Diego Pavia, the Vanderbilt quarterback who became the sixth Heisman Trophy finalist since 2000 to not get drafted, has accepted and invitation to the Ravens rookie minicamp on May 1 to May 3. Pavia was not signed — this is a tryout. With no rookie quarterbacks signed as undrafted free-agents, Pavia will compete with UConn quarterback Joe Fagnano, another invite, for the opportunity to get signed
Pavia, 24, threw or ran for 39 total touchdowns in 2025 and was named SEC Offensive Player of the Year, leading the conference in passing touchdowns (29), completion percentage (70.6, ten percent higher than his previous career best), and yards per attempt (9.94).
My take: Pavia's a spark plug-type who seems would have a fine a career as a backup. Big-time competitor. Teammates seem to respond to him, but his demeanor is off-putting to the general public. His classless, enraged tweet demanding a recount after he lost the Heisman to Fernando Mendoza was only made worse by the rings-hollow apology. In other words, sounds like a Raven.
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Pavia gets Ravens invite
Diego Pavia, the Vanderbilt quarterback who became the sixth Heisman Trophy finalist since 2000 to not get drafted, has accepted and invitation to the Ravens rookie minicamp on May 1 to May 3. Pavia was not signed — this is a tryout. With no rookie quarterbacks signed as undrafted free-agents, Pavia will compete with UConn quarterback Joe Fagnano, another invite, for the opportunity to get signed
Pavia, 24, threw or ran for 39 total touchdowns in 2025 and was named SEC Offensive Player of the Year, leading the conference in passing touchdowns (29), completion percentage (70.6, ten percent higher than his previous career best), and yards per attempt (9.94).
My take: Pavia's a spark plug-type who seems would have a fine a career as a backup. Big-time competitor. Teammates seem to respond to him, but his demeanor is off-putting to the general public. His classless, enraged tweet demanding a recount after he lost the Heisman to Fernando Mendoza was only made worse by the rings-hollow apology. In other words, sounds like a Raven.
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