Altmyer Named to Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Watch List

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – Illinois quarterback Luke Altmyer has been named to the preseason watch record for the 2025 Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award, launched Tuesday by The Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Educational Foundation, Inc., together with presenting sponsor A. O. Smith Corporation.

Altmyer is one in every of 58 gamers on the preseason watch record, together with one in every of eight from the Big Ten Conference. The senior, voted as one in every of six staff captains for the 2025 Illini, has additionally been acknowledged this preseason on watch lists for the Maxwell Award, Walter Camp Player of the Year, Davey O’Brien Award, and Manning Award.

JOHNNY UNITAS GOLDEN ARM AWARD

The Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award, now in its thirty ninth yr, yearly acknowledges the highest senior or upperclassman quarterback set to graduate together with his class. The preseason watch record, semifinalists, finalists, and award recipient are chosen by the distinguished Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Selection Committee, a bunch of distinguished school soccer journalists, commentators, announcers, and former gamers.

LUKE ALTMYER

• 2025 Team Captain
• 2025 Walter Camp Player of the Year Watch List
• 2025 Maxwell Award Watch List
• 2025 Davey O’Brien Award Watch List
• 2025 Manning Award Watch List
• 2025 Phil Steele Preseason All-Big Ten Second Team
• 2025 Athlon Preseason All-Big Ten Third Team
• 2025 Big Ten Preseason Honors
• 2025 Wooden Citizen Cup nominee
• 2024 All-Big Ten Honorable Mention
• Leads the nation with 5 profession game-winning drives within the remaining minute/OT
• Davey O’Brien Award Class of 2024 as one of many high 35 quarterbacks in school soccer
• Started all 13 video games in 2024 and led Illinois to a 10-3 file, tying this system’s single-season wins file
• One of probably the most environment friendly passers within the nation in 2024, posting 22 landing passes and solely six interceptions

ILLINI ON WATCH LISTS (AS OF AUGUST 19)

• Luke Altmyer – Maxwell Award, Walter Camp Player of the Year, Davey O’Brien Award, Manning Award, Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award
• Tanner Arkin – John Mackey Award
• Hank Beatty – Paul Hornung Award
• Bret Bielema – Dodd Trophy, Allstate AFCA Good Works Team
• J.C. Davis – Outland Trophy
• Kaden Feagin – Doak Walker Award
• Lane Hansen – Patrick Mannelly Award
• Gabe Jacas – Lott IMPACT Trophy, Bronko Nagurski Trophy, Chuck Bednarik Award, Lombardi Award
• Aidan Laughery – Doak Walker Award
• Kenenna Odeluga – Allstate AFCA Good Works Team, Allstate Wuerffel Trophy
• Xavier Scott – Bronko Nagurski Trophy, Paycom Jim Thorpe Award, Chuck Bednarik Award