Devin McCourty shined in the Scarlet Knights’ secondary from 2006-09. The New York native was part of five Rutgers bowl teams overall with four bowl championships on the field, totaling 238 tackles, defending 33 passes (27 breakups, six interceptions) and blocking seven kicks in 52 games.
McCourty capped his collegiate career by being named honorable mention All-America by Pro Football Weekly and First Team All-Big East as a captain in 2009. He became the first Scarlet Knight in history to earn the Homer Hazel Award (Team MVP) in addition to being named the team’s MVP on two units (defense and special teams) in the same season, adding the Scholar-Athlete Award and earning the status as a semifinalist for the Draddy Trophy, known as the “Academic Heisman.”
McCourty was a first-round selection (pick 27) of the New England Patriots in 2010, where he spent his entire 13-year career, becoming a three-time Super Bowl champion. Successful off the field in addition to being a three-time All-Pro, he was a four-time Walter Payton Man of the Year Award nominee, which annually recognizes an NFL player for outstanding community service activities off the field, as well as excellence on the field.
Along with his brother, Jason, McCourty was previously inducted into the Rutgers Hall of Distinguished Alumni in 2016 by the Rutgers University Alumni Association and launched the “Tackle Sickle Cell” campaign back in 2013 in partnership with Embrace Kids Foundation with the aim of educating the public, increasing blood donations and raising money and awareness for the fight against sickle cell disease.
