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Veltkamp Earns Spot on Unitas Golden Arm Award Watch List
8/19/2025 2:07:00 PM | Football
BOCA RATON, Fla. – Florida Atlantic football's starting quarterback Caden Veltkamp has been selected to the 2025 Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award Watch List, announced by the Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Educational Foundation Inc. on Tuesday.
This marks another preseason accolade for the redshirt junior QB, who is also on the Maxwell Award Watch List, Allstate Wuerffel Trophy Watch List and has been named to preseason All-Conference teams by various national outlets including Athlon and Phil Steele.
Named after one of the best signal callers in football history, the Unitas Golden Arm Award honors the top collegiate upperclassman quarterback based on both their on-field performance as well as their off-the-field character. Veltkamp, who is entering his first year with the Owls after winning the 2024 Conference USA Offensive Player of the Year, is well-positioned along with the 57 other QBs on the list, including three in the American Conference.
The watch list will be narrowed to semifinalists and finalists throughout the 2025 campaign, before the winning quarterback is announced in Baltimore during the month of December.
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This marks another preseason accolade for the redshirt junior QB, who is also on the Maxwell Award Watch List, Allstate Wuerffel Trophy Watch List and has been named to preseason All-Conference teams by various national outlets including Athlon and Phil Steele.
Named after one of the best signal callers in football history, the Unitas Golden Arm Award honors the top collegiate upperclassman quarterback based on both their on-field performance as well as their off-the-field character. Veltkamp, who is entering his first year with the Owls after winning the 2024 Conference USA Offensive Player of the Year, is well-positioned along with the 57 other QBs on the list, including three in the American Conference.
The watch list will be narrowed to semifinalists and finalists throughout the 2025 campaign, before the winning quarterback is announced in Baltimore during the month of December.
CELEBRATING 25 YEARS
Click HERE for 25 Years Celebration content.
COMPLETE 2025 SCHEDULE
Click HERE.
SINGLE GAME TICKETS
To purchase single-game tickets, home and away, click HERE.
SEASON TICKETS
To purchase season tickets, click HERE.
GROUPS OF ALL AGES
To purchase group tickets, click HERE.
TAILGATE INFORMATION
Florida Atlantic Alumni & Community Engagement is hosting tailgates for the Maryland, FIU, South Florida, and Navy road games. All home game tailgates will be at the Marleen and Harold Forkas Alumni Center. For more information on these opportunities, contact the alumni association at carlsone@fau.edu.
FOLLOW THE TEAM
Stay informed by reading FAUSports.com or through football's Twitter and Instagram accounts @FAUFootball.
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