Brandon Silvers Named Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Top 20 Finalist

TROY, Alabama – Troy senior quarterback Brandon Silvers has been named one of the 20 finalists for the Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award, the Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Educational Foundation announced Wednesday.

Silvers has completed 64.8 percent of his passes this year for 248.2 yards per game. The senior from Orange Beach, Ala., has a pair of touchdown passes and has attempted 141 consecutive passes without an interception heading into Wednesday night's game against South Alabama.

He ranks fourth among all active players in the country with 804 career completions, fifth with 8,635 career passing yards and 10^th with 56 career touchdown passes. Silvers was one of just four quarterbacks nationally this year to start a season opener for the fourth consecutive season.

Silvers will finish his career among the best in Sun Belt history as he currently ranks sixth in career passing yards, fourth in completions and sixth in touchdown passes.

Prior to the season, Silvers was named to watch lists for the Maxwell Award, Allstate Sugar Bowl Manning Award, Davey O'Brien Award, the Johnny Unitas Award and the Senior Bowl.

Johnny Unitas Award Final 20
J. T. Barrett, Ohio State
David Blough, Purdue
Jesse Ertz, Kansas State
Luke Falk, Washington State
Riley Ferguson, Memphis
Ryan Finley, NC State
Nick Fitzgerald, Mississippi St.
Quinton Flowers, South Florida
Justice Hansen, Arkansas St.
Kenny Hill, TCU
Stephen Johnson, Kentucky
Baker Mayfield, Oklahoma
Trace McSorley, Penn St.
Josh Rosen, UCLA
Mason Rudolph, Oklahoma State
Brandon Silvers, Troy
Nick Stevens, Colorado St.
Clayton Thorson, Northwestern
Mike White, Western Ky.
Logan Woodside, Toledo

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