Undrafted Pavia Lands Ravens Deal

0:00On April 28th, Diego Pavia, the Heisman Trophy runner-up from Vanderbilt, just landed a three-year deal with the Baltimore Ravens as an undrafted free agent. He's the first Heisman finalist to go undrafted since Jordan Lynch back in 2014. ESPN's Adam Schaefter broke the news Tuesday, saying the Ravens signed him ahead of their rookie minicam tri-out this weekend. Pavia's journey started at Junior College in New Mexico, where he won a national title. When he lit it up at New Mexico State with a 10-in-5 record, he transferred to Vanderbilt with his coach, turned the program around, beat number one Alabama for the first time in 40 years, and led them to. Back-to-back winning seasons, including their first 10-win year ever, his bowl personality made waves, skipping an agent to save that 5-10% cut. Trash talking Heisman voters online before apologizing, and even suing the NCAA for an extra year of eligibility, which a judge granted, that shook up college sports rules.

1:01Deon Sanders showed love on social media right after the draft, telling him to stay strong. The Ravens also grab another undrafted quarterback, Joe Fagnano, from Yukon, on a three-year deal. Fagnano had a wild 28-1 touchdown to interception ratio last season. At 5-10, Pavia's no prototype like Kyler Murray, but is rushing yards over 800 each of his last three college years, and playmaking. Grit got him this shot. Now Pavia heads to Baltimore's quarterback room, to battle for a roster spot, proving doubters wrong once again, with that massive chip on his shoulder. Keep an eye on this underdog story unfolding. That's your update from NFL News Today, powered by AI.