Rutgers' McCourty looks to join his brother in NFL

"A lot of coaches at Tennessee have mentioned to me that I kind of set the bar for Devin. People seeing what I did last year think that because we have the same size and skills he can step in and do the same thing at the next level."

Devin McCourty finished with 80 tackles, 10 pass breakups and an interception en route to earning All-Big East first-team honors last fall.

The fifth-year senior from Nanuet, N.Y., also was a valuable special teams performer, blocking three kicks and averaging 25.4 yards per kickoff return, and became the first player in Rutgers history to earn both his team's defensive and special teams player of the year awards.

"That's one of the reason I did work out, to be able to compete one more time with these guys," McCourty said. "I wouldn't miss an opportunity to work with them."

Fifteen players from the 2009 team attended the Pro day event before 35 scouts from 27 NFL teams.

One player who didn't participate in drills was offensive tackle Anthony Davis, who is expected to be a top-15 pick in next month's NFL Draft.

The 6-5, 323-pound Davis, who competed in every skills challenge at last week's NFL Combine, told scouts Wednesday that he tweaked his hamstring, an injury that isn't expected to preclude him from competing in individual workouts for teams later this month.