A four-year letterwinner (2005-08) for the Scarlet Knights, Jason McCourty saw action in four bowl games and claimed three bowl championships during his collegiate career. The defensive back totaled 150 tackles, 20 pass breakups, two interceptions and three fumble recoveries in 47 games for RU.
A team captain as a senior, he racked up two interceptions with a pick-six, a fumble recovery, a pass breakup, five tackles and a season-best 59-yard kickoff return in the win at USF, which was part of a seven-game winning streak to end the year. That stretch also included a victory at No. 17 Pittsburgh and defeating NC State in the PapaJohns.com Bowl.
McCourty was taken in the sixth round of the 2009 NFL Draft by the Tennessee Titans and would play in 173 pro games over 13 seasons, winning Super Bowl LIII with the Patriots.
Off the field, the New York native earned nominations for the 2014 and 2015 Byron “Whizzer” White Award, the highest honor the NFL Players Association can give a player, recognizing individuals who go above and beyond to perform community service in their team’s cities and hometowns.
Along with his brother, Devin, 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.
