BOONE, N.C. — Appalachian State's
Zac Thomas is one of 20 quarterbacks named a finalist for the 2019 Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award, which narrowed its list Tuesday after beginning the season with 49 candidates.
Presented by A.O. Smith, the Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award is presented annually to the top senior or fourth-year junior quarterback.
Thomas has completed 71.9 percent of his passes this season for 802 yards with seven touchdowns and two interceptions. The Mountaineers have won their last 15 games with him as the team's primary quarterback, and he's moved forward from a redshirt sophomore season in which he was named the Sun Belt Conference's Offensive Player of the Year.
The award will be presented on Dec. 11 in Baltimore.
Top 20 Golden Arm Award Candidates:
- Jack Abraham, Southern Miss
- Ian Book, Notre Dame
- Anthony Brown, Boston College
- Kelly Bryant, Missouri
- Joe Burrow, LSU
- Jacob Eason, University of Washington
- Caleb Evans, Louisiana Monroe
- Mason Fine, North Texas
- Quentin Harris, Duke
- Justin Herbert, Oregon
- Tyler Huntley, Utah
- Jalen Hurts, Oklahoma
- Brian Lewerke, Michigan State
- Cole McDonald, Hawaii
- Steven Montez, Colorado
- Shea Patterson, Michigan
- Bryce Perkins, Virginia
- Nate Stanley, Iowa
- Zac Thomas, Appalachian State
- Brady White, Memphis
