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Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award

American college football award

American college football award

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nameJohnny Unitas Golden Arm Award
descriptionTop upperclassman quarterback in college football
presenterGolden Arm Foundation
countryUnited States
locationBaltimore, Maryland
yearEstablished in 1987
holderDiego Pavia, Vanderbilt
website

The Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award is given annually in the United States to the nation's top upperclassman quarterback in college football. Candidates are judged on accomplishments on the field as well as on their character, scholastic achievement, and leadership qualities. The award was established in 1987 and named after Johnny Unitas, who was nicknamed "The Golden Arm". Unitas played his college career at the University of Louisville and set many records in the National Football League while playing for the Baltimore Colts.

Winners

These are the award recipients since inception in 1987.

YearPlayerSchoolRefs
1987Don McPhersonSyracuse
1988Rodney PeeteUSC
1989Tony RiceNotre Dame
1990Craig EricksonMiami
1991Casey WeldonFlorida State
1992Gino TorrettaMiami (2)
1993Charlie WardFlorida State (2)
1994Jay BarkerAlabama
1995Tommie FrazierNebraska
1996Danny WuerffelFlorida
1997Peyton ManningTennessee
1998Cade McNownUCLA
1999Chris RedmanLouisville
2000Chris WeinkeFlorida State (3)
2001David CarrFresno State
2002Carson PalmerUSC (2)
2003Eli ManningOle Miss
2004Jason WhiteOklahoma
2005Matt LeinartUSC (3)
2006Brady QuinnNotre Dame (2)
2007Matt RyanBoston College
2008Graham HarrellTexas Tech
2009Colt McCoyTexas
2010Scott TolzienWisconsin
2011Andrew LuckStanford
2012Collin KleinKansas State
2013A. J. McCarronAlabama (2)
2014Marcus MariotaOregon
2015Connor CookMichigan State
2016Deshaun WatsonClemson
2017Mason RudolphOklahoma State
2018Gardner MinshewWashington State
2019Joe BurrowLSU
2020Mac JonesAlabama (3)
2021Kenny PickettPittsburgh
2022Max DugganTCU
2023Jayden DanielsLSU (2)
2024Shedeur SandersColorado
2025Diego PaviaVanderbilt

References

References

  1. (December 6, 2016). "Watson wins Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award". CBS Sports.
  2. "About The Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award". The Baltimore Sun.
  3. "Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award Winners". Sports Reference.
  4. (December 6, 2010). "Tolzien wins Unitas Award". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.
  5. (December 5, 2011). "Stanford quarterback Andrew Luck named Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award winner". The Baltimore Sun.
  6. (December 3, 2012). "Collin Klein named winner of Johnny Unitas award as top college QB". The Denver Post.
  7. "AJ McCarron accepts 2013 Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award [Video]". The Baltimore Sun.
  8. (December 8, 2014). "Oregon QB Marcus Mariota wins Johnny Unitas Golden Arm award". Sports Illustrated.
  9. (December 8, 2015). "MSU's Connor Cook wins Unitas award as top QB". Detroit Free Press.
  10. (2017-11-30). "Oklahoma State University Mason Rudolph Wins The 2017 Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award - Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award". Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award.
  11. (2017-11-30). "Gardner Minshew, II Wins 2018 Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award® Presented by A. O. Smith". Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award.
  12. (2019-12-04). "Joe Burrow becomes LSU's first winner of Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award for top college senior QB". [[The Advocate (Louisiana).
  13. "Mac Jones wins the 2020 Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award®".
  14. "Pittsburgh quarterback wins the 2021 Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award".
  15. "Max Duggan wins the 2022 Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award".
  16. "Jayden Daniels wins the 2023 Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award".
  17. "Shedeur Sanders wins the 2024 Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award".
  18. Persaud, Andrew. (2025-12-05). "Diego Pavia wins the 2025 Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award® Presented by A. O. Smith".
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