Jamison HensleyMay 2, 2026, 04:48 PM ETCloseJamison Hensley is a reporter covering the Baltimore Ravens for ESPN. Jamison joined ESPN in 2011, covering the AFC North before focusing exclusively on the Ravens beginning in 2013. Jamison won the National Sports Media Association Maryland Sportswriter of the Year award in 2018, and he authored a book titled: Flying High: Stories of the Baltimore Ravens. He was the Ravens beat writer for the Baltimore Sun from 2000-2011.Follow on XMultiple Authors
Pavia signed with the Ravens this week after becoming the first Heisman Trophy finalist to go undrafted in 12 years. He is currently competing with Connecticut’s Joe Fagnano for Baltimore’s No. 3 quarterback job, although the Ravens could look at more quarterbacks this offseason.
“So now he’s in the door and it’s like, ‘Show us what you can do,'” Minter said Saturday. “And just like all the undrafted rookies, that’s what I would say.”
Minter added, “For us, we see it as an opportunity to bring a player in that could potentially be something, and that’s really what this is for us.”
After finishing runner-up to Heisman winner Fernando Mendoza in December, Pavia posted a photo on Instagram with the caption “F- ALL THE VOTERS” along with a thumbs-down emoji. He later apologized.
After throwing 29 touchdown passes and rushing for 10 more, Pavia was named first-team All-America and SEC Offensive Player of the Year and won the Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award as the best upperclassman quarterback in college football.
“He’s a guy who plays with a chip on his shoulder,” said Ravens rookie running back Adam Randall, who also played with Pavia at the Senior Bowl. “He has a great energy and attitude. He’s a competitor.”
Minter said the number of quarterbacks that the Ravens will carry this offseason is “in flux.” It could range from three to five quarterbacks. Minter didn’t rule out looking at veteran free agent quarterbacks or a couple other rookies.
“We’ll kind of look at it coming out of [rookie minicamp],” Minter said. “I think that’s a room where you’re always trying to find that perfect number and we’ll continue to do that.”
Jamison HensleyMay 2, 2026, 04:48 PM ETCloseJamison Hensley is a reporter covering the Baltimore Ravens for ESPN. Jamison joined ESPN in 2011, covering the AFC North before focusing exclusively on the Ravens beginning in 2013. Jamison won the National Sports Media Association Maryland Sportswriter of the Year award in 2018, and he authored a book titled: Flying High: Stories of the Baltimore Ravens. He was the Ravens beat writer for the Baltimore Sun from 2000-2011.Follow on XMultiple Authors
CloseJamison Hensley is a reporter covering the Baltimore Ravens for ESPN. Jamison joined ESPN in 2011, covering the AFC North before focusing exclusively on the Ravens beginning in 2013. Jamison won the National Sports Media Association Maryland Sportswriter of the Year award in 2018, and he authored a book titled: Flying High: Stories of the Baltimore Ravens. He was the Ravens beat writer for the Baltimore Sun from 2000-2011.Follow on X