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Mensah a Top 10 Quarterback for Unitas Award
10/29/2025 2:05:00 PM | Football
BALTIMORE – Duke redshirt sophomore quarterback Darian Mensah is one of the 2025 Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award's Top 10 quarterbacks. The award honors the nation's top upperclassman quarterback who best exemplifies character, leadership and excellence both on and off the field.
"This group has shown tremendous growth and leadership throughout the season," said John Unitas Jr., President of the Golden Arm Educational Foundation. "They've proven themselves as not only outstanding quarterbacks, but as true representatives of what the Golden Arm Award stands for — excellence on the field and character off it."
In his first season at Duke, Mensah leads the ACC in passing yards (2,211), passing yards per game (315.9), passing touchdowns (17), pass efficiency (165.8) and pass completions per game (25.00). He ranks within the top 10 nationally in passing yards per game (1st), pass completions per game (6th), passing yards (8th) and passing efficiency (10th). Â
Mensah, a product of San Luis Obispo, Calif., has led the Blue Devils to a 3-1 start to ACC play, their best record through four conference games since going 3-1 in 2015. Mensah has helped Duke's offense power through league play by averaging 36.5 points per ACC game, which ranks as the fourth most among Power Four programs. Â
The 2025 Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award® winner will be announced later this year. The annual Golden Arm Award ceremony presented by A. O. Smith set to take place in Baltimore. Sharing a tradition of innovation with Johnny Unitas—who revolutionized the game with the two-minute drill—A. O. Smith has been a leader in its field for more than a century. The company designs, builds, and supports the world's most extensive line of residential and commercial water heaters and boilers, combining performance, reliability and innovation.
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"This group has shown tremendous growth and leadership throughout the season," said John Unitas Jr., President of the Golden Arm Educational Foundation. "They've proven themselves as not only outstanding quarterbacks, but as true representatives of what the Golden Arm Award stands for — excellence on the field and character off it."
In his first season at Duke, Mensah leads the ACC in passing yards (2,211), passing yards per game (315.9), passing touchdowns (17), pass efficiency (165.8) and pass completions per game (25.00). He ranks within the top 10 nationally in passing yards per game (1st), pass completions per game (6th), passing yards (8th) and passing efficiency (10th). Â
Mensah, a product of San Luis Obispo, Calif., has led the Blue Devils to a 3-1 start to ACC play, their best record through four conference games since going 3-1 in 2015. Mensah has helped Duke's offense power through league play by averaging 36.5 points per ACC game, which ranks as the fourth most among Power Four programs. Â
The 2025 Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award® winner will be announced later this year. The annual Golden Arm Award ceremony presented by A. O. Smith set to take place in Baltimore. Sharing a tradition of innovation with Johnny Unitas—who revolutionized the game with the two-minute drill—A. O. Smith has been a leader in its field for more than a century. The company designs, builds, and supports the world's most extensive line of residential and commercial water heaters and boilers, combining performance, reliability and innovation.
For more information on Duke Football, follow the Blue Devils on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram by searching "DukeFOOTBALL".
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