Georgia Bulldogs QB Stetson Bennett Named to Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award Watch List
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ATHENS - Georgia Bulldogs QB Stetson Bennett was named to the Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award Watch List Wednesday.
Bennett was one of 76 players named to the list. Bennett was named the Orange Bowl Most Valuable Player after the No. 3 Dawgs’ win over No. 2 Michigan in that game. He led the Bulldogs to their first national title in 41 years after Georgia defeated No. 1 Alabama 33-18 in the College Football Playoff National Championship Game.
Bennett announced that he was returning for his sixth and final season of college football in late January. Bennett ended 2021 with 2,862 yards, 29 touchdowns, seven interceptions passing and 259 yards rushing. He is 14-3 as a starting quarterback at Georgia.
With Bennett back for another season, FanDuel gives the Bulldogs -160 odds to make the College Football Playoffs this season.
The Bulldogs are set to open the season in Atlanta against Oregon on September 3rd. The Ducks are now led by former Georgia defensive coordinator Dan Lanning.
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The preseason Watch List, semifinalists, finalists, and award recipient are selected by the 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 as we head into the 2022 college football season.
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.
The Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award 2022 Watch List
Holton Ahlers, East Carolina
Brennan Armstrong, Virginia
Hank Bachmeier, Boise State
Connor Bazelak, Indiana
Stetson Bennett, Georgia
Gerry Bohanon, South Florida
Logan Bonner, Utah State
Charlie Brewer, Liberty
Chase Brice, Appalachian State
Davis Brin, Tulsa
Braxton Burmeister, San Diego State
Zach Calzada, Auburn
Hudson Card, Texas
Sean Clifford, Penn State
Chase Cunningham, Middle Tennessee
Malik Cunningham, Louisville
Jayden Daniels, LSU
JT Daniels, West Virginia
Tommy DeVito, Illinois
Jarret Doege, Western Kentucky
Max Duggan, TCU
Dequan Finn, Toledo
Dillon Gabriel, Oklahoma
Jake Haener, Fresno State
Jaren Hall, BYU
Sam Hartman, Wake Forest
Ryan Hilinski, Northwestern
Hendon Hooker, Tennessee
Dylan Hopkins, UAB
KJ Jefferson, Arkansas
Phil Jurkovec, Boston College
Haynes King, Texas A&M
Devin Leary, NC State
Will Levis, Kentucky
Brendon Lewis, Colorado
Rocky Lombardi, Northern Illinois
Adrian Martinez, Kansas State
D'Wan Mathis, Temple
Grayson McCall , Coastal Carolina
Tanner McKee, Stanford
Cade McNamara, Michigan
Graham Mertz, Wisconsin
Tanner Mordecai, SMU
Tanner Morgan, Minnesota
Dylan Morris, Washington
Bo Nix, Oregon
Chance Nolan, Oregon State
Aidan O'Connell , Purdue
N'Kosi Perry, Florida Atlantic
Spencer Petras, Iowa
Jack Plummer, California
Michael Pratt, Tulane
Spencer Rattler, South Carolina
Chris Reynolds, Charlotte
Anthony Richardson, Florida
Daniel Richardson, Central Michigan
Cameron Rising , Utah
Will Rogers, Mississippi State
Kurtis Rourke, Ohio
Spencer Sanders, Oklahoma State
Tyler Shough, Texas Tech
Garrett Shrader, Syracuse
Jeff Sims, Georgia Tech
Kedon Slovis, Pittsburgh
C.J. Stroud, Ohio State
Taulia Tagovailoa, Maryland
Casey Thompson, Nebraska
Dorian Thompson-Robinson, UCLA
Payton Thorne, Michigan State
Jordan Travis, Florida State
Clayton Tune, Houston
DJ Uiagalelei, Clemson
Tyler Van Dyke, Miami
Grant Wells, Virginia Tech
Hayden Wolff, Old Dominion
Bryce Young, Alabama