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Name: Diego Pavia (Transfer from New Mexico State)
College: Vanderbilt
Number: 2
School Bio/Stats Link: HERE
Height: 6-0 Weight: 207
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Class/Draft Year: rSr/2025
40 Low: 4.50 40 Time: 4.59 40 High: 4.67
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Data Scout Notes: X-HPFA/Good ATH/Dual Threat/60%-26-9 in 23/53%-13-6 in 22 2024: Maxwell/Davey O'Brien Award Semifinalist...2023: 12-23-23 Transfer from New Mexico State...OPOYC/2ndC...2022: NA
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Diego Pavia, Vanderbilt, Player News
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WEEK 1 SEC CO-OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Diego Pavia, QB, Sr.,...Accounted for 296 yards of total offense and 3 TDs in Vandy's win over Virginia Tech. 12-of-16 passing for 190 yds and 2 TDs. Game-high 104 yds on 26 carries, including GW 4-yd run in OT . Only Power 4 QB to throw for and run for over 100 yards this weekend. First Commodore QB to throw for and run for over 100 yards in a game since 11.12.22. Helped Vandy win a game when trailing by seven-plus points in the 4th quarter for the first time since 9.24.16. - SEC Football
(DS#12 QB) rSr/2025  QB Diego Pavia, Vanderbilt
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Diego Pavia scored on a 4-yard touchdown run in overtime as Vanderbilt upset Virginia Tech 34-27 on Saturday in the season opener for both teams with the Commodores rallying after blowing a 17-point lead. The graduate transfer from New Mexico State and t he Conference USA Offensive Player of the Year needed four plays to put the Commodores ahead in overtime. He finished rushing for 104 yards and threw for 190 yards. Virginia Tech tried switching up quarterbacks in its try in overtime.Collin Schlee came in on a sweltering day when Kyron Drones threw for 322 yards and two touchdowns. Drones came in for a run and picked up 2 yards. Then Schlee was sacked on third down. His throw to Da'Quan Felton went out of the back of the end zone, starting a big celebration by Vanderbilt. Pavia nearly won the game in regulation. After Virginia Tech took its only lead at 27-20 with 4:12 left, he capped a 70-yard drive with an 8-yard TD pass to Sedrick Alexander with 1:51 left. He set up Brock Taylor for the poten tial game-winning 43-yard field goal that missed wide right, sending the game into overtime. He helped Vanderbilt stun the Hokies, who not only came in favored by 13 1/2 points looking to build on the momentum from winning the Military Bowl last December to go 7-6. - AP College Football
(DS#12 QB) rSr/2025 QB Diego Pavia, Vanderbilt
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2023 CONFERENCE USA OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Diego Pavia, New Mexico State, QB,...Pavia led the Aggies to the second 10-win season in program history, and first since 1960. New Mexico State also reached the CUSA Championship Game in the Aggies' firs t year as a member of the league, and NM State is headed to its second consecutive bowl game, a feat that has only been accomplished one other time in program history. Pavia has completed 210-341 passes for 2,915 yards with 26 touchdowns to just eight in terceptions and has also carried 158 times for 853 yards and six more scores on the ground. The Albuquerque native orchestrated the nation's 12th-best rushing attack in the country (202.7 yards per game) as the team's leading rusher. He enters bowl seaso n ranked 14th nationally in passing touchdowns (26), 15th in FBS in yards per completion (13.88), 18th in points responsible for (192), 21st in yards per pass attempt (8.55) and has the fourth-most rushing yards by a quarterback (853). - Conference USA F ootball
(DS#12 QB) rSr/2025 QB Diego Pavia, Vanderbilt
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Diego Pavia threw for 167 yards and two touchdowns, and New Mexico State held off a late rally by Bowling Green to win the Quick Lane Bowl 24-19 on Monday. The Aggies (7-6) were up 24-7 late in the third quarter, but the Falcons closed the gap in the fou rth quarter to make it 24-19 after a field goal, a safety off of a blocked punt and Camden Orth's 19-yard touchdown pass to Tyrone Broden with 6:27 left. From there, New Mexico State kept control of the ball for the rest of the game.Bowling Green (6-7) lost starting quarterback Matt McDonald early in the first quarter when he was hit late by Aggies safety Dylan Early while going out of bounds on a third-down run. He was replaced by Orth, who twice led the Falcons into field-goal range in the firs t half but Mason Lawler missed both tries. The Aggies scored first to make it 7-0 on Pavia's 15-yard scoring pass to Star Thomas on their first possession of the game. The junior quarterback later added a 2-yard touchdown pass in the second quarter to Er ic Marsh. - New Mexico State/AP College Football
(DS#12 QB) rSr/2025 QB Diego Pavia, Vanderbilt
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Diego Pavia threw a career-high four touchdown passes, all in the first half, and New Mexico State celebrated bowl-eligibility with a 65-3 rout of Valparaiso on Saturday. Pavia's TD throws were 50 yards to Jonathan Brady, 69 yards to Justice Powers, 70 y ards to Kordell David, and 72 yards to Bryce Childress. Pavia ran 13 yards for one touchdown and had a 75-yard touchdown run called back because of a block-in-the-back penalty. The Aggies got another long-distance score when Ahmonte Watkins raced 78 yard s for a touchdown in the fourth quarter. Pavia was 9-of-13 passing for 323 yards before giving way to freshman Gavin Frakes late in the second quarter. Frakes completed 5 of 10 passes for 58 yards and third-stringer Weston Eget completed his only attempt for an 8-yard touchdown to Brady.New Mexico State's first-half dominance was so thorough that the Aggies faced third down only twice in the first 25 minutes of play and converted both times. They finished 3-for-5 on third down in the first half. Three of their scoring drives were of four plays or less. The second half continued in New Mexico State's favor and the Aggies outgained the Beacons 621-188 for the game. The Aggies added Saturday's game to their schedule to compensate for their schedule d game against San Jose State that was canceled after the death of San Jose State freshman running back Camdan McWright. Each team was granted a waiver by the NCAA. Valparaiso (5-7) was allowed to exceed the FCS limit of 11-regular-season games and the A ggies (6-6) were allowed to count both of their wins over FCS teams toward bowl eligibility. The Aggies are 6-6 after Saturday's win and are now bowl eligible. - New Mexico State/AP College Football
(DS#12 QB) rSr/2025 QB Diego Pavia, Vanderbilt
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Diego Pavia passed for three touchdowns and ran for three more as New Mexico State handed Liberty its third straight loss 49-14 on Saturday. The Aggies (5-6) have been on a roll, winning four of their last five games under first-year coach Jerry Kill and reaching five wins for just the second time since 2005. Pavia was 16 of 21 in the air, throwing for 214 yards with touchdown passes to Jonathan Brady, Kordell David and Star Thomas. Pavia was the Aggies' leading ground gainer with 125 yards on 20 carrie s. The Aggies rushed for 214 yards.The Aggies rolled up 21 points in the second quarter on a 2-yard Pavia run and his TD passes of 39 yards to Thomas and 42 yards to David. Pavia's 2-yard TD run and Jamoni Jones' 42-yarder made it 42-7 in the thir d quarter. Three quarterbacks combined for 207 yards passing, a TD and an interception for Liberty (8-4), which was outgained 428-315. The Flames, who had three straight wins over the Aggies, lost two fumbles and were sacked five times. While this was Li berty's regular-season finale, New Mexico State is hoping to line up an opponent for next Saturday to replace postponed game versus San José State. Both teams join Conference USA next season. - New Mexico State/AP College Football
(DS#12 QB) rSr/2025 QB Diego Pavia, Vanderbilt
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Diego Pavia threw for two touchdowns, Jamoni Jones had a pair of short scoring rushes and New Mexico State defeated Lamar 51-14 on Saturday for the Aggies' third straight victory, their first three-game win streak since 2017. Andre Seldon scored on a 19- yard interception return just a minute into the game and the Aggies didn't look back, leading 37-0 at halftime. The Aggies (4-5) outgained the FCS Cardinals 451-254 while scoring 50-plus points for the first time since 2019. It's just the fourth time sin ce 2011 the Aggies have won at least four games. Pavia threw for 100 yards and rushed for another 81. Lamar (1-9) gave up three turnovers. - New Mexico State/AP College Football
(DS#12 QB) rSr/2025 QB Diego Pavia, Vanderbilt
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