Joseph Fagnano ( ;Baltimore Ravens 2026 Media Guide (page 282). Retrieved 17 August 2026. born March 31, 2001) is an American professional football quarterback for the Baltimore Ravens of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Maine Black Bears and UConn Huskies.
Early life Fagnano grew up in Williamsport, Pennsylvania and attended Williamsport Area High School. During high school, he was named an All-State player, the Wyoming Area Offensive Player of the Year and an East-West All-Star Game participant. He committed to play college football at Maine over an offer from Bucknell.
College career Maine Fagnano arrived at UMaine as a walk-on, but earned a full scholarship and the backup quarterback job after an impressive fall training camp. Fagnano made his collegiate debut on October 12, after incumbent quarterback Chris Ferguson sustained a foot injury during the first quarter of a 24–17 loss to Richmond. The following week, Fagnano was named the starter. Against FBS opponent Liberty, he threw five touchdowns, completing 67% of his passes for 445 yards in a 59–44 loss. He played in eight games and started in six finishing the season with completing 121 out of 184 passing attempts with 1,835 yards and 17 touchdowns. By the end of the season, he was named the CAA Rookie of the Week for two weeks, the New England Football Writers Gold Helmet Award Winner and the team's Thurlow Cooper Offensive Rookie of the Year. During the spring 2021 season, he appeared in all four games and finished the season with completing 67 out of 116 passing attempts with 795 yards, eight touchdowns and one interception. By the end of the season, he was named the CAA Player of the Week for two weeks. During the fall 2021 season, he appeared in four games and finished the season with 65 completed passing attempts with 794 yards and six touchdowns. By the end of the season, he was named to the 2021 CFPA FCS National Player of the Year Trophy Watch List. During the 2022 season, he played in all 11 games and finished the season with a career high 208 completed passing attempts for 2,231 yards, 15 touchdowns and six interceptions. On December 5, 2022, Fagnano announced that he would be entering the transfer portal. On January 16, 2023, he announced that he would be transferring to UConn.
UConn During the 2023 season, Fagnano was named as the starting quarterback. On September 12, 2023, after only two games, head coach Jim L. Mora announced that Fagnano would be out for the rest of the season due to a shoulder injury. He finished the season with completing 18 out of 35 passing attempts for 173 yards and one interception. Fagnano was named the Offensive MVP of the 2024 Fenway Bowl. In 2025, he did not throw an interception until Week 12 against Air Force.
Statistics Season Team Games Passing Rushing GP GS Record Cmp Att Pct Yds Avg TD Int Rtg Att Yds Avg TD 2019 Maine 8 6 4–2 121 184 65.8 1,835 10.0 17 3 176.8 86 192 2.2 0 2020 Maine 4 4 2–2 67 116 57.8 795 6.9 8 1 136.4 31 59 1.9 2 2021 Maine 4 4 2–2 65 108 60.2 794 7.4 6 2 136.6 19 −12 −0.6 0 2022 Maine 11 11 2–9 209 365 57.3 2,250 6.2 15 6 119.3 93 296 3.2 3 2023 UConn 2 2 0–2 18 35 51.4 173 4.9 0 1 87.2 16 32 2.0 0 2024 UConn 10 6 4–1 120 206 58.3 1,631 7.9 20 4 152.9 30 60 2.0 1 2025 UConn 12 12 9–3 285 413 69.0 3,448 8.3 28 1 161.0 47 131 2.8 3 FCS totals 27 25 10–15 462 773 59.8 5,674 7.3 46 12 138.0 229 535 2.3 5 FBS totals 24 20 13–6 423 654 64.7 5,252 8.3 48 6 154.5 93 223 2.4 4
NFL Regular season Year Team Games Passing Rushing Sacks Fumbles 2026 BAL 0 0 TBDCareer 0 0 0–0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Professional career
Baltimore Ravens After going undrafted in the 2026 NFL draft, Fagnano signed with the Baltimore Ravens on April 28, 2026.
References
Further reading yahoo.com CTInsider Hartford Courant
External links Baltimore Ravens bio Maine Black Bears bio UConn Huskies bio