Why one writer believes Diego Pavia can make the Ravens in 2026

Kadlick offered the following thoughts:

Should Pavia ultimately find himself on Baltimore’s final roster for the 2026 season, he could offer up an intriguing role, even with Jackson entrenched as the team’s starter. During his appearance on former NFL coach Jon Gruden’s QB Class earlier this spring, the idea of Pavia being a backup to begin his NFL career—while also being a contributor on offense right away—was brought up.

This could bode useful if Baltimore wants to take a load off of Jackson in the running game. After all, the 29-year-old missed four games due to injury in 2025 and tallied career lows in carries (67), rushing yards (349) and rushing touchdowns (2).

As Kadlick mentioned, Pavia has expressed an openness to playing other positions, a la Taysom Hill. This is why Baltimore is an interesting landing spot, because the team's offensive coordinator, Declan Doyle, was an assistant with the Saints for four years while Hill was on the team.

It's therefore possible the Ravens could keep Pavia around due to his versatility. However, the Ravens have only kept three quarterbacks on the roster once in the last five years. That makes it much more likely that Pavia ends up on the practice squad, and perhaps make an appearance later on.

It just seems unlikely that the Ravens would keep Pavia as the lone backup to Jackson. Stranger things have happened though, and it's worth keeping an eye on.

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