In recent years, many of the top quarterbacks have elected not to throw at the annual Scouting Combine, opting instead to wait until their personal Pro Days.

Former Oregon Ducks quarterback Marcus Mariota may not have a choice, as he’s only now starting to throw again after suffering a sprain in the AC joint of his shoulder in the national championship game loss to Ohio State on Jan. 12.

“Right now we’re still making that decision, whether to throw at the combine,” The reigning Heisman winner told Honolulu’s staradvertiser.com. “I had to kinda rest about a week-and-a-half. I sprained the AC (shoulder) joint. But now, I’m able to throw. Feels good.”

The Combine this year will be held Feb. 17-23. Oregon’s Pro Day will take place in March.

Mariota was in his native Hawaii this weekend to attend the Polynesian Football Hall of Fame enshrinement of Luther Elliss, Russ Francis, Jesse Sapolu, Ray Schoenke, Mosi Tatupu and Mark Tuinei.

He and his family elected to attend the enshrinement rather than compete in the 2015 Senior Bowl — a game the redshirt junior was eligible for because he’d already graduated from Oregon.

“I had an opportunity to go to the Senior Bowl,” Mariota said. “But as a family, we decided it was best to come here and be a part of this. Being able to meet all these men is pretty remarkable. They paved the way for me and Polynesian athletes everywhere. For us, it’s really just saying, ‘Thank you.'”

Given the Heisman Trophy winner’s incredible success at Oregon, Mariota’s workout may not seem important to his final grade. Mariota completed a sparkling 66.75 percent of his passes over the past three seasons for the Ducks for 10,796 yards and threw 105 touchdowns against just 14 interceptions.

The speedy 6-foot-4, 219 pounder also ran for another 2,237 yards and 29 scores, earning comparisons to San Francisco quarterback Colin Kaepernick for his dazzling dual-threat capabilities.

Few of the passes Mariota attempted at Oregon, however, translate directly to most NFL offenses and there are concerns he will struggle with durability should he run often against NFL defenses.

Mariota is battling with Florida State’s Jameis Winston to be the first quarterback selected. At this time, Winston has overtaken Mariota atop NFLDraftScout.com’s board.

While there are plenty of concerns about Winston off the field, his success in a pro-style offense makes him an easier projection to the NFL. He is the more accurate passer from the pocket. A strong showing in Indianapolis with Mariota sidelined could give Winston momentum as the draft nears.

Sources close to NFLDraftScout.com’s No. 3-rated quarterback Brett Hundley suggest that the UCLA quarterback will fully participate at the Combine.

According to the staradvertiser.com report, Mariota has been training in San Diego with Kevin O’Connell and Ryan Flaherty of Prolific Athletes.