Baltimore is giving the undrafted rookie quarterback a camp shot, but Jesse Minter is offering no guarantees.
The Baltimore Ravens are keeping a spot in the conversation open for undrafted rookie quarterback Diego Pavia, but Jesse Minter made the terms plain: this is an audition. Pavia will get a chance to show what he can bring in camp, not a shortcut through Baltimore’s quarterback hierarchy. That distinction matters.
Pavia arrives with a college reputation built on toughness and playmaking, the kind of profile that can earn attention fast in a rookie setting. But Baltimore is not treating intrigue like proof. Camp snaps have to become evidence.
For Pavia, the challenge is turning the traits that made him recognizable into something the Ravens can trust in an NFL environment. Playmaking has to come with consistency. Toughness has to translate without forcing mistakes.
Every rep becomes part of the case. The Ravens’ stance also tells the shape of the opportunity. Pavia does not need Baltimore to crown him in May.
He needs enough clean work to make coaches keep him in the evaluation cycle. For an undrafted quarterback, that can be the real first win: stay visible, stay useful, and avoid giving the staff a reason to move on quickly. Minter’s message keeps the pressure where it belongs.
Pavia’s college edge gives him an entry point, but the NFL strips away reputation fast. The Ravens will be looking for command, reliability, and whether his best traits create value when the speed tightens and the margin for error shrinks. This is where the gap between college production and NFL trust gets tested.
Pavia’s toughness and improvisational ability may help him stand out in individual moments, but Baltimore has to decide whether those flashes fit inside a professional offense. For a rookie quarterback without draft capital attached, one sharp practice can create buzz, while one sloppy stretch can shrink the room fast. The evaluation is also about role clarity.
The Ravens do not need Pavia to look like a finished starter in camp. They need to see whether he can absorb coaching, protect the ball, operate cleanly, and give the staff a reason to view him as more than a temporary arm. That is the narrow lane undrafted quarterbacks have to run.
The implication is clear: Baltimore will evaluate him as a long-shot developmental quarterback, not as a player owed a runway. If Pavia sticks, it will be because he makes the Ravens keep watching. What's next: Pavia must use rookie camp and every available practice rep to prove he belongs in Baltimore’s quarterback plans. Read at ESPN NFL
Undrafted quarterbacks do not usually get clean paths into NFL relevance. They get fragments: limited reps, crowded rooms, and coaches weighing every throw against the roster math. That is why Pavia’s camp matters. His college profile gives Baltimore a reason to look, but it does not give him security. If he can show NFL-ready consistency behind the toughness and playmaking, he can push for a developmental role. If not, the Ravens have little reason to wait.
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