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 10 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 | 9 | 178 | 247 | 72% | 2,792 | 27 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 163 | L 42-28 Alabama | 6-3 | SEC | Florida 11/11 |
| Dillon Gabriel | Oklahoma | 9 | 206 | 289 | 71% | 2,646 | 20 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 294 | L 27-24 Oklahoma State | 7-2 | Big 12 | West Virginia 11/11 |
| Sam Hartman | Notre Dame | 10 | 162 | 258 | 63% | 2,272 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 76 | L 31-23 Clemson | 7-3 | Independent | Wake Forest 11/18 |
| Drake Maye | North Carolina | 9 | 203 | 308 | 66% | 2,803 | 20 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 254 | W 59-7 Campbell | 7-2 | ACC | Duke 11/11 |
| J.J. McCarthy | Michigan | 9 | 156 | 206 | 76% | 2,134 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 137 | W 41-13 Purdue | 9-0 | Big Ten | at Penn State 11/11 |
| Bo Nix | Oregon | 9 | 235 | 301 | 78% | 2,723 | 25 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 116 | W 63-19 Cal | 8-1 | Pac-12 | USC 11/11 |
| Michael Penix Jr. | Washington | 9 | 225 | 324 | 69% | 3,201 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 7 | -13 | W 52-42 USC | 9-0 | Pac-12 | Utah 11/11 |
| Jordan Travis | Florida State | 9 | 186 | 289 | 64% | 2,469 | 19 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 190 | W 24-7 Pitt | 9-0 | ACC | Miami 11/11 |
| Cameron Ward | Washington State | 9 | 240 | 349 | 69% | 2,773 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 130 | L 10-7 Stanford | 4-5 | Pac-12 | at Cal 11/11 |
| Caleb Williams | USC | 10 | 216 | 312 | 69% | 2,958 | 28 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 146 | L 52-42 Washington | 7-3 | Pac-12 | at Oregon |