Diego Pavia was spotted at a strip club last month throwing a bunch of cash on the stage.
About six weeks before the Vanderbilt quarterback went undrafted, the 24-year-old went to the Knockouts Gentlemen’s Club on March 8 in his hometown of Albuquerque, N.M., according to video obtained by TMZ Sports.
While it’s not known when Pavia showed up to the club, he was there until 5 a.m. and spent at least three hours there, per TMZ Sports.
All of the cash on the stage shown in the video was from Pavia, the report added.
The Heisman Trophy finalist was at that point 12 days out from Vanderbilt’s pro day.
He produced an impressive 2025 season with 3,539 passing yards and 29 touchdowns against four interceptions, adding 862 yards rushing and 10 rushing scores.
However, Pavia was not considered a lock to be drafted due to concerns about his size (5-foot-10) and some non-football decisions, like when he posted “F- all the voters” after losing out on the Heisman to Indiana quarterback Fernando Mendoza, who was selected No. 1 overall by the Raiders last Thursday.
Pavia has the attention of some NFL teams, though.
After going undrafted, Pavia was invited to the Ravens’ rookie minicamp this weekend.
And ESPN’s Adam Schefter said Monday on “The Pat McAfee Show” that more teams are interested in him.
“I’m sure that he’s disappointed that he didn’t get drafted, of course,” Schefter said “The Ravens’ minicamp is this weekend, but there are other teams that have their minicamps the next weekend. There are other teams that wanna bring him in if the Ravens don’t sign him.
“So, he’s got a couple of invitations and we’ll see where he winds up on a roster.”
