The Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award® along with presenting sponsor A. O. Smith Corporation announce the 2024 Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award Alumni Week 1 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/RECORD | NEXT |
| Jayden Daniels–LSU–2023 | Washington Commanders | 17 | 24 | 184 | 71% | 7.7 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 93.1 | 41.8 | L 37-20 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (0-1) | New York Giants 9/15 |
| Kenny Pickett—Pittsburgh—2021 | Philadelphia Eagles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | W 34-29 Green Bay Packers (1-0) | Atlanta Falcons 9/16 |
| Mac Jones—Alabama—2020 | Jacksonville Jaguars | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | L 20-17 Miami Dolphins (0-1) | Cleveland Browns 9/15 |
| Joe Burrow—LSU—-2019 | Cincinnati Bengals | 21 | 29 | 164 | 72% | 5.7 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 86 | 56.1 | L 16-10 New England Patriots (0-1) | @ Kansas City Chiefs 9/15 |
| Gardner Minshew—Washington State—-2018 | Las Vegas Raiders | 25 | 33 | 257 | 76% | 7.8 | 1 | 1 | 33 | 95.1 | 29.8 | L 22-10 Los Angeles Chargers (0-1) | @ Baltimore Ravens 9/15 |
| Mason Rudolph—Oklahoma State—-2017 | Tennessee Titans | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | L 24-17 Chicago Bears (0-1) | New York Jets 9/15 |
| Deshaun Watson—Clemson—2016 | Cleveland Browns | 24 | 45 | 169 | 53% | 3.8 | 1 | 2 | 29 | 51.1 | 9.4 | L 33-17 Dallas Cowboys (0-1) | @ Jacksonville Jaguars 9/15 |
| Marcus Mariota—Oregon—-2014 | Washington Commanders | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | L 37-20 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (0-1) | New York Giants 9/15 |