The Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award cut its watch list down to 20 players on Wednesday, and Ohio State's J.T. Barrett was among the quarterbacks who made the cut.
The initial watch list for The Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award has been reduced to 20 of the countrys top QBs and our @JT_theQB4th is on it.
— Jerry Emig (@BuckeyeNotes) October 11, 2017
The Golden Arm Award is presented annually to the top college senior or fourth-year junior quarterback who is on track to graduate with his class. Barrett, a fifth-year senior who graduated in December, was previously named as one of 15 finalists for the award last year.
At the halfway point of Ohio State's regular season, Barrett has completed 111 of 174 passing attempts for 1,513 yards with 16 touchdowns and only one interception. He also has 60 rushing attempts for 311 yards and three touchdowns.
No Ohio State quarterback has ever won the award. Clemson's Deshaun Watson won the award last year.
The full list of remaining candidates for the Golden Arm Award can be seen below.
| NAME | SCHOOL |
|---|---|
| J.T. BARRETT | OHIO STATE |
| DAVID BLOUGH | PURDUE |
| JESSE ERTZ | KANSAS STATE |
| LUKE FALK | WASHINGTON STATE |
| RILEY FERGUSON | MEMPHIS |
| RYAN FINLEY | NC STATE |
| NICK FITZGERALD | MISSISSIPPI STATE |
| QUINTON FLOWERS | SOUTH FLORIDA |
| JUSTICE HANSEN | ARKANSAS STATE |
| KENNY HILL | TCU |
| STEPHEN JOHNSON | KENTUCKY |
| BAKER MAYFIELD | OKLAHOMA |
| TRACE MCSORLEY | PENN STATE |
| JOSH ROSEN | UCLA |
| MASON RUDOLPH | OKLAHOMA STATE |
| BRANDON SILVERS | TROY |
| NICK STEVENS | COLORADO STATE |
| CLAYTON THORSON | NORTHWESTERN |
| MIKE WHITE | WESTERN KENTUCKY |
| LOGAN WOODSIDE | TOLEDO |
