Diego Pavia is counting on a growth spurt. 

OK, Pavia, 24, probably isn’t going to reach the NFL height preferences for quarterbacks at this point. But the 5-foot-9 Vanderbilt product can mature beyond mistakes like writing “F-ALL THE VOTERS” on social media after he finished second to Fernando Mendoza in a runaway Heisman Trophy vote. 

“Coach [Clark] Lea always pressed that your frontal lobe isn’t fully developed until you’re 25,” Lea quipped Friday at the NFL Scouting Combine, “and I just turned 24 … so I’ve got like 360 more days to go.” 

Pavia is trying to beat the odds as the shortest NFL quarterback of the decade. He completed 70.6 percent of his passes and threw for 29 touchdowns last season as the Commodores cracked the top 10 in the polls and finished 10-3. 

Bryce Young and Kyler Murray — both of whom measured slightly over 5-10 — were top overall picks. Pavia is trying to convince a team — maybe the Jets, who met with him at the Combine — to use a late-round pick on him despite his size. 

“I would just say, turn on the tape,” Pavia said to questions about his size. “It’s not like we’re not playing these guys that are first round, second round, on Saturdays in the SEC.” 

Doubters are nothing new for Pavia, who began his career at New Mexico Military Institute for two seasons, transferred to New Mexico State for two seasons and then found stardom over two seasons leading Vanderbilt to new heights in the SEC with a contagiously passionate play style. 

“I feel like I’m going to carry that chip on my shoulder wherever I go,” Pavia said. “I’m a man on a mission. I’ve dreamed about this since I was a kid, so super excited for this opportunity. And super grateful for it, too.” 

The Cowboys franchise-tagged receiver George Pickens for $27.2 million. How did he react when informed by owner Jerry Jones, whose negotiations spat with Micah Parsons last offseason led to a trade? 

“We couldn’t take the chance on losing him,” Cowboys executive vice president Stephen Jones told DLLS Sports. “George was fired up, excited. He said, ‘I don’t want to play anywhere but with the Cowboys.’ That’s what we suspected.” 

The funny moment of Friday’s prospect interviews went to Notre Dame running back Jeremiyah Love. 

Asked if he has met with America’s Team yet, Love replied, “Who is that?” 

He then explained that his father is a Steelers fan “and he doesn’t like the Cowboys.” 

What would it be like then to play for the Cowboys? 

“S–t,” Love said. “I’d be blessed to go anywhere. It would be an honor to wear the star [on my helmet].” 

The Packers hired former Giants assistant special teams coordinator Cam Achord as their special teams coordinator after Rich Bisaccia’s surprise late departure. Achord was the Patriots special teams coordinator for four seasons before spending the last two with the Giants. 

Arizona State receiver and first-round projection Jordyn Tyson entertained the idea of being drafted by the Browns and sharing Cleveland with his older brother, Jaylon Tyson of the Cavaliers. 

“Oh, he’ll be buying the house,” Jordyn said, “and he’s going to get the big room because that’s big bro.”