(AP photo)

By Tyler Barto
Twitter: @Tyler_Barto
tbarto@trentonian.com

Likely affected by talk of health of his knee, Alabama offensive tackle Cyrus Kouandjio finally came off the board Friday to the Buffalo Bills in the second round.

Rutgers' Lorenzo Waters, Kouandjio's high school teammate at DeMatha Catholic (Maryland), kept close tabs on his draft stock.
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Ralph Friedgen, left, took at least 10 DeMatha Catholic (Md.) players while he was at Maryland. (AP file photo)

By Tyler Barto
Twitter: @Tyler_Barto
tbarto@trentonian.com

Bill McGregor isn't sure if Ralph Friedgen will buck the trend of one-year offensive coordinators at Rutgers, but the longtime DeMatha Catholic (Md.) head coach knows Friedgen, 66, still has a lot left in the tank.
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Bishop McNamara's field, now named after NFL alum Tyoka Jackson, served as the site of an important 2009 meeting between Brandon Coleman's Mustangs and Lorenzo Waters' DeMatha. (Tyler Barto)

By Tyler Barto
Twitter: @Tyler_Barto
tbarto@trentonian.com

Part 1 — Part 2

FORESTVILLE, Md. — The only play Brandon Coleman remembers is the one he most wants to forget.
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Bryce Bevill, now in student-athlete development at Maryland, was Brandon Coleman's coach at Bishop McNamara. When Coleman mulls the NFL, Bevill will be involved. (Tyler Barto)

By Tyler Barto
Twitter: @Tyler_Barto
tbarto@trentonian.com

Part 1 — Part 3

COLLEGE PARK, Md. — The remnants of Coleman’s legend are now rooted in a small corner office at Maryland’s football facility in College Park.
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Brandon Coleman (17) and Lorenzo Waters, both Rutgers starters, grew up minutes from each other in Accokeek, Md. (AP Photo)

By Tyler Barto

Twitter: @Tyler_Barto

tbarto@trentonian.com

Part 2 — Part 3

FORESTVILLE, Md.  — Indian Head Highway stretches for 20 miles along Maryland’s southern border, hugging the Potomac River to its left.

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