Award:
| Year | Winner | School |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 1993 | Charlie Ward | Florida State |
| 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 |
| 2001 | David Carr | Fresno State |
| 2002 | Carson Palmer | USC |
| 2003 | Eli Manning | Ole Miss |
| 2004 | Jason White | Oklahoma |
| 2005 | Matt Leinart | USC |
| 2006 | Brady Quinn | Notre Dame |
| 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 | AJ McCarron | Alabama |
| 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 |
| 2021 | Kenny Pickett | Pittsburgh |
Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award Winners by School
| School | Winners |
|---|---|
| Alabama | 3 |
| Florida State | 3 |
| USC | 3 |
| Notre Dame | 2 |
| Miami | 2 |
| Boston College | 1 |
| Clemson | 1 |
| Florida | 1 |
| Fresno State | 1 |
| Kansas State | 1 |
| Louisville | 1 |
| LSU | 1 |
| Michigan State | 1 |
| Nebraska | 1 |
| Oklahoma | 1 |
| Oklahoma State | 1 |
| Ole Miss | 1 |
| Oregon | 1 |
| Pittsburgh | 1 |
| Stanford | 1 |
| Syracuse | 1 |
| Tennessee | 1 |
| Texas | 1 |
| Texas Tech | 1 |
| UCLA | 1 |
| Washington State | 1 |
| Wisconsin | 1 |
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