{"id":509846,"date":"2026-02-28T14:30:43","date_gmt":"2026-02-28T14:30:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/509846\/"},"modified":"2026-02-28T14:30:43","modified_gmt":"2026-02-28T14:30:43","slug":"how-tall-is-diego-pavia-nfl-combine-measurements-for-vanderbilt-qb","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/509846\/","title":{"rendered":"How tall is Diego Pavia? NFL combine measurements for Vanderbilt QB"},"content":{"rendered":"

Diego Pavia<\/a> is hoping to reach the highest level of professional football in 2026, but will his height hold him back?<\/p>\n

The Vanderbilt<\/a> quarterback shined for the Commodores<\/a> last season, leading the group to the first 10-win season in program history. Pavia dazzled on Saturdays in the fall and finished as the runner-up to Fernando Mendoza for the Heisman Trophy as Vanderbilt challenged for a spot in the 2025-26 College Football Playoff.<\/p>\n

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While the college star proved capable of measuring up against the competition, NFL teams will likely care more about the number that the measuring tape reveals at the scouting combine.<\/p>\n

Vanderbilt officially listed the quarterback at 6-0, but measurements at the Senior Bowl<\/a> came away with Pavia standing at about 5-9 7\/8 inches. That measurement would make Pavia the shortest among current NFL starting quarterbacks, but not in NFL history.<\/p>\n

For Pavia, passing the height test might be one of the bigger hurdles he faces in the pre-draft process. Here’s a look at the measurements for Pavia at the NFL combine, as well as his NFL draft projection.<\/p>\n

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1. New York Jets – Fernando Mendoza, QB, Indiana<\/p>\n

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1. New York Jets – Fernando Mendoza, QB, Indiana<\/p>\n

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2. New York Jets \u2013 Arvell Reese, LB\/DE, Ohio State<\/p>\n

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3. Arizona Cardinals \u2013 Francis Mauigoa, OT, Miami (Fla.)<\/p>\n

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4. Tennessee Titans \u2013 Rueben Bain Jr., DE, Miami (Fla.)<\/p>\n

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5. New York Giants \u2013 Carnell Tate, WR, Ohio State<\/p>\n

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6. Cleveland Browns \u2013 Spencer Fano, OT, Utah<\/p>\n

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7. Washington Commanders \u2013 David Bailey, DE\/OLB, Texas Tech<\/p>\n

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8. New Orleans Saints \u2013 Jeremiyah Love, RB, Notre Dame<\/p>\n

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9. Kansas City Chiefs \u2013 Makai Lemon, WR, USC<\/p>\n

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10. Cincinnati Bengals \u2013 Caleb Downs, S, Ohio State<\/p>\n

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11. Miami Dolphins \u2013 Jermod McCoy, CB, Tennessee<\/p>\n

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12. Dallas Cowboys \u2013 Mansoor Delane, CB, LSU<\/p>\n

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13. Los Angeles Rams (from Atlanta Falcons) \u2013 Brandon Cisse, CB, South Carolina<\/p>\n

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14. Baltimore Ravens \u2013 Olaivavega Ioane, G, Penn State<\/p>\n

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15. Tampa Bay Buccaneers \u2013 Sonny Styles, LB, Ohio State<\/p>\n

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16. New York Jets (from Indianapolis Colts) \u2013 Jordyn Tyson, WR, Arizona State<\/p>\n

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17. Detroit Lions \u2013 Keldric Faulk, DE, Auburn<\/p>\n

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18. Minnesota Vikings \u2013 Colton Hood, CB, Tennessee<\/p>\n

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19. Carolina Panthers \u2013 Kadyn Proctor, OT, Alabama<\/p>\n

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20. Dallas Cowboys (from Green Bay Packers) \u2013 Emmanuel McNeil-Warren, S, Toledo<\/p>\n

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21. Pittsburgh Steelers \u2013 KC Concepcion, WR, Texas A&M<\/p>\n

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22. Los Angeles Chargers \u2013 Caleb Banks, DT, Florida<\/p>\n

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23. Philadelphia Eagles \u2013 Monroe Freeling, OT, Georgia<\/p>\n

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24. Cleveland Browns (from Jacksonville Jaguars) \u2013 Denzel Boston, WR, Washington<\/p>\n

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25. Chicago Bears \u2013 T.J. Parker, DE, Clemson<\/p>\n

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26. Buffalo Bills \u2013 Akheem Mesidor, DE, Miami (Fla.)<\/p>\n

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27. San Francisco 49ers \u2013 Kenyon Sadiq, TE, Oregon<\/p>\n

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28. Houston Texans \u2013 Lee Hunter, DT, Texas Tech<\/p>\n

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29. Los Angeles Rams \u2013 Germie Bernard, WR, Alabama<\/p>\n

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30. Denver Broncos \u2013 CJ Allen, LB, Georgia<\/p>\n

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31. New England Patriots \u2013 Cashius Howell, OLB, Texas A&M<\/p>\n

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32. Seattle Seahawks \u2013 Avieon Terrell, CB, Clemson<\/p>\n

Diego Pavia NFL combine measurements<\/p>\n

This section will be updated.<\/p>\n

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How tall is Diego Pavia?<\/p>\n

This section will be updated.<\/p>\n

Diego Pavia NFL draft projection<\/p>\n

Pavia is ranked as the ninth-best quarterback in the 2026 NFL Draft class, according to USA TODAY Sports’ Ayrton Ostly.<\/p>\n

The former Vanderbilt star will undoubtedly be a popular name throughout draft week, especially after entering the Heisman Trophy race in 2025, finishing as the runner-up. It came on the heels of a breakout season that saw him complete 70.6% of passes, totaling 29 touchdowns and only eight interceptions. He also wasn’t shy on the ground, tacking on 862 rushing yards and 10 touchdowns.<\/p>\n

Pavia earned plenty of praise for his ability to make plays off-schedule, producing highlight reel moments. However, questions remain about his size and whether he has enough athleticism to make up for it.<\/p>\n

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There is no denying his competitive spirit, moxie and what he did to help turn the Commodores into a winning program, but it remains to be seen how those skills would translate against better competition at the NFL level.<\/p>\n

This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Diego Pavia height, combine measurements: How tall is Vanderbilt QB?<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Diego Pavia is hoping to reach the highest level of professional football in 2026, but will his height…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":509847,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[559],"tags":[64,63,3376,34231,120821,103353,255660,593,10028,97072,246856,85,20526,255659],"class_list":["post-509846","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-nfl","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-college-football-playoff","tag-commodores","tag-diego-pavia","tag-fernando-mendoza","tag-measurements","tag-nfl","tag-nfl-draft","tag-program-history","tag-scouting-combine","tag-sports","tag-vanderbilt","tag-vanderbilt-star"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/509846","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=509846"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/509846\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/509847"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=509846"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=509846"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=509846"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}