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Rutgers trio of Devin McCourty, Logan Ryan, and Duron Harmon are among NFL’s most durable and productive defenders

The years are passing by, but the memories aren’t fading. The 2009 season at Rutgers will always be special, when two skinny freshmen named Logan Ryan and Duron Harmon met for the first time and were mentored by a fifth-year senior named Devin McCourty.

“Me and Logan lived right down the freshman hall from each other,” Harmon said last week. “We always worked out and did everything together. He always pushed me. We knew we had a chance at an NFL career, and to see what it has become is truly a blessing.”

McCourty, Ryan, and Harmon were never considered blue-chip NFL prospects at Rutgers.