BOONE, N.C. — Appalachian State's
Zac Thomas has made the narrowed-down list of 10 finalists for the 2019 Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award.
Presented by A.O. Smith, the Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award is presented annually to the top senior or fourth-year junior quarterback. There were 49 candidates to begin the season, and the list was reduced to 20 quarterbacks before going down to 10 this week.
Thomas has completed 62.6 percent of his passes this season for 1,566 yards with 14 touchdowns and just three interceptions. The Mountaineers have won 17 games since the beginning of the 2018 season with Thomas as the team's starter, 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 list of 10 finalists includes just two quarterbacks from a Group of Five conference program, and the award will be presented on Dec. 11 in Baltimore.
Top 20 Golden Arm Award Candidates:
- Ian Book, Notre Dame
- Joe Burrow, LSU
- Jacob Eason, Washington
- Justin Herbert, Oregon
- Tyler Huntley, Utah
- Jalen Hurts, Oklahoma
- Bryce Perkins, Virginia
- Nate Stanley, Iowa
- Zac Thomas, Appalachian State
- Brady White, Memphis
