Diego Pavia fumbled the bag before NFL Draft, but it was avoidable
Several bad decisions led to Pavia's draft result.
Diego Pavia fumbled the bag before NFL Draft, but it was avoidable originally appeared on The Sporting News . Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here . Vanderbilt quarterback Diego Pavia has officially gone undrafted.
To make matters worse, three hours post draft, Pavia had not signed an undrafted free agent contract. While that might not seem condemning, twelve quarterbacks not named Pavia have inked UFA deals. Some are names many expected to see drafted, some were significantly behind Pavia, according to several draft analysts.
Georgia Tech's Haynes King, Louisville's Miller Moss, Illinois's Luke Altmyer, Virginia Tech's Kyron Drones and others. None of those names were expected to be drafted or acquired ahead of Pavia when the draft process began. The issue facing Pavia currently is not that he went undrafted.
The primary concern is why isn't he being contacted now? Draft picks are currency. Drafting a player within the seven rounds suggests a monetary investment in a prospect.
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