Florida redshirt junior quarterback Emory Jones is on the watchlist for the 2021 Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award.
Upperclassmen set to graduate are eligible for the award and the Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Foundation released a watchlist of 63 players on Thursday.
After three years in the reserve role, Jones is getting the starting nod in 2021. He completed 18 passes on 32 attempts for 221 yards and two touchdowns last season in appearances across nine games. He added 217 yards on the ground on 32 attempts.
Congrats to @eXjones6 on being named to the Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award Watch List! #GoGators pic.twitter.com/eQEtGw78ai
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Jones is one of six SEC quarterbacks on the list, joining Georgia‘s J.T. Daniels, Missouri’s Connor Bazelak, Tennessee‘s Hendon Hooker, Auburn’s Bo Nix and Matt Corral from Ole Miss.
Florida has had one Golden Arm winner since its inception in 1987. Danny Wuerffel won the award in 1996 and more recently Kyle Trask was a finalist just last year.
A committee of journalists, commentators, announcers and former players will decide the semi-finalists, finalists and winner. The award will be presented this year on Dec. 10 at the Four Seasons Hotel in Baltimore by Johnny Unitas Jr.
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