David Carr has high praise for Diego Pavia ahead of Senior Bowl appearance: ‘I like (his) DNA’
By Sydney Hunte
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The Senior Bowl pits the country’s best draft prospects against each other every year in Mobile, Alabama. In 2025, Diego Pavia is one of them as he looks to impress scouts in hopes of hearing his name called early in the NFL Draft in April.
He’s caught the eye of former NFL quarterback David Carr. Carr, now an NFL Network analyst, discussed his impressions of the Vanderbilt quarterback ahead of the Senior Bowl on Saturday.
“I like Diego’s DNA. I like how he’s made up. The game’s not too big for him,” Carr said. “This is almost like, I’m not comparing him to Shedeur Sanders, but Sheduer’s mental approach (means) the game is not scary for him. (For) Diego, this game is not terrifying for him at all, and there’s something to be said for that in the NFL.”
Carr added that while Pavia’s “metrics” aren’t in the same mold as a player like Josh Allen, he brings plenty of intangibles to the table.
“There’s something to be said for competitiveness, for battling, for doing what he did in college football,” Carr said. “I mean, he’s highly effective against some pretty good football teams. I think that his team loves him.”
Pavia is projected to be taken in the sixth or seventh round in the NFL Draft.
Sydney is an Atlanta-based journalist who has covered everything from SEC and ACC football to MLS, the U.S. men's national soccer team and professional tennis. His work has appeared on such platforms as SB Nation, Cox Media Group and FanSided.
