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Texas' McCoy will seek NFL draft information

Texas junior quarterback Colt McCoy plans to seek information from an NFL committee projecting where he might be drafted if he decides to leave school after this season, according to a report in the Houston Chronicle.

"I think it would be foolish not to look at it," McCoy said. "At the same time, I want to play four years here. Not many people have had the opportunity to do that. That's really special and important to me."

McCoy said he will talk with UT coach Mack Brown and weigh his options after the season. Players can submit paperwork to an NFL advisory committee to estimate where, or if, they might be taken in the draft. After reviewing the information, a player can elect to stay in college or make himself draft eligible.

"I'm not familiar with the process," McCoy said.

The only thing that would change his mind, McCoy said, is if he's projected as a first- or second-round pick. But he is not projected as a first-round pick, according to several NFL mock drafts.

McCoy is among the three finalists for the Davey O'Brien Award, presented to the nation's top quarterback, and is expected to be a finalist for the Heisman Trophy.

The 6-3, 210-pound McCoy said he is concentrating on the remainder of the season. The fourth-ranked Longhorns are still in position for a spot in the BCS national championship game.