AUSTIN, Texas -- Colt McCoy has been thrilled with the turnout and work accomplished at Camp Colt IV, which included defensive players for the first time.

About 30 players traveled here for the first full-squad workouts of the off-season. Several more were expected to arrive Monday night for Tuesday's session.

"It's been great," said McCoy. "I commend all of my teammates for putting in the time, the energy and the effort to get here and work so hard. Some of these guys aren't used to the Texas heat, but we still got a lot of good, efficient work in."

The players practiced for about two hours Monday afternoon at an area high school, with temperatures at about 103 degrees at 4 p.m. But none of the players complained, even when "coaches" McCoy and Scott Fujita had them run after practice -- before lifting weights.

"It was great to have the defensive guys here," said McCoy. "It's one thing to throw one-on-ones and individual routes, and understand the plays and stuff, but it's a whole different ballgame when you start playing real 7-on-7 and you've got all the guys here to do it. That really makes a difference."

The workout was patterned after a normal minicamp practice, with players in shorts and T-shirts and no contact permitted. It began with warm-ups and position drills, then moved into 7-on-7s. McCoy coached the offense while Fujita coached the defense.

"Colt's really showing his leadership skills," said rookie tight end Jordan Cameron.

Some of the other offensive players on hand are Brian Robiskie, Mohamed Massaquoi, Josh Cribbs, Evan Moore, Ben Watson, Alex Smith, Alex Mack and Shaun Lauvao and rookie receiver Greg Little.

The camp concludes Tuesday with more meetings and another practice. Then, the players will disperse, most likely until the lockout is over.

"We're still not sure what's going to happen with the lockout, but as we inch closer to the deadline of camp starting, it's great to see how important it is to everybody to be here and that's what I'm taking out of this," McCoy said. "It's definitely going to pay off when camp starts."

Marecic joins in: Rookie fullback Owen Marecic, one of the team's fourth-round picks, was able to make a camp for the first time. He was still in Stanford classes for the others.

Evan Moore, who spent a year with Marecic at Stanford, says fans will appreciate his skills and work ethic.

"I was talking to our new head coach at Stanford [David Shaw] last week and he said 'I've never seen anyone that has that kind of focus level,'" said Moore. "He lives and breathes football. You won't hear a word from him, but he's a player."

Added Cameron, who played against him in college and practiced with him Monday: "He's a big dude."

Extra points: Moore said he's fully recovered from a sports hernia surgery he had two days after the season ended. "It's not an issue," he said. ... Cornerback Sheldon Brown said he's ready for limited action after having rotator cuff surgery and "I'm on track to be back when I need to be." ... Many players have spent time doing charity work, including Mike Adams, who's committed to improving the lives of kids in and around his hometown of Paterson, N.J., and D'Qwell Jackson, who just returned from his second mission trip to Sierra Leone, Africa.

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