Alabama Quarterback Mac Jones has been named the 2020 Johnny Unitas Golden Quarterback Award winner. The redshirt junior from Jacksonville, FL is the third Crimson Tide quarterback to win the award, following Jay Barker (1994) and A.J. McCarron (2013).
Jones completed 275-of-357 passes for a nation-leading completion percentage of 77.0. His passer rating of 203.0 is also the best in the country. Jones has thrown for 4,036 yards and 36 touchdowns thus far.
He threw for over 400 yards four times this season (an Alabama record), including three times in a row against Texas A&M (435), Mississippi (417) and Georgia (417). His combination of throwing yardage, touchdown production, and accuracy are unmatched in college football this season.
Jones will lead the Crimson Tide against Ohio State in the Naional Championship Game on Monday, January 11 in the Orange Bowl.
About the Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award
The Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award is presented annually to the season’s top upperclassman quarterback set to graduate with their class by the Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Educational Foundation and Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Selection Committee. Candidates are chosen based on player performance on and off the field – the award values character, citizenship, integrity and those who honor the game. The Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Educational Foundation is an independent, 501 (c) (3) non-profit charitable organization that was founded in 1987 by Hall of Fame quarterback, Johnny Unitas. In addition to honoring a player with the Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award, the Foundation has awarded more than $750,000 in scholarships to deserving scholar-athletes from local area high schools both in Maryland and Kentucky and strives to promote the game of football on all levels.
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