Panthers Visit Diego Pavia, Potential Young Backup

0:00It's April 7th. I'm Cory with the story, and this is NFL News Today Football News powered by AI. The Carolina Panthers are eyeing a new face for their quarterback room, bringing in former Vanderbilt star Diego Pavia for a visit on Tuesday. Pavia bounced around from New Mexico Military Institute to New Mexico before lighting it up with the Commodores over the last two seasons, earning. All SEC first team honors. In the 2025 season, he threw for 3,539 yards in 29 touchdowns, hitting over 70 percent of his passes. His size under 5 foot 10 might turn off bigger teams, hunting for quarterback help, but the Panthers already roll with shorter starter, Bryce Young. That match could open the door for Pavia as a project guy to develop behind Young, keeping their options fresh, heading into the draft.