Devin McCourty is a NFL Corner back for the New England Patriots. He was drafted by the team with the 27th overall pick in the 2010 NFL Draft.

Heading into the 2010 draft McCourty was regarded as one of the top five CB prospects, who had a borderline first round grade. Given his history as a play maker that seems kind of odd, but it points towards flaws in how NFL Scouts and Draft pundits think of draft prospects. McCourty went to a smaller school In Rutgers, who play in a conference that is not exactly considered a powerhouse. Those are two big obstacles that he had to overcome to become a first round draft pick.

The Book on him was that he was a fine all around player, but may not have the skill set to be a major contributor at the NFL level. After finishing a fine career college, McCourty impressed all in pre-draft work out and ran a 4.38 second 40 yard dash at the NFL Scouting Combine. That shot him up the draft boards, and led directly to him becoming a first round draft pick. http://www.fftoolbox.com/nfl_draft/profile_display.cfm?Prospect_ID=2225

Devin is the twin brother of Jason McCourty, who was drafted in the 2009 NFL Draft by the Tennessee Titans

In his senior season he earned all Big East and All American honors. He was the first player to do so at two different positions (CB and special teams). In 2009 he started all 13 games racked up 80 tackles with 49 of them being solo tackles.

He also had 9.5 tackles for a loss, and intercepted one pass while defending 10 others. He routinely routes wide receivers into area of the field they were not expected to go, and can disrupt a team’s passing game. Opposing team completed just 36 of 92 pass attempts to his side of the field. http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/draft/players/563691

In his senior season he earned all Big East and All American honors. He was the first player to do so at two different positions (CB and special teams). In 2009 he started all 13 games racked up 80 tackles with 49 of them being solo tackles.

He also had 9.5 tackles for a loss, and intercepted one pass while defending 10 others. He routinely routes wide receivers into area of the field they were not expected to go, and can disrupt a team’s passing game. Opposing team completed just 36 of 92 pass attempts to his side of the field. http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/draft/players/563691