4-2 | Conference USA | at Jacksonville State 10/17 |
| Garrett Shrader | Syracuse | 6 | 102 | 158 | 65% | 1,272 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 368 | L 40-7 UNC | 4-2 | ACC | at Florida State 10/14 |
| Kedon Slovis | BYU | 5 | 98 | 165 | 59% | 1,240 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 3 | -22 | Idle | 4-1 | Big 12 | at TCU 10/14 |
| Taulia Tagovailoa | Maryland | 6 | 132 | 210 | 63% | 1,660 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 89 | L 37-17 Ohio State | 5-1 | Big Ten | Illinois 10/14 |
| Jordan Travis | Florida State | 5 | 92 | 145 | 63% | 1,198 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 119 | W 39-17 Virginia Tech | 5-0 | ACC | Syracuse 10/14 |
| Tyler Van Dyke | Miami | 5 | 98 | 135 | 73% | 1,330 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 39 | L 23-20 Georgia Tech | 4-1 | ACC | at UNC 10/14 |
| Cameron Ward | Washington State | 5 | 125 | 181 | 69% | 1,587 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 97 | L 25-17 UCLA | 4-1 | Pac-12 | Arizona 10/14 |
| Caleb Williams | USC | 6 | 119 | 166 | 72% | 1,822 | 22 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 124 | W 43-41 Arizona | 6-0 | Pac-12 | at Notre Dame 10/14 |