Ravens sign undrafted QBs Diego Pavia, Joe Fagnano to compete on QB depth chart

Diego Pavia's wait to land an NFL contract has ended.

Pavia is signing a three-year undrafted free agent contract with the Baltimore Ravens, according to ESPN's Adam Schefter.

Pavia had initially been scheduled to participate in the Ravens' rookie minicamp without a contract. Now, the former Vanderbilt quarterback will enter the event on a stronger footing as he competes for a role with the team.

That said, Pavia isn't the only undrafted quarterback joining the Ravens. Baltimore also signed former UConn quarterback Joe Fagnano to a three-year deal, according to multiple reports.

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Fagnano was a seven-year college quarterback who spent the final three seasons of his career at UConn, where he emerged as a full-time starter in 2025. The 6-3, 226-pound quarterback impressed across 12 starts, completing 69% of his passes for 3,448 yards, 28 touchdowns and just one interception.

Fagnano was also originally slated to attend Baltimore's rookie minicamp without a contract. Now, he and Pavia will jockey for position on a Ravens quarterback depth chart that is now four-deep.

Here's a breakdown of the Ravens' quarterback depth chart with the 2026 NFL Draft now in the rearview.

Ravens QB depth chart

The Ravens have four quarterbacks on their 90-man roster after signing Fagnano and Pavia. Below is a look at the projected pecking order within the unit:

1. Lamar Jackson
2. Tyler Huntley
3. Joe Fagnano and Diego Pavia

Jackson - a two-time NFL MVP - is entrenched as the Ravens' starting quarterback while Huntley will provide veteran depth behind him for a seventh season. With those roles set in stone, the battle for Baltimore's third-string quarterback job will be of the most interest to NFL fans.

It isn't clear whether Fagnano or Pavia will enter the battle with an advantage. The two undrafted free agents figure to get equal opportunities to prove themselves at minicamps and various offseason activities.

Fagnano has more prototypical size than Pavia. However, he will need to improve his spotty accuracy and ball placement to find success as an NFL-caliber pocket passer.

Meanwhile, Pavia is an explosive playmaker with very good mobility, excellent toughness and great skills while throwing on the run. The Heisman Trophy runner-up's main issue is that he's only 5-10, which will instantly make him one of the NFL's shortest quarterbacks.

Still, Pavia's production speaks for itself. He completed 70.6% of his passes for 3,539 yards, 29 touchdowns and eight interceptions across 13 games last season while adding 862 yards and 10 scores on the ground.

Presently, there isn't anything to suggest the Ravens prefer one quarterback over the other. As such, it will be interesting to see the order in which the two signal-callers get reps during rookie minicamp and at each of Baltimore's offseason workouts.

Regardless of who has the advantage, each figures to get a relatively decent run in Baltimore. Jesse Minter came over to the Ravens from a Los Angeles Chargers organization that carried four quarterbacks during both the 2024 and 2025 offseasons.

Minter might like to carry similar depth in his first year with the Ravens, both to avoid overworking Jackson during the team's offseason workout.

This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Diego Pavia and Joe Fagnano are joining the Ravens. How do they fit?