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Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award
American college football award
American college football award
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award |
| description | Top upperclassman quarterback in college football |
| presenter | Golden Arm Foundation |
| country | United States |
| location | Baltimore, Maryland |
| year | Established in 1987 |
| holder | Diego 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.
| Year | Player | School | Refs |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Don McPherson | Syracuse | |
| 1988 | Rodney Peete | USC | |
| 1989 | Tony Rice | Notre Dame | |
| 1990 | Craig Erickson | Miami | |
| 1991 | Casey Weldon | Florida State | |
| 1992 | Gino Torretta | Miami (2) | |
| 1993 | Charlie Ward | Florida State (2) | |
| 1994 | Jay Barker | Alabama | |
| 1995 | Tommie Frazier | Nebraska | |
| 1996 | Danny Wuerffel | Florida | |
| 1997 | Peyton Manning | Tennessee | |
| 1998 | Cade McNown | UCLA | |
| 1999 | Chris Redman | Louisville | |
| 2000 | Chris Weinke | Florida State (3) | |
| 2001 | David Carr | Fresno State | |
| 2002 | Carson Palmer | USC (2) | |
| 2003 | Eli Manning | Ole Miss | |
| 2004 | Jason White | Oklahoma | |
| 2005 | Matt Leinart | USC (3) | |
| 2006 | Brady Quinn | Notre Dame (2) | |
| 2007 | Matt Ryan | Boston College | |
| 2008 | Graham Harrell | Texas Tech | |
| 2009 | Colt McCoy | Texas | |
| 2010 | Scott Tolzien | Wisconsin | |
| 2011 | Andrew Luck | Stanford | |
| 2012 | Collin Klein | Kansas State | |
| 2013 | A. J. McCarron | Alabama (2) | |
| 2014 | Marcus Mariota | Oregon | |
| 2015 | Connor Cook | Michigan State | |
| 2016 | Deshaun Watson | Clemson | |
| 2017 | Mason Rudolph | Oklahoma State | |
| 2018 | Gardner Minshew | Washington State | |
| 2019 | Joe Burrow | LSU | |
| 2020 | Mac Jones | Alabama (3) | |
| 2021 | Kenny Pickett | Pittsburgh | |
| 2022 | Max Duggan | TCU | |
| 2023 | Jayden Daniels | LSU (2) | |
| 2024 | Shedeur Sanders | Colorado | |
| 2025 | Diego Pavia | Vanderbilt |
References
References
- (December 6, 2016). "Watson wins Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award". CBS Sports.
- "About The Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award". The Baltimore Sun.
- "Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award Winners". Sports Reference.
- (December 6, 2010). "Tolzien wins Unitas Award". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.
- (December 5, 2011). "Stanford quarterback Andrew Luck named Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award winner". The Baltimore Sun.
- (December 3, 2012). "Collin Klein named winner of Johnny Unitas award as top college QB". The Denver Post.
- "AJ McCarron accepts 2013 Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award [Video]". The Baltimore Sun.
- (December 8, 2014). "Oregon QB Marcus Mariota wins Johnny Unitas Golden Arm award". Sports Illustrated.
- (December 8, 2015). "MSU's Connor Cook wins Unitas award as top QB". Detroit Free Press.
- (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.
- (2017-11-30). "Gardner Minshew, II Wins 2018 Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award® Presented by A. O. Smith". Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award.
- (2019-12-04). "Joe Burrow becomes LSU's first winner of Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award for top college senior QB". [[The Advocate (Louisiana).
- "Mac Jones wins the 2020 Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award®".
- "Pittsburgh quarterback wins the 2021 Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award".
- "Max Duggan wins the 2022 Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award".
- "Jayden Daniels wins the 2023 Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award".
- "Shedeur Sanders wins the 2024 Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award".
- Persaud, Andrew. (2025-12-05). "Diego Pavia wins the 2025 Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award® Presented by A. O. Smith".
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