Original 2022 Watch List of 76 quarterbacks narrowed down to Top 25
BALTIMORE, Sept. 30, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ — The Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Educational Foundation, Inc., along with presenting sponsor A.O. Smith Corporation has pared-down the original 2022 Watch List to the nation’s Top 25 quarterbacks. The quarterbacks that remain in the hunt for this season’s coveted Golden Arm Award represent eight of the 10 conferences and seven of them are returning Top 25 nominees.
The candidates are selected by the distinguished Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Selection Committee, a group of prominent college football journalists, commentators, announcers, and former players. The award annually recognizes the top senior or upperclassman quarterback set to graduate with their class. Candidates are chosen based on player performance on-and-off the field.
2022 Golden Arm Award Top 25 presented by A.O. Smith
Stetson Bennett, Georgia
Chase Brice, Appalachian State
Davis Brin, Tulsa
Jayden Daniels, LSU
JT Daniels, West Virginia
Tommy DeVito, Illinois
Max Duggan, TCU
Dillon Gabriel, Oklahoma
Jaren Hall, BYU
Sam Hartman, Wake Forest
Hendon Hooker, Tennessee
KJ Jefferson, Arkansas
Devin Leary, North Carolina State
Will Levis, Kentucky
Grayson McCall, Coastal Carolina
Tanner McKee, Stanford
Tanner Morgan, Minnesota
Bo Nix, Oregon
Michael Penix, Jr., Washington
Will Rogers, Mississippi State
CJ Stroud, Ohio State
Taulia Tagovailoa, Maryland
Dorian Thompson-Robinson, UCLA
DJ Uiagalelei, Clemson
Bryce Young, Alabama
The namesake of the Golden Arm Award has a storied history. Johnny Unitas was an 18-year veteran of the NFL, who played his collegiate career at the University of Louisville before joining the Baltimore Colts in 1958. His career passing figures include 2,830 pass completions for 40,239 yards, 290 touchdowns and throwing a touchdown pass in 47 consecutive games.
The 2022 award winner will be presented the Golden Arm Award trophy by The Johnny Unitas Educational Foundation President, John Unitas, Jr., at the Golden Arm Award banquet and celebration at the Four Seasons Hotel in Baltimore, Maryland on Wednesday, December 7, 2022.
Giving life to the commitment to give back, the Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Educational Foundation, Inc. and presenting sponsor A. O. Smith continue to promote football on all levels by providing financial aid to deserving young scholar athletes. A.O. Smith is committed to creating innovative solutions that set new standards in the water heating industry.
Sharing a tradition of innovation with Johnny Unitas, who invented football’s two-minute drill, A.O. Smith has been an innovator in its industry for more than a century. A. O. Smith offers its customers an additional advantage in that the company designs, builds, distributes and supports the world’s broadest and deepest line of residential and commercial water heaters, as well as commercial boilers. This single-source concept simplifies ordering, installation and service and is backed by 80 years of research and innovation.
For more information on the Golden Arm Award, please visit: Golden Arm Award. Additionally, follow the conversation throughout the college football season on Twitter, @GoldenArmAward, and use the hashtags #GoldenArmAward and #InnovationLeaders.
Sponsors of the Golden Arm Award Presented by A.O. Smith Corporation include: MedStar Sports Medicine, The Babe Ruth Museum, Comcast, Dunbar Security Solutions, Four Seasons Hotel Baltimore, Haddock Investments, HMS Insurance Associates, Inc., Milwaukee Tool, Encore, TRAY, AE2 Creative, Wolf Professional Security, and ZBest Executive & Global Transportation Services.
About A.O. Smith
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Media Contact
John Unitas, Jr., The Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Educational Foundation, 410.456.6785, [email protected]
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