The story of Diego Pavia’s NFL journey has been a hot topic of conversation over the last week.
After a successful final season in college in which Pavia completed 70.6% of his passes for 3,539 yards and 29 touchdowns to eight picks and won 10 games at Vanderbilt, the quarterback went undrafted.
He initially secured only a rookie minicamp tryout with the Baltimore Ravens, but the team went on to sign Pavia to an undrafted free-agent deal instead.
Pavia will now try to show his stuff in rookie minicamp and stay on the offseason roster, but he’ll have some competition for the team’s QB3 spot with former UConn quarterback, Joe Fagnano.
The good news for Pavia is he has a leg up on Fagnano in his quest to be Baltimore’s offseason QB3.
That’s because of Pavia’s athleticism, which ESPN’s Jamison Hensley says makes him a good fit in the Ravens’ quarterback room that also includes fellow dual-threat signal-callers like Lamar Jackson and Tyler Huntley.
“But Pavia, he should fit very well in this Ravens quarterback room because he is a dual-threat quarterback just like Lamar Jackson and Tyler Huntley,” Hensley said.
Pavia showed his elite athleticism in college, where he rushed for over 3,000 yards in four years, including 862 with the Commodores in 2025.
Having another athletic quarterback like Pavia on the offseason roster is key because it allows the Ravens’ offense to better simulate the real thing when Jackson and Huntley aren’t taking snaps.
We know the Ravens are going to carry a third quarterback during the offseason, but as Hensley adds, there’s no guarantee they’ll opt for Pavia or Fagnano.
“From what I’m told, all options are open,” Hensley said. “They could keep both quarterbacks going forward, they could cut one, or they could release both.”
Diego Pavia’s uphill climb for 53-man roster spot
While Pavia certainly has a chance to stick past rookie minicamp, his chances of actually earning a 53-man roster spot with the Ravens remains slim.
Aside from his physical limitations that include him being just 5-foot-9, the Ravens are likely to carry just two quarterbacks into the season, which has become the norm for many NFL teams.
That means Pavia’s best chance to stick in Baltimore after the offseason will be on the practice squad.
There is also an outside chance that he impresses enough during the offseason that another team scoops him up on its 53-man roster after final cuts.
But, first things first, he’s got to earn the right to stay after rookie minicamp, and then he’s got to stick in Baltimore until final cuts in late August, which is not guaranteed, either.
