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Logan Ryan
Duron Harmon
Steve Beauharnais
Logan Ryan
On Ryan: “Logan is a total package in terms of being a complete player, both on and off the field. In terms of a player comparison to someone who is in the league right now, he’s the closest players I’ve ever seen to Devin McCourty. I had the pleasure of being head coach last year, and watching Logan work over the course of the season, and I know from a skill-set comparison, Logan will do well in coach Belichick’s system. They cover well and are good against the run -- they’re both physical guys. But really, they’re much more than that -- from the moment they hit the field, they always do the right thing.
“I will say that Logan and Devin might be the two best practice and game players I’ve seen come through this program. Guys who just do it every day -- every rep, all the time. They’re two great examples for us as a program to use when it comes to younger players. When you see a guy work as hard as they do, it’s hard not to follow along.”
Duron Harmon
On Harmon, who was considered a reach as a third-rounder: “When it comes to the drafting of Duron, I’ve never been in those rooms where they talk about him being a reach. All I can speak on is his performance with us, and he was a four-year starter for us who was a two-time All-Big East safety. He was as good a person as we’ve had in the system for us in the last nine years. I will say that the Patriots were fortunate to get him where they did.”
Steve Beauharnais
On Beauharnais: “Steve Beauharnais is an elite-level leader. I said to coach Belichick when I had the chance to meet with him was that Steve was the rarest of all leaders. ‘He’s not interested in being popular with his teammates. He’s more interested in doing everything the right way. He will always be to the one who will do it the right way and expect everyone around him to do it the right way as well.”