| Vanderbilt Commodores – No. 10 | |
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| Position | Quarterback |
| Class | Senior |
| Personal information | |
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
| Weight | 200 lb (91 kg) |
| Career history | |
| College |
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| Bowl games | |
| High school | Volcano Vista ( Albuquerque, New Mexico) |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Diego Pavia is an American football quarterback who plays for the Vanderbilt Commodores. He previously played for New Mexico State.
Early life
Pavia was born in Albuquerque, New Mexico and attended Volcano Vista High School. In Pavia's high school career, he completed 108 of his 165 pass attempts for 1,485 yards and 14 touchdowns to five interceptions. He also rushed for 464 yards and nine touchdowns. [1] Pavia would decide to commit to play JUCO football at New Mexico Military Institute. [2]
College career
New Mexico Military Institute
In Pavia's career at New Mexico Military Institute, he would complete 189 of his 323 passing attempts for 2,644 yards and 31 touchdowns to just four interceptions. He would also rush for 1,107 yards and 15 touchdowns. [3] In the 2022 season and Pavia's last at New Mexico Military Institute, he would help lead them to a National Championship. [4]
New Mexico State
Pavia would decide to commit to play college football at New Mexico State University. [5] Pavia would get his first start with the Aggies in the team's season opener against Nevada, however he struggled heavily turning the ball over four times in the first half and would be benched for Gavin Frankes in a 23–13 loss. [6] Pavia would get his next start against UTEP and would have a chance to tie the game at UTEP's 13 yard line but he would be strip sacked by Brenton Thompson with three seconds left to end the game. [7] Pavia would have a career night against Liberty as the Aggies were 24.5 point underdogs; Pavia would help his team shock Liberty as he completed 16 of his 21 passes for 214 yards and three touchdowns. He was also a huge threat on the ground, rushing for 125 yards and three touchdowns. [8] [9] For his performance against Liberty Pavia was named one of the Manning stars of the Week, and was named the Manning Quarterback of the Week. [10] [11] In the Aggies season finale against Valparaiso to become bowl eligible, Pavia again had an outstanding performance going nine for thirteen on his passing attempts for 323 yards and four touchdowns, along with having one rushing touchdown as he left the game up 35–3 in the second quarter with a hamstring injury, as New Mexico State would win 65–3 to become bowl eligible for the first time since 2017. [12] [13] In the Aggies bowl game against Bowling Green, Pavia had a stellar game completing 17 of his 29 passing attempts for 167 yards and two touchdowns to just one interception, where he also rushed for 65 yards. [14] Pavia made the game-winning play late in the fourth quarter, where on third down Pavia scrambled out of the pocket to his right side and was hit short of the first down line, however as he was hit, he fumbled the ball at his own 45 yards, but as a pile for the ball ensued Pavia recovered the ball past the line to gain to give the Aggies a first down and help end the game, where the Aggies won 24–19. [15] For his performance in the game Pavia was named the Quick Lane Bowl MVP. [16] [17] Pavia finished the season completing 101 of his 190 pass attempts for 1,450 yards and 13 touchdowns to six interceptions. He also rushed for 508 yards and six touchdowns. [18] For his performance on the year, he was named All Independent first team by College Football Network. [19]
On December 23, 2023, Pavia announced that he would be entering the transfer portal. [20]
Vanderbilt
On January 18, 2024, Pavia announced that he would transfer to Vanderbilt. [21]
College statistics
| Season | Games | Passing | Rushing | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | GS | Cmp | Att | Pct | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Rtg | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | ||
| New Mexico State Aggies | |||||||||||||||
| 2022 | 12 | 10 | 101 | 190 | 53.2 | 1450 | 7.6 | 13 | 6 | 133.5 | 93 | 508 | 5.5 | 6 | |
| 2023 | 15 | 15 | 221 | 366 | 60.4 | 2973 | 8.1 | 26 | 9 | 147.1 | 176 | 923 | 5.2 | 7 | |
| Vanderbilt Commodores | |||||||||||||||
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Career | 27 | 25 | 322 | 556 | 57.9 | 4423 | 8.0 | 39 | 15 | 142.5 | 269 | 1431 | 5.3 | 13 | |
References
- ^ "Diego Pavia's Stats". MaxPreps. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
- ^ Benson, Bradley. "Albuquerque native is Aggies top quarterback, per coach". KRQE. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
- ^ "Diego Pavia". NMMI University Athletics. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
- ^ Ortega, Brandon. "Catching up with National Champ Diego Pavia". KOB.com. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
- ^ Tate, Van. "Diego Pavia chooses New Mexico State". KRQE. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
- ^ Schad, Chris. "What did the Gophers learn from New Mexico State's opener?". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
- ^ Bloomquist, Bret. "UTEP Miners get defense sorted out, top New Mexico State Aggies". El Paso Times. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
- ^ "Pavia accounts for 6 TDs in NMSU's 49–14 win over Liberty". CBS Sports. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
- ^ "Pavia stars as New Mexico State stuns Liberty, and now hopes for 12th regular season game". Albuquerque Journal. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
- ^ "Diego Pavia Earns Manning Award Quarterback of the Week Honor". allstatesugarbowl.org. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
- ^ Ochoa, Adrian. "NMSU QB Diego Pavia picks up flurry of national honors". KVIA. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
- ^ "Bowl-eligible New Mexico State drubs Valparaiso". AP News. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
- ^ Groves, Jason. "New Mexico State beats Valparaiso to close 6–6 regular season". Las Cruces Sun News. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
- ^ Groves, Jason. "New Mexico State beats Bowling Green in 2022 Quick Lane Bowl in Detroit". Las Cruces Sun News. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
- ^ Graham, Andrew. "New Mexico State holds off mistake-prone Bowling Green to win Quick Lane Bowl". Detroit News. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
- ^ "2022 Quick Lane Bowl recap". Detroit Lions.com. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
- ^ Chester, Jared. "NMSU football wins 2022 Quick Lane Bowl". KRQE. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
- ^ "Diego Pavia". Sports Reference. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
- ^ Mellor, Cam. "2022 All-Independent College Football Team and Individual Honors". College Football Network. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
- ^ Rudolph, Justin (December 23, 2023). "New Mexico State quarterback Diego Pavia enters NCAA Transfer Portal". On3.com. Retrieved December 25, 2023.
- ^ Barral, Kevin (January 18, 2024). "Transfer Portal: New Mexico State QB Diego Pavia Commits to Vanderbilt". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved January 26, 2024.