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Diego Pavia has ‘other teams’ interested with Ravens getting first crack at undrafted QB

Nypost · · 344 words · By Michael Blinn
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6 claims extracted and verified against multiple sources including cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia.

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“The undersized Vanderbilt QB accepted an invite to Ravens minicamp on a tryout basis after not being selected during the three-day, seven-round 2026 NFL Draft.”
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Multiple web search results confirm that Diego Pavia was invited to the Baltimore Ravens' minicamp on a tryout basis after not being selected in the 2026 NFL Draft. Sources mention him being undrafted and heading to the minicamp.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2025 Alabama Crimson Tide football team represented the University of Alabama during the 2025 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The season was the Crimson Tide's 131st overall season, and 92nd …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_Alabama_Crimson_Tide_foot…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Diego Pavia (born February 16, 2002) is an American football quarterback. He began his college football career with the New Mexico Military Institute Broncos, winning the 2021 NJCAA National Football …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diego_Pavia
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Elisha Nelson Manning (born January 3, 1981) is an American former professional football quarterback who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 16 seasons with the New York Giants. A member …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eli_Manning
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“What Pavia bings to the field isn’t in question: he threw for 29 touchdowns and added 10 more on the ground in leading the Commodores to a 10-3 mark en route to winning the Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award as the best upperclassman quarterback in college football, as well as being named a first-team All-American and SEC Offensive Player of the Year.”
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Multiple web search results corroborate the key statistics: 29 touchdowns thrown, 10 rushing touchdowns, and leading Vanderbilt to a 10-3 record. One source also mentions him winning the Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award and being a Heisman finalist. While the specific combination of all awards and stats is detailed in the claim, the core elements are supported by multiple independent web reports.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Diego Pavia (born February 16, 2002) is an American football quarterback. He began his college football career with the New Mexico Military Institute Broncos, winning the 2021 NJCAA National Football …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diego_Pavia
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2024 Alabama vs. Vanderbilt football game was a regular season college football game between the Vanderbilt Commodores and Alabama Crimson Tide played at FirstBank Stadium in Nashville, Tennessee,…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2025 Vanderbilt Commodores football team represented Vanderbilt University as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 2025 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Commodores were…
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“He led the entire country in total yards.”
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The claim that he 'led the entire country in total yards' is stated in a cross-reference and a web search result, but the evidence is not corroborated by a second independent source confirming this specific national lead. The web search result mentioning total yards is attributed to a teammate's quote, making it a single source confirmation for this specific claim.
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web search NEUTRAL — In Pavia's career at NMMI, he completed 189 of his 323 passing attempts for 2,644 yards and 31 touchdowns to just four interceptions. He also rushed for 1,107 yards and 15 touchdowns. [10] In 2021, Pa…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diego_Pavia
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web search NEUTRAL — He accounted for 4,401 total yards and 39 touchdowns, including an SEC-best 29 passing, and led Vandy with 862 yards rushing and 10 TDs. He finished second in the country in total offense, averaging 3…
https://apnews.com/article/nfl-draft-vanderbilt-diego-pavia-…
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web search NEUTRAL — Vanderbilt teammate Eli Stowers said about Pavia during the school's pro day. "And Diego was the best player in college football last year. He led the entire country in total yards.
https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/controversial-vanderbilt-q…
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“He won 10 games and got us to the point where we had two winning seasons back-to-back after going 2-10 the year before.”
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Multiple web search results confirm that Pavia helped lead the team to a 10-3 season, and that this followed a previous difficult period. One source mentions taking the team from a 2-10 record to a 10-3 record over two seasons, and another mentions achieving the first 10-win season in program history.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2024 Vanderbilt Commodores football team represented Vanderbilt University as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 2024 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Commodores were…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2025 Vanderbilt Commodores football team represented Vanderbilt University as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 2025 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Commodores were…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Diego Pavia (born February 16, 2002) is an American football quarterback. He began his college football career with the New Mexico Military Institute Broncos, winning the 2021 NJCAA National Football …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diego_Pavia
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“His vitals — 24 years old and standing at 5-foot-10 — aren’t optimal for an NFL quarterback, and he comes with a brash persona.”
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Multiple web search results mention Pavia's age (24) and his persona/controversy. While the specific height (5'10") is not consistently repeated across the top search results, the general themes of his age and controversial/brash persona are reported by multiple sources.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Diego Pavia (born February 16, 2002) is an American football quarterback. He began his college football career with the New Mexico Military Institute Broncos, winning the 2021 NJCAA National Football …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diego_Pavia
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Fernando Gabriel Mendoza V (born October 1, 2003) is an American professional football quarterback for the Las Vegas Raiders of the National Football League (NFL). Mendoza played college football for …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fernando_Mendoza
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Quincy Skinner Jr. (born February 28, 2003) is an American professional football wide receiver for the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He played college football for the Vande…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quincy_Skinner_Jr.
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“Pavia famously posted “F–K ALL THE VOTERS” on social media after Fernando Mendoza won the Heisman over him.”
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The claim regarding the specific social media post ('F—K ALL THE VOTERS') after Fernando Mendoza winning the Heisman is reported in the context of the web search results, but no second independent source corroborates this specific, highly detailed event. The evidence is confined to the context provided by the search results.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The mayor of Pavia is an elected politician who, along with the Pavia's city council, is accountable for the strategic government of Pavia in Lombardy, Italy. The current mayor is Michele Lissia, a m…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_mayors_of_Pavia
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Robert John Valentine (born May 13, 1950), nicknamed "Bobby V", is an American former professional baseball player and manager. He also served as the athletic director at Sacred Heart University. Vale…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bobby_Valentine
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Diego Pavia (born February 16, 2002) is an American football quarterback. He began his college football career with the New Mexico Military Institute Broncos, winning the 2021 NJCAA National Football …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diego_Pavia
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