Calm, unnerved and confident, Colt McCoy put an end to all questions regarding his shoulder during U. Texas’ Pro Day on Wednesday.

Since doctors advised the former Texas quarterback to not participate in the NFL Combine in late February, he had yet to publicly show his health after pinching a nerve in his right shoulder against Alabama in the national championship game in January. A strong Pro Day performance was mandatory for McCoy.

“I’ve been waiting a long time for this day,” McCoy said. “About three weeks ago, my shoulder was cleared to be 100 percent and I started working and chunking the ball deep, getting my accuracy and my quick release back, and working on my feet, and I put it all together [at Pro Day]. I felt really good about [my performance]. I went out and killed it.”

Including his warm up, McCoy threw about 90 comeback, play action and deep balls to ex-teammates Jordan Shipley, Quan Cosby and Nate Jones — all former favorite targets of McCoy — and Brian Carter, a member of Texas’ 2005 national championship team. McCoy said throwing to them was like “pitch-and-catch” because the chemistry was still there despite not having played with them recently.

Obviously, the biggest question for scouts heading into Pro Day for McCoy was his shoulder.

After he completed his workout, McCoy chatted with the NFL coaches in attendance – Seattle’s Pete Carroll, who gave McCoy a hug around his neck, Cleveland’s Eric Mangini and Green Bay’s Mike McCarthy.

“I talked to every coach that was here, and they said I answered all their questions,” McCoy said.

While McCoy was doing the drills, his father, Brad McCoy, had his eye on the scouts’ expressions.

“I was watching the GMs and coaches, and after about five or six throws, they were all like, ‘OK, he’s fine,’” Brad McCoy said. “I thought he looked great. He really needed this opportunity to have all these people see him.”

Brad McCoy said the most impressive thing about Colt’s performance was his arm’s endurance.

“He kept getting stronger and stronger as he went on, and I think that’s what a lot of people are looking for – endurance in that arm and how it’s going to work when it got tired,” Brad McCoy said. “But when he got tired, he was still very accurate, very strong and was still throwing 55-yard balls.”

In addition to the health of his throwing arm, Colt McCoy said there were a handful of things scouts, coaches and general managers needed to see from him Wednesday: his footwork under center, play action passes, accuracy, a quick release and what he was able to do on the deep ball.

“Everyone I talked to afterward said 10s,” McCoy said about how scouts ranked his Pro Day performance.

Texas head coach Mack Brown was also thoroughly impressed with McCoy’s performance.

“He was great, but it made me sick about the national championship,” Brown said. “I could see him throwing that way for the last three quarters. But much like he did after his freshman year, he’s come back and he’s really strong. He had a tremendous amount of pressure on him because this was the first public throwing he’s had since the national championship game, and I’ve never seen him throw any better.”

Now that Pro Day is over, McCoy still has a few teams to meet with before the NFL draft, which starts April 22. Though he did not specify which organizations he has scheduled on his calendar over the next few weeks, McCoy said he would meet with about six teams from the North.

With all the hectic traveling, phone calls and workouts involved in the weeks leading up to the draft, McCoy received some important advice from his mentor, Peyton Manning, which he said has kept the whole process fun and worthwhile.

“[Manning] said, ‘Just think of the draft as a reward for all that you’ve done in college. You won 45 games – more than anyone else. Wherever you go in the draft, whether it’s the first pick, the first round or free agent, that’s a reward. You get to play at the next level. And once you get there, you can throw everything else out the window,’” McCoy said. “So for me, I feel like I’m the best quarterback in this draft. Put me on the field with anybody.”

That said, McCoy is just ready to get drafted and firmly believes that no matter where he ends up, he will be with the right team.

“I’m not worried about where I’m going to go,” he said. “The team that likes me the most is going to pick me up, and then it’s time to go to work.”