Corral: 'No regrets' about playing in bowl game despite injury

Matt Corral won't get the chance to boost his draft stock at the NFL scouting combine after suffering an ankle injury in the Sugar Bowl in January, but the Ole Miss quarterback has "no regrets" about playing in his final collegiate game.

Corral revealed Wednesday that multiple teams quizzed him about his decision not to opt out during formal combine interviews.

"They asked if I regretted it, and I said, 'Absolutely not,'" Corral said, according to ESPN's Jeff Legwold. "I never thought about opting out. ... It was never a thought in my mind. I was going to play regardless."

The 23-year-old said the injury was "a high ankle sprain, no breaks, no tears."

Corral is expected to be a first-round pick in April's draft, but he is part of a quarterback class without a clear-cut No. 1 prospect.

Pittsburgh's Kenny Pickett, Liberty's Malik Willis, and North Carolina's Sam Howell are the others contending to be the first signal-caller off the board, and the trio will have the chance to separate themselves with Corral absent from workouts.

While Corral won't throw at the combine, he said he's on track to fully participate in his March 24 pro day.

"About two and a half weeks ago, I started throwing and running," Corral said. "... I am throwing at 100% right now. I just started taking dropbacks about two and a half weeks ago. Before that, I was just throwing from spots, not taking any dropbacks."

Corral threw for 3,349 yards and 20 touchdowns against five interceptions in 2021 while adding 614 yards and 11 touchdowns on the ground.