Justin Fields has been selected as a finalist for one of the national awards honoring college football's best quarterback.
Fields was named Wednesday as one of five finalists for the Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award, which is presented annually to the best upperclassman quarterback on track to graduate with his class.
Notre Dame's Ian Book, Alabama's Mac Jones, Clemson's Trevor Lawrence and Florida's Kyle Trask are the other finalists for the award.
Fields has played only five games this season while each of the other finalists have played at least eight, but his per-game statistics are as good as any quarterback in the country, as he's completed 78.1 percent of his passes – the best mark in the Football Bowl Subdivision – for 1,407 yards (281.4 yards per game) and 15 touchdowns with only three interceptions while also rushing for 239 yards and five touchdowns.
| Player | School | Games | Comp% | Pass Yds/Gm | Pass Yds/Att | Pass TD/INT | Pass Rating | Rush Yds/Gm | Rush TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IAN BOOK | NOTRE DAME | 10 | 63.3 | 238.2 | 8.3 | 15/2 | 149.2 | 46.5 | 8 |
| JUSTIN FIELDS | OHIO STATE | 5 | 78.1 | 281.4 | 10.3 | 15/3 | 196.1 | 47.8 | 5 |
| MAC JONES | ALABAMA | 10 | 76.4 | 332.1 | 11.7 | 27/3 | 203.9 | -0.1 | 1 |
| TREVOR LAWRENCE | CLEMSON | 8 | 69.2 | 303.9 | 9.7 | 20/3 | 174.9 | 15.1 | 6 |
| KYLE TRASK | FLORIDA | 10 | 70.2 | 371.7 | 10.1 | 40/5 | 187.9 | 5.0 | 2 |
The winner of the Golden Arm Award is set to be announced on Monday.
An Ohio State quarterback has never won the award.
