{"id":86310,"date":"2026-04-29T03:56:07","date_gmt":"2026-04-29T03:56:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/diyhaven858.wasmer.app\/index.php\/diego-pavia-signs-with-ravens-days-after-going-undrafted\/"},"modified":"2026-04-29T03:56:07","modified_gmt":"2026-04-29T03:56:07","slug":"diego-pavia-signs-with-ravens-days-after-going-undrafted","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/diyhaven858.wasmer.app\/index.php\/diego-pavia-signs-with-ravens-days-after-going-undrafted\/","title":{"rendered":"Diego Pavia Signs With Ravens Days After Going Undrafted"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Less than a week after he was surprisingly not selected during the 2026 NFL Draft, former Vanderbilt quarterback Diego Pavia<\/strong> has agreed to a three-year contract with the Baltimore Ravens.<\/p>\n

The news comes a day after Pavia, 24, was invited to attend the Ravens\u2019 rookie minicamp alongside former UConn quarterback Joe Fagnano<\/strong>. Baltimore also gave Fagnano, 25, a three-year deal, hoping the two would enter camp on equal footing, according to ESPN.<\/p>\n

Undrafted free agent contracts are worth at least the league minimum over three years. For 2026, that means Pavia and Fagnano will at the very least make $885,000 \u2014 if not more. It\u2019s not a bad payday, but for Pavia, it\u2019s a significant drop from what he made in name, image and likeness deals at Vanderbilt last year \u2014 $2.5 million, according to Yahoo Sports.<\/p>\n

He and Fagnano will compete to play behind Ravens starting quarterback Lamar Jackson<\/strong> and Tyler Huntley<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Over the weekend, Pavia became the first Heisman Trophy finalist to go undrafted since 2014 despite averaging 334.8 total yards per game last year \u2014 the second best mark in the FBS. Vanderbilt also went 10-3, cutting it short of the College Football Playoff.<\/p>\n

Amid the disappointment of not being drafted, Pavia had one NFL legend in his corner. University of Colorado head coach Deion Sanders<\/strong> posted an encouraging message to the young athlete via X after the last draft pick was called.<\/p>\n

\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 is and never allow them to forget. Much Love & God bless you.\u201d<\/p>\n

While Pavia\u2019s small stature arguably didn\u2019t help his draft prospects, draft experts speculated that his stock may have been hurt by his numerous off-field controversies. Asked at the NFL Draft Combine if teams had mentioned his social media posts, Pavia told reporters they had not.<\/p>\n

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