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Ole Miss Football vs Southern Illinois at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium in Oxford, Miss. on Sept. 8, 2018.Matt Corral, 2, QB, Ventura, Calif. Sean Rawlings, 50, OL, Madison, Miss.Photo by Joshua McCoy/Ole Miss Athletics
Matt Corral
Matt Corral
Matt Corral
Matt Corral
Matt Corral
Matt Corral
Matt Corral
Matt Corral
Matt Corral
Corral
Matt Corral
Matt Corral
Matt Corral
Matt Corral - Arkansas
Ole Miss Football vs Southern Illinois at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium in Oxford, Miss. on Sept. 8, 2018.Matt Corral, 2, QB, Ventura, Calif. Sean Rawlings, 50, OL, Madison, Miss.Photo by Joshua McCoy/Ole Miss Athletics
Matt Corral
Matt Corral
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Matt Corral

  • Position:
    QB
  • Letters Earned at Ole Miss:
    4
  • Height:
    6-2
  • Weight:
    205
  • Hometown:
    Ventura, Calif.
  • High School:
    Long Beach Poly
  • Major:
    Multi-Disciplinary Studies
 CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
 • 2021 Conerly Trophy Winner
 • 2021 Manning Award Finalist
 • 2021 Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award Finalist
 • 2021 Maxwell Award Semifinalist
 • 2021 Davey O’Brien Award Semifinalist
 • 2021 Walter Camp Player of the Year Semifinalist
 • 2021 Preseason All-American Third Team (Phil Steele)
 • 2021 Preseason All-SEC First Team (Media, PFF, Phil Steele, Athlon)
 • 2020 All-SEC Third Team (Pro Football Focus)
 • 2020 All-SEC Fourth Team (Phil Steele)
 • 2020 Manning Award Finalist
 • 2020 Davey O'Brien Award Semifinalist
 • 2020 Maxwell Award Watch List
 • 2020 CFPA National Performer of the Year Trophy Watch List
Matt Corral - Hei2man

2021 (REDSHIRT JUNIOR): Third team All-American by Phil Steele … Second team All-SEC selection … Won the 2021 CSpire Conerly Trophy, given to the best collegiate player in the state of Mississippi … Finalist for the Manning Award and Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award …. Semifinalist for the Maxwell Award, the Davey O’Brien Award and the Walter Camp Player of the Year Award … Started all 13 games at quarterback … Completed 68 percent of his passes for 3,349 yards and 20 touchdowns, with just five interceptions … Also ran for 614 yards on the ground with 11 TDs … The 11 rushing TDs were the third-most ever by a Rebel quarterback in a single season … Ranked third in the SEC and No. 15 nationally in total offense (304.8) … Became just the third Ole Miss QB in program history to tally 20 passing TDs in back-to-back seasons … Invited to the 2022 NFL Scouting Combine … vs. Louisville (9/6/21): Completed 22-of-32 passes for 381 yards and a touchdown … Racked up 55 yards and another touchdown on the ground … vs. Austin Peay (9/11/21): Threw for five touchdowns on 21-of-30 passing and accounted for 316 yards of total offense … Earned Walter Camp Offensive Player of the Week Honors … vs. Tulane (9/18/21): Tied the program record with seven touchdowns and became the first player in SEC history to record three passing and four rushing scores in a game … Finished the game with 403 total yards, including 335 through the air on 23-of-31 passing … Earned SEC Offensive Player of the Week Honors … Named Walter Camp Offensive Player of the Week for the second consecutive week … Also garnered Davey O’Brien National Quarterback of the Week honors … at #1 Alabama (10/2/21): Finished 21-for-29 with 213 yards through the air, adding one passing and one rushing touchdown … vs. #13 Arkansas (10/9/21): Completed 14-of-21 attempts for 287 yards and two TDs … Added 94 yards and two TDs on the ground … Received a 92.8 offensive grade from PFF … at Tennessee (10/16/21): Racked up 426 total yards, including a career-high 195 rushing yards … Threw for 231 yards and 2 touchdowns … vs. LSU (10/23/21): Went 18-for-23 passing with 228 total yards and two touchdowns (1 rush, 1 pass) in the victory … Caught his first career pass for 19 yards from Drummond … at #18 Auburn (10/30/21): Overcame an ankle injury, finishing the game with 334 total yards and a rushing touchdown … vs. Liberty (11/6/21): Finished 20-for-27 passing with 333 total yards and one touchdown … vs. #11 Texas A&M (11/13/21): Completed 24-of-37 passes for 247 yards and a touchdown … vs. Vanderbilt (11/20/21): Finished 28-for-37 passing with 360 total yards and two touchdowns … at Mississippi State (11/25/21): Threw for 234 yards and one touchdown, adding 45 yards and a score on the ground in the Egg Bowl victory … vs. #7 Baylor (1/1/22): Completed 2-of-6 passes for 10 yards and an interception before excited game due to injury … Preseason All-American third team (Phil Steele) … Preseason All-SEC first team (PFF, Phil Steele, Athlon).

2020 (REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE): Started all 10 games for the Rebels at quarterback … Completed over 70 percent of his passes for 3,337 yards and 29 TDs … Became just the fourth SEC player ever to finish as NCAA leader in total offense per game (384.9) last season … Finished No. 5 in the FBS in passing yards per game (333.7), No. 7 in passing TDs (29), No. 9 in passing efficiency (177.6) and No. 11 in passing yards per completion (14.5) … Led the SEC with eight completions of 40 yards or more … Earned third-team All-SEC (PFF) … Manning Award finalist … Davey O’Brien Award semifinalist … Maxwell Award Watch List … vs. #5 Florida (9/26/20): Earned the start at quarterback to open the 2020 season … Tallied career highs in passing yards (395), passing TDs (three) and completions (22) … Threw for three touchdowns … Also ran 13 times for 50 yards … The 395 passing yards were 15th most in school history in a single game … at Kentucky (10/3/20): Started his second game of the season, completing 82.8 percent of his passes for 320 yards and four TDs … Set career highs in completions (24) and passing TDs (four) … Ran the ball 13 times for 51 yards … vs. #2 Alabama (10/10/20): Completed 21-of-28 passes for 365 yards and 2 TDs … Marked his third straight game with over 300 yards and multiple passing scores … Led the Rebel offense to 647 yards, the most an Alabama defense has ever given up and the most ever by an Ole Miss team in an SEC game … at Arkansas (10/17/20): Threw for 200 yards and 2 touchdowns on 20 completions … Added 29 yards on the ground … vs. Auburn (10/24/20): Completed 16-of-27 passes, accounting for 242 total yards and three touchdowns … His 88 rushing yards were a new career-high … at Vanderbilt (10/31/20): Completed 31-of-34 passes for a career-high 412 yards and six touchdowns … Opened the game by completing 19 consecutive passes, breaking Eli Manning’s school record … His 91.2 completion percentage was an SEC record with a minimum of 30 attempts, tying Tennessee’s Joshua Dobbs … The six touchdown passes tied Manning’s single-game record … Garnered Davey O’Brien National Quarterback of the Week honors for his performance … vs. South Carolina (11/14/20): Set the Ole Miss single-game record with 513 passing yards … Completed 28-of-32 passes and tossed four touchdown passes, including a 91-yard touchdown pass to Elijah Moore which was the longest pass play in school history … Corral also added one score on the ground … Finished with the second most total yards in school history with 533, behind Archie Manning’s 540 total yards in 1969 … vs. Mississippi State (11/28/20): Completed 24 passes for 385 yards and two touchdowns, his sixth 300-yard game of the season … Set the record for most passing yards by an Ole Miss quarterback in an Egg Bowl … at LSU (12/19/20): Threw for 251 yards and three touchdowns … Ran the ball 17 times for a career-high 158 yards and added a score on the ground … vs. #7 Indiana (1/2/21): Recorded his seventh 300-yard passing game of the season, completing 30 passes for 342 yards and two touchdowns in the Outback Bowl victory … Set an Ole Miss bowl record, accounting for 379 yards of total offense.

2019 (REDSHIRT FRESHMAN): Appeared in 10 games, with four starts at quarterback … Led the team with 1,362 passing yards and six passing TDs … Completed 59 percent of his passes for an average of 136.2 yards per game … at Memphis (8/31/19): Made first career start, throwing for 93 yards on 9-of-19 passing with no touchdowns and one interception … Ran the ball nine times for 19 yards … vs. Arkansas (9/7/19): Completed 16-of-24 passes for 246 yards and two touchdowns in 31-17 victory … Earned SEC Freshman of the Week following performance … Ran the ball 10 times for 46 yards … vs. Southeastern Louisiana (9/14/19): Threw for 239 yards, going 21-for-30 in 40-29 win … vs. #23 Cal (9/21/19): Was 22-for-41 passing for 266 yards, added a team-high 56 rushing yards and one TD … Set career marks for total offensive yards (322), passing yards (266), completions (22), passing attempts (41), and rushing attempts (16) … at Missouri (10/12/19): Was 10-of-16 for 133 yards passing with three rushes for 18 yards … vs. Texas A&M (10/19/19): Finished 10-of-17 for 124 yards passing (1 INT) with four rushes for five yards … at #11 Auburn (11/2/19): Finished 3-for-6 passing for 13 yards and ran three times for 20 yards … vs. New Mexico State (11/9/19): Was 2-for-2 passing for 35 yards and ran twice for three yards … vs. #1 LSU (11/16/19): Went 6-for-11 passing for 89 yards and one touchdown … at Mississippi State (11/28/19): Completed 6-of-12 passes for 124 yards, including 1 touchdown and 1 INT … Tabbed to preseason list for Freshman All-America Team and the Shaun Alexander Freshman of the Year Award.

2018 (FRESHMAN): Appeared in four games as a true freshman and was redshirted … Earned first letter … vs. Southern Illinois (9/8/18): Made collegiate debut in win over Salukis … Completed 1-of-2 passes for 31 yards … Tallied first career touchdown with a one yard touchdown run … vs. ULM (10/6/18): Was a perfect 10-for-10 in pass attempts, for 143 yards and two scores against the Warhawks … Rushed six times for 78 yards and one TD …  vs. South Carolina (11/3/18): Saw action in a backup role and was 0-for-2 in pass attempts … vs. #18 Mississippi State (11/22/18): Completed 5-of-8 passes for 65 yards and one interception … Member of the 2018 signing class.

HIGH SCHOOL: A U.S. Army All-America selection ... Rated a consensus four-star prospect ... A top-100 recruit by all major recruiting services ... Rated the No. 60 player overall in the 2018 class per the 247Sports Composite ... Ranked No. 74 overall prospect by Rivals, No. 86 by 247Sports ... Member of the ESPN 300, ranked No. 90 ... Touted as the No. 3 ranked pro-style quarterback in the 2018 class by Rivals, No. 4 by 247Sports and No. 6 by ESPN ... A top-10 recruit in the state of California according to ESPN and Rivals ... Was an Elite 11 QB that participated in the 2017 Opening Finals ... Threw for 2,495 yards and 29 touchdowns during senior year at Long Beach Poly ... Accounted for over 11,000 yards and 123 TDs as a four-year starter for Long Beach and Oaks Christian ... Represented the West team in 2018 U.S. Army All-American Bowl ... Coached by Antonio Pierce.

PERSONAL: Son of Peter and Elizabeth Corral ... Full name is Matt Anthony Corral ... Born Jan. 31, 1999 ... Multi-disciplinary studies major.