Diego Pavia doesn't have the prototypical tools for an NFL quarterback. He's listed at six feet tall but may be shorter. He doesn't have eye-popping arm strength or speed. But at the college level, all he's done is win football games.

Diego Pavia has been one of the stories of the season in college football. That has now led to some wonder of if he could take it to the next level in the NFL? Clark Lea was asked about Pavia’s chances at the pros during a media availability on Thursday afternoon.

The Commodores never trailed in upsetting top-ranked Alabama 40-35 on Saturday, handing coach Clark Lea a victory to finally match some of those posted by his alma mater in men’s basketball, women’s basketball and two national championships in baseball.

See our score prediction for Vanderbilt football vs. Ball State in a Week 8 nonconference game for Diego Pavia and the Commodores.

Clark Lea made it through one sentence of his opening statement before choking up. He had just led Vanderbilt football to a 40-35 win over Alabama, the first win over an AP No. 1 ranked team in school history. Not only had the Commodores never beaten a No. 1 team, they'd never even beat a top-5 team on the field.

While you won't find Pavia on any NFL Draft boards, his coach Clark Lea believes he's fully capable of playing at the next level. "I'll let the head coaches and scouts and general