{"id":326216,"date":"2026-04-29T10:07:41","date_gmt":"2026-04-29T04:37:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/?p=326216"},"modified":"2026-04-29T10:07:41","modified_gmt":"2026-04-29T04:37:41","slug":"diego-pavia-signs-with-ravens-days-after-going-undrafted","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/2026\/04\/29\/diego-pavia-signs-with-ravens-days-after-going-undrafted\/","title":{"rendered":"Diego Pavia Signs With Ravens Days After Going Undrafted"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Lower than every week after he was surprisingly not chosen through the 2026 NFL Draft, former Vanderbilt quarterback <strong>Diego Pavia<\/strong> has agreed to a three-year contract with the Baltimore Ravens.<\/p>\n<p>The news comes a day after Pavia, 24, was invited to attend the Ravens\u2019 rookie minicamp alongside former UConn quarterback <strong>Joe Fagnano<\/strong>. Baltimore also gave Fagnano, 25, a three-year deal, hoping the 2 would enter camp on equal footing, in response to ESPN.<\/p>\n<p>Undrafted free agent contracts are price no less than the league minimum over three years. For 2026, meaning Pavia and Fagnano will on the very least make $885,000 \u2014 if no more. It\u2019s not a nasty payday, but for Pavia, it\u2019s a big drop from what he made in name, image and likeness deals at Vanderbilt last yr \u2014 $2.5 million, in response to <a href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/articles\/diego-pavia-accepts-over-1m-195833365.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Yahoo Sports<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>He and Fagnano will compete to play behind Ravens starting quarterback <strong>Lamar Jackson<\/strong> and <strong>Tyler Huntley<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Over the weekend, Pavia became the primary Heisman Trophy finalist to go undrafted since 2014 despite averaging 334.8 total yards per game last yr \u2014 the second best mark within the FBS. Vanderbilt also went 10-3, cutting it in need of the College Football Playoff.<\/p>\n<p>Amid the frustration of not being drafted, Pavia had one NFL legend in his corner. University of Colorado head coach <strong>Deion Sanders<\/strong> posted an encouraging message to the young athlete via X after the last draft pick was called.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c@diegopavia02 I BELIEVE IN YOU MY MAN!,\u201d he wrote on Saturday, April 25. \u201cStay strong and don\u2019t let up. Show them what time it&#8217;s and never allow them to forget. Much Love &#038; God bless you.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>While Pavia\u2019s small stature arguably didn\u2019t help his draft prospects, draft experts speculated that his stock could have been hurt by his quite a few off-field controversies. Asked on the NFL Draft Mix if teams had mentioned his social media posts, Pavia told reporters they&#8217;d not.<\/p>\n<div id=\"news-block\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-form  \">\n<p>\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/themes\/us-weekly\/assets\/img\/newsletter-bg-wide.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"newsletter-form__background background-wide\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"newsletter-signup__success\" aria-live=\"polite\">\n<h3>Thank You!<\/h3>\n<p>You will have successfully subscribed.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"link-related article link-related__with-thumb\">\n<figure class=\"article__figure\">\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:56.25%;\" class=\"ratio-based-placeholder\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/GettyImages-2249101479-vanderbilt-qb-diego-brother-arrested.jpg?w=400&#038;h=225&#038;crop=1&#038;quality=40&#038;strip=all\" srcset=\"\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 400px, (max-width: 770px) calc(100vw - 6em), 200px\" alt=\"GettyImages-2249101479 vanderbilt qb diego brother arrested\" width=\"400\" height=\"225\" data-fallback-img=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/GettyImages-2249101479-vanderbilt-qb-diego-brother-arrested.jpg?quality=70&#038;strip=all\"><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<div class=\"article__content\">\n<h3 class=\"article__title\">\n<p>    <span class=\"related-badge\">Related: <\/span><span class=\"related-title\">Diego Pavia Family Guide: Meet the Vanderbilt QB Ahead of Heisman Ceremony<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\n\t\t\tVanderbilt\u2019s standout quarterback Diego Pavia put together a formidable college football season, which earned him a spot as a 2025 Heisman Trophy finalist. He finished the regular season with 3,192 passing yards and 27 touchdowns, with only eight interceptions. Pavia also ran for 826 yards and nine touchdowns on the bottom, leading the Commodores to [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cI just think, not that they don\u2019t care or whatever, but they sort of know the situation already,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Pavia continued, \u201cOne thing about me is I don\u2019t care what people take into consideration me. God has a plan for me regardless. But the way in which the media is, they\u2019re purported to put out clickbait and things like that. That\u2019s how people get views, and that\u2019s how people generate income. I understand that. And so people will twist a story and check out to place out bad media to get clicks, good media to get clicks. That\u2019s just today\u2019s world that we live in. So I\u2019m just adjusting to the brand new world.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Ravens\u2019 rookie minicamp is scheduled to start on Friday, May 1.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lower than every week after he was surprisingly not chosen through the 2026 NFL Draft, former Vanderbilt quarterback Diego Pavia has agreed to a three-year contract with the Baltimore Ravens. The news comes a day after Pavia, 24, was invited to attend the Ravens\u2019 rookie minicamp alongside former UConn quarterback Joe Fagnano. 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