Draft Scout Snapshot:DS Rating on 9/1/09: #11 CB, #82/750 Overall, Projected Rd: 3-4 2008: 13 GP; 11 GS; PR: 1-25-25-0; 37 Sol-57 TT, 1.5 TFL, 1 INT, 7 PBU, 1 BLK; Second-year starting cornerback ... started alongside twin brother Jason for second straight season in all 13 games ... led the team in pass breakups on the season with seven ... finished with 57 tackles … four tackles against North Carolina (9/11) ... five tackles (four solo) at Navy (9/20) and blocked his fourth career kick with a second-quarter blocked punt that led to a RU touchdown three plays later ... three stops and a pass breakup at West Virginia (10/4) ... five tackles, including four solo stops at Cincinnati (10/11) ... posted a season-best eight tackles and his first tackle for loss of the season against Connecticut (10/18) ... five tackles and a pair of pass breakups, including one in the end zone, at Pittsburgh (10/25) ... eight tackles, including seven solo stops at USF?(11/15) ... ended a streak of 23-straight starts as RU used three safeties against a run-oriented Army offense (11/22) ... seven tackles and broke up a pass against Louisville (12/4) ... followed that up with another seven-tackle performance and a TFL?in the PapaJohns.com Bowl against NC State (12/29) ... Preseason Third Team All-BIG EAST selection by Phil Steele. 2007: 13 GP; 13 GS; PR: 2-56-28-0 KR: 1-1-1-0; 40 Sol-63 TT, 1.5 TFL, 0.5 SK, 2 INT, 7 PBU, 1 QBH, 2 FR, 1 FF, 3 BLK; Starting cornerback alongside his twin brother Jason ... started all 13 games and finished season with 63 tackles, sixth on the squad … led team with two interceptions … terrific special teams performer who blocked three kicks … second on team with seven pass breakups. 2006: 13 GP; 0 GS; 23 Sol-38 TT, 1.5 TFL, 0.5 SK, 2 INT, 3 PBU, 1 QBH, 1 FR; Saw action in all 13 games … led team with 14 tackles on special teams. 2005: Redshirted as a true freshman while practicing with the defensive backs. Personal: Born 8/13/87. Brother Jason is an NFL rookie in 2009 after being drafted in the sixth round by the Titans.
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11/19/09 - Joe Lefeged learned the value of preparation last year while playing next to Rutgers' star safety Courtney Greene. "He could diagnose plays before they even started, based on what the offensive lines was doing or how the receivers were lining up," Lefeged said. "He was calling out plays before they even happened on the field." Greene has moved on to the NFL, but his kind of meticulous preparation has continued. Lefeged, a junior strong safety, has learned how to do many of the things Greene excelled at, while senior cornerback Devin McCourty has become perhaps not only the team's best defensive player, but its leader. "Devin gets us together at night to watch film after meetings, and that really helps in practice," Lefeged said. McCourty, who's staked his claim as the Big East's top cornerback this season, also draws high praise from head coach Greg Schiano. "I think he prepares incredibly hard, and I am talking one of the top five I have been around, either college or pro," Schiano said Monday. "He works very hard at it and practices very hard. Every day he goes out there, he is playing a football game in practice. So then it is no mystery that when he gets in the games, he makes plays." - Brian Bennett, ESPN
11/17/09 - 11/17/09 NFL DRAFT SCOUT RISER: Devin McCourty, CB, Rutgers: The Scarlet Knights haven't had their best season, but the 31-0 shellacking of South Florida in front of a national audience Thursday night spotlighted one of the best players. McCourty led his team with nine tackles, two for loss, forced a fumble on a USF punt return and blocked a punt which led to a field goal. His speed and fluidity in coverage, willingness to support the run and special teams acumen (a not-so-little aptitude scouts and coaches notice) should allow him to be picked earlier than his twin brother, Jason, a sixth-round pick by Tennessee last April. - Chad Reuter, The SportsXchange, NFLDraftScout.com
11/16/09 - BIG EAST WEEK 11 SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Rutgers cornerback Devin McCourty, who was named BIG EAST Special Teams Player of the Week, had a forced fumble on punt coverage and came up with his sixth career blocked kick with a punt block in the Scarlet Knights’ 31-0 win against USF. McCourty also had 36 yards on kickoff returns and registered a team-high nine tackles to help Rutgers to its first shutout of a BIG EAST opponent since 1993. - BIG EAST football
11/04/09 - No one is enjoying the bye week more at Rutgers than Devin McCourty. The cornerback was on the field for 111 plays in the Scarlet Knights’ last-second 28-24 victory over Connecticut on Saturday. The fifth-year senior played all 86 plays on defense and 25 plays on special teams, where he participates on both punt teams and both kickoff teams. What made the performance even more impressive is that McCourty scored on a 98-yard return on the opening kickoff, had six tackles and broke up two passes. “That’s probably the most tired I’ve ever been after a game,” McCourty said. “When we got back to the locker room I just sat on the floor for like five minutes just to rest.” The 86 plays that the Rutgers’ defense faced was two shy of the 88 run by Temple in 2002, the most since Greg Schiano became the Scarlet Knights coach. “Devin is really a great college football player,” Schiano said. “He’s played very well at the cornerback spot and he has done everything on the special teams. He’s blocked punts, he’s returned kickoffs, he’s been a flier on the punt team. He really serves so many roles. Rutgers returns to action next Thursday at home against South Florida. - AP Sports
11/02/09 - BIG EAST WEEK 9 SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Rutgers cornerback Devin McCourty, who was named BIG EAST Special Teams Player of the Week, returned the opening kickoff 98 yards for a touchdown to help Rutgers to a 28-24 win at Connecticut. It was the Scarlet Knights’ first touchdown on a kickoff return since Willie Foster went 93 yards for a score against Villanova Sept. 10, 2005. McCourty also downed a third-quarter punt on the Connecticut 2-yard line. - BIG EAST football
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