Ravens coach on QB Diego Pavia: ‘Show us what you can do’

Owings Mills, MD–AS Baltimore Ravens After concluding his rookie minicamp on Sunday, coach Jesse Minter was non-committal about the decorated Vanderbilt quarterback diego paviaHaving said that, it is time to seize the opportunity.

Pavia signed with the Ravens this week after becoming the first Heisman Trophy finalist to go undrafted in 12 years. He is currently competing with Connecticut joe fagnano For Baltimore’s No. 3 quarterback job, though, the Ravens may consider more quarterbacks this offseason.

“So now he’s in the door and it’s like, ‘Show us what you can do,’ ” Minter said Saturday. “And like all untrained amateurs, I will say the same.”

“For us, we see it as an opportunity to bring in a player that could potentially be something, and that’s really it for us,” Minter said.

Pavia, who was not made available for an interview, has become one of the most polarizing figures in college football. During the predraft process, there were questions about Pavia’s age (24), lack of height (5-foot-10) and decision-making off the field.

After being runner-up to Heisman winner Fernando Mendoza In December, Pavia posted a photo on Instagram with the caption “F— all the voters” along with a thumbs-up emoji. Later he apologized.

Minter learned more about Pavia after talking to people at the program at Vanderbilt, where Minter was the defensive coordinator in 2021. One of Minter’s closest friends is Vanderbilt coach Clark Lee.

“[Pavia has] He has some experiences that are learning experiences that he can learn from and become better. I don’t think anyone would dispute that,” Minter said. “But when you talk to the people inside that building [at Vanderbilt] And as a player he’s coming in early every day and working really hard.”

After throwing 29 touchdown passes and rushing for 10 more, Pavia was named first-team All-America and SEC Offensive Player of the Year and won the Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award as the best upperclassman quarterback in college football.

“He’s a guy who plays with a chip on his shoulder,” the Ravens rookie running back said adam randallWho also played with Pavia in the Senior Bowl. “He has amazing energy and attitude. He’s a competitor.”

Minter said the Ravens’ quarterback numbers are “in flux” this offseason. It could be three to five quarterbacks. Minter didn’t rule out looking at a veteran free agent quarterback or some other rookie.

“We’ll see it come out [rookie minicamp],” Minter said. “I think it’s a room where you’re always trying to find that right number and we’ll continue to do that.”