New Mexico State University Athletics

Awards

• 2023 Conference USA Offensive Player of the Year
• 2023 Second Team All-Conference USA
• 2022 Quick Lane Bowl MVP
• 2023 Phil Steele Preseason All-Conference USA First Team 
• 2023 Athlon Sports Preseason All-Conference USA Third Team
• 2022 College Football Network First Team All-Independent (FLEX)
• 2023 Conference USA Preseason Watch List
• 2023 Maxwell Award Preseason Watch List
• Named to Davey O'Brien Great 8 list (Nov. 20, 2023)
• Conference USA Offensive Player of the Week (Nov. 20, 2023)
• Manning Award Star of the Week (Oct. 16, 2023)
• Conference USA Offensive Player of the Week (Oct. 16, 2023)
• Manning Award Quarterback of the Week (Nov. 30, 2022)
• Manning Award Star of the Week (Nov. 28, 2022)
• CFPA National Performer of the Week (Nov. 27, 2022)
• National Latino Player of the Week (Nov. 28, 2022)
• Recipient of helmet sticker from ESPN College Football Final (Nov. 26, 2022)
• 2021-22 NJCCA Third Team Academic All-American 

2023 (Junior)
Started all 15 games at quarterback while leading the Aggies to their second 10-win season in program history… Named Conference USA Offensive Player of the Year… Earned Second Team All-CUSA honors… Threw his first touchdown of the season on Aug. 26 when he connected with Aggie newcomer Trent Hudson against UMass in the season opener... Guided the Aggies to their first victory of the season by completing 16-of-20 passes on his way to throwing for 317 yards and two touchdowns against Western Illinois… Threw for 203 yards and two touchdowns while rushing for 96 yards in the Aggies’ victory over in-state rival New Mexico… Managed two passing touchdowns for the third straight week in NM State’s win over FIU… Named Manning Award Star of the Week and CUSA Offensive Player of the Week after accounting for 401 of the Aggies’ 458 total yards of offense (286 passing, 115 rushing) while throwing two touchdowns and rushing for another in the Aggies’ 27-13 victory over Sam Houston… Extended his streak of games with multiple passing touchdowns to five when he threw for 186 yards and two touchdowns in a win over UTEP… Also rushed for 96 yards and two touchdowns in the victory over the Miners… Named to Davey O’Brien Great 8 list and CUSA Player of the Week after guiding the Aggies to a 31-10 road victory over Auburn… Against Auburn, he finished with 201 passing yards and three passing touchdowns while rushing eight times for a total of 35 yards to help NM State earn its first ever win over an SEC program… Passed for 269 yards and one touchdown while completing a career-best 23 passes at home versus Jax State to help secure the Aggies’ 10^th win of the season – a feat that had only been accomplished one time in program history (1960)… finished his career with the Aggies ranked ninth all-time in program history in passing yards (4,260) and 20^th all-time in program history in rushing yards (1,431)… His nearly 1,500 rushing yards also ranked second in school history among Aggies to play the quarterback position… At the conclusion of his career, Pavia ranked sixth in program history in passing touchdowns (39) and 20^th in school history in rushing touchdowns (13).
 
2022 (Sophomore)
Appeared in 12 games in 2022, making eight starts at quarterback … Named the Most Valuable Player of the Quick Lane Bowl … Earned College Football Network First Team All-Independent Honors … Named Manning Award Quarterback of the Week, Manning Award Star of the Week, CFPA National Performer of the Week, and National Latino Player of the Week after a six-touchdown showing at Liberty … Finished fifth among all FBS quarterbacks (Tops in FBS Independents) in passing yards per completion (14.36) … Led the Aggies with 1,450 passing yards, 13 passing touchdowns, and finished second on the team with 508 rushing yards … Combined for 21 total touchdowns (13 passing, 8 rushing) … Threw for a career-high 323 byards and four touchdowns on nine pass attempts against Valparaiso … Passed for 214 yards and three touchdowns while adding 125 rushing yards and three scores against Liberty.

2021 (COVID Freshman at New Mexico Military Institute)
Played in all 13 games throughout NMMI’s road to the NJCAA National Championship … Completed 56.3% of pass attempts throughout the season … Threw for 1728 yards and 21 touchdowns in an offense that focused on running the football … Allowed just one interception on 215 pass attempts … Added 658 yards of rushing a seven touchdowns on the ground … Threw a season-best four touchdowns in a 58-28 win over Trinity Valley Community College on November 6 … The following week, Pavia threw three more touchdowns in a 48-0 win over Blinn College … Completed 13-17 passes for a season-high 225 yards through the air against Tyler Junior College in the regular season finale … Completed 67.7% of his pass attempts in NMMI’s two playoff game … Threw for 121 yards and two touchdowns in the national championship game against Iowa Western Community College … Added 55 rushing yards and a touchdown in the national championship game … Rushed for a season-high 143 yards and a touchdown on October 23 against Cisco College.
 
2020 (Freshman at New Mexico Military Institute)
Began the season as a member of a three-man rotation before emerging as the starting quarterback … NMMI went 5-4 in a regular season that was played entirely in the state of Texas … Played in eight of the nine games throughout the season … Threw for a career-high 266 yards at Trinity Valley on April 24 … Had back-to-back road contests with three touchdowns apiece against Trinity Valley and Tyler … Pavia threw for 190 yards and a touchdown in a playoff loss to Iowa Central Community College… Retained one year of eligibility due to COVID-19.
 
High School
A 2020 graduate of Volcano Vista High School in Albuquerque, New Mexico … Pavia was a three-sport athlete in high school, playing football, baseball, and wrestling … Led Volcano Vista to an 11-0 regular season as a senior before falling in the Class 6A semifinals …
 
Personal
Son of Roel Pavia and Antoinette Padilla … Has two older brothers, Roel Jr. and Javier, and a younger sister, Abrielle … Football runs in the family as his brother Roel Jr. plays football at Briar Cliff University … Majoring in biology … Chose NM State over Jackson State and Saint Francis