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Diego Pavia (born February 16, 2002) is an American professional football quarterback. He played college football for the New Mexico Military Broncos, New Mexico State Aggies, and Vanderbilt Commodores before signing with the Baltimore Ravens as an undrafted free agent in 2026.
Pavia was born on February 16, 2002, in Albuquerque, New Mexico. He was raised in a single-parent household by his mother, Antoinette Padilla, who worked as a nurse. Pavia attended Volcano Vista High School in Albuquerque, where he was a three-sport athlete, playing football, baseball, and wrestling, the latter of which he won a state championship in. Despite being offered a partial college wrestling scholarship from Nebraska, he opted to pursue football. In his senior season of football, Pavia led Volcano Vista to an 11–0 record, completing 108 of 165 pass attempts for 1,485 yards and 14 touchdowns to five interceptions. He also rushed for 464 yards and nine touchdowns.
Pavia received no scholarship offers from any NCAA Division I school and only two Division II schools—Western Colorado and Western New Mexico—offered him a chance to play quarterback. In a 2024 ESPN story, Pavia recalled, “I…
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