FAYETTEVILLE — Arkansas quarterback Feleipe Franks has been named to the Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award watch list.
Franks, the graduate transfer who began his college career at Florida, is one of 15 players on the list. Alabama’s Mac Jones, Ohio State’s Justin Fields and Clemson’s Trevor Lawrence are among the other quarterbacks listed.
The award is presented annually to the nation’s top upperclassman quarterback.
“The guy came in here and has done a great job for us,” Razorbacks coach Sam Pittman said this week. “Everything I say to Feleipe Franks is positive. Everything. Even if it's negative, I find a positive way to say it because I believe in him.