CORAL GABLES, Fla. – University of Miami quarterback Carson Beck was named to the 2025 Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award Watch List, as announced by the Golden Arm Educational Foundation and A.O. Smith Corporation Tuesday afternoon.
The Golden Arm Award honor recognizes both on-field performance and off-field character, leadership, and academic achievement. Beck is among 58 quarterbacks across the country to earn a place on this year’s list.
Beck, who has already been recognized on the Walter Camp Player of the Year and Maxwell Award watch lists, enters his first season as a Hurricane after a memorable five-year career at Georgia. Rated the No. 1 overall transfer prospect by 247Sports, Beck compiled a 24-3 record as Georgia’s starting quarterback, throwing for 7,912 yards and 58 touchdowns over his career in Athens.
He guided the Bulldogs to back-to-back standout seasons as the starter, including a 13-1 mark in 2023, where he threw for 3,941 yards, 24 touchdowns and six interceptions while completing 72.4 percent of his passes. In his final year with the Bulldogs, Beck threw for 3,485 yards and 28 touchdowns, leading Georgia to an SEC Championship and a berth in the College Football Playoff.
The Golden Arm Award, now in its 39th year, will be narrowed down to semifinalists and finalists as the season progresses, with the winner to be honored this December in Baltimore.
2025 PRESEASON WATCH LIST HONOREES:
Adam Booker – Patrick Mannelly Award
Carson Beck – Walter Camp Player of the Year; Maxwell Award; Golden Arm Award
Rueben Bain Jr. – Bronko Nagurski Trophy; Chuck Bednarik Award; Lombardi Award
OJ Frederique Jr. – Chuck Bednarik Award
Anez Cooper, Francis Mauigoa – Outland Trophy
Francis Mauigoa – Wuerffel Trophy; Lombardi Award
Wesley Bissainthe – Butkus Award
James Brockermeyer – Rimington Trophy
Keelan Marion – Paul Hornung Award
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