Player Career

Diego Pavia Career Story

Career story, signature performances, transfer context, and season arc are grouped for biography-style searches.

Player Story

Diego Pavia story

Diego Pavia built his college career from 2022 through 2025 as a quarterback from Albuquerque, NM wearing No. 2, spending time with New Mexico State and Vanderbilt. The clearest part of Diego Pavia's career was his passing role: 10,247 passing yards, 88 touchdown passes, 1,231 attempts, and 3,089 rushing yards across 53 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2025 with Vanderbilt. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.

Quarterback careers are usually judged first by volume, efficiency, and scoring chances. His career also includes 3,089 rushing yards and 2 tackles, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 53 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across New Mexico State and Vanderbilt.

The arc is straightforward: Diego Pavia moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

  1. 1

    New Mexico State

    2022-2023

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    Vanderbilt

    2024-2025

    Final stop

Season Value Progression

20222022202320232024202420252025
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2022 PostseasonNew Mexico State1,94660.423.3
2022 Regular SeasonNew Mexico State1,94660.423.30
2023 PostseasonNew Mexico State3,89668.133.71,950
2023 Regular SeasonNew Mexico State3,89668.133.70
2024 PostseasonVanderbilt3,09365.940.8-803
2024 Regular SeasonVanderbilt3,09365.940.80
2025 PostseasonVanderbilt4,40172.343.71,308
2025 Regular SeasonVanderbilt4,40172.343.70

Transfer Portal History

Matched portal movement

SeasonPathMovementValueDate
2024New Mexico State to VanderbiltG5/FCS to P486.8Dec 24, 2023

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

@ Liberty

Week 13 · W 49-14 · Conference game

Win with balanced pass-rush production and strong creator value.

339

Total Offense

92.4 takeover

339 total offense with 80.9 efficiency.

#2

vs No. 66 Kentucky

Week 13 · W 45-17 · Conference game

532

Total Offense

92.2 takeover

Win with 532 yards of offense and 76.6 efficiency.

532 total offense with 76.6 efficiency.

#3

vs No. 29 Auburn

Week 11 · W 45-38 · Conference game

489

Total Offense

91.7 takeover

Win with balanced pass-rush production and strong creator value.

489 total offense with 83.3 efficiency.

#4

vs Sam Houston

Week 7 · W 27-13 · Conference game

401

Total Offense

90.9 takeover

Win with balanced pass-rush production and strong creator value.

401 total offense with 74.6 efficiency.

#5

vs Virginia Tech

Week 1 · W 34-27

294

Total Offense

87 takeover

Win with balanced pass-rush production and strong creator value.

294 total offense with 78.5 efficiency.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2025 Postseason · Vanderbilt

4,401 primary output · 72.3 efficiency · 43.7 usage

86.2

#2

2025 Regular Season · Vanderbilt

86.2

4,401 primary · 72.3 efficiency · 43.7 usage

#3

2023 Postseason · New Mexico State

79

3,896 primary · 68.1 efficiency · 33.7 usage

Milestones

15

250+ passing yards

17

300+ total offense

18

3+ TD games

39

Above avg efficiency