Overview
- Pavia’s official Senior Bowl listing is 5-foot-9 7/8 and 198 pounds, a contrast to Vanderbilt’s roster at 6-foot and 207 pounds.
- His height has intensified questions about NFL viability, with coverage noting colleges often inflate measurements and that sub-6-foot starters are rare.
- Pavia said his size has been doubted his whole life and declared he expects to be drafted, calling himself the best player in the country in Senior Bowl interviews.
- Senior Bowl week brings practices, medicals and team interviews before Saturday’s game, with the NFL Combine to follow as teams assess pocket operation and processing.
- Heisman runner-up and SEC offensive player of the year in 2025, Pavia posted 3,539 passing yards, 29 TDs and 862 rushing yards and has begun QB training with Darrell Colbert to tighten footwork.