BALTIMORE – Baylor football quarterback Sawyer Robertson has been named to the Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award Top 25, as announced Wednesday by the Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Educational Foundation.
The award is presented annually to the top senior or upperclassman quarterback who is on track to graduate with their class. This year’s Top 25 represents the best of college football, narrowed down from the original 58-man watch list released earlier this year.
The 2025 Golden Arm Award Top 25 quarterbacks have distinguished themselves as the nation’s elite leaders under center, combining high-level production with character and resilience. From clutch performances in marquee matchups to steady leadership in the locker room, this group exemplifies the values of the Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award – excellence on the field, integrity off it and the ability to inspire those around them.
Robertson, BU’s fifth-year signal caller, currently leads the nation in passing yards (2,058), passing yards per game (343.0), passing touchdowns (19) and points responsible for (122). Additionally, he ranks third in the country and first in the Big 12 in total offense (344.8) and completions per game (26.3). A native of Lubbock, Texas, Robertson has led the Bears to a 4-2 record at the season’s halfway point, including a pair of come-from-behind wins over then-No. 17 SMU and Kansas State.
For his efforts, Robertson has twice been named the Big 12 Offensive Player of the Week and picked up a slew of Week Two honors after his standout performance against the Mustangs. Robertson was tabbed the Associated Press National Player of the Week, the Walker Camp Award National Offensive Player of the Week and the Davey O’Brien Award’s National Quarterback of the Week after throwing for 440 yards and four touchdowns in leading BU back from 14 points down to knock off SMU in Dallas.
Robertson threw at least three touchdown passes in each of Baylor’s first five games to start the 2025 campaign, a streak that tied for the third-longest to begin a season by a Big 12 quarterback all-time. Robertson’s streak of five-straight games with at least three passing TDs was the longest by a Big 12 QB at any point in a season since Kyler Murray in 2018. Roberston is the first Baylor quarterback to have at least two 4+ touchdown games in back-to-back seasons since Seth Russell (2015-16).
Now in its 39th year, the Golden Arm Award continues to celebrate the qualities that made Johnny Unitas an icon on and off the field. The award is presented by the Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Educational Foundation in partnership with the A. O. Smith Corporation, whose long-standing commitment to innovation and excellence mirrors the values of the Golden Arm tradition.
As the 2025 season progresses, this list will be further narrowed to semifinalists and finalists, before one extraordinary quarterback is awarded the Golden Arm Award this December at the annual ceremony at the Four Seasons Hotel in Johnny Unitas’ hometown of Baltimore. The event will honor leadership, legacy and the best in college football.
2025 GOLDEN ARM AWARD TOP 25
- Joey Aguilar, Tennessee
- Drew Allar, Penn State
- Luke Altmyer, Illinois
- Rocco Becht, Iowa State
- Carson Beck, Miami
- Tommy Castellanos, Florida State
- Taylen Green, Arkansas
- Josh Hoover, TCU
- Haynes King, Georgia Tech
- Sam Leavitt, Arizona State
- Brendon Lewis, Memphis
- Arch Manning, Texas
- John Mateer, Oklahoma
- Fernando Mendoza, Indiana
- Darian Mensah, Duke
- Chandler Morris, Virginia
- Behren Morton, Texas Tech
- Miller Moss, Louisville
- Garrett Nussmeier, LSU
- Diego Pavia, Vanderbilt
- Marcel Reed, Texas A&M
- Sawyer Robertson, Baylor
- LaNorris Sellers, South Carolina
- Brendan Sorsby, Cincinnati
- Gunner Stockton, Georgia
