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Draft needs, targets for Patriots

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Ahead of the 2015 NFL draft, Insider is providing guides for all 32 teams: biggest need positions from Football Outsiders, top prospect targets from scouts Steve Muench and Kevin Weidl and predictions on how everything will play out from our NFL Nation team reporters.

Included below are links to every team's article. This is the entry for the New England Patriots.

Links to all 32 teams

Roster needs

Biggest need: Cornerback -- In the four seasons before Aqib Talib and then Darrelle Revis arrived in Foxboro, the Patriots ranked no better than 21st in Football Outsiders' DVOA metric when it came to defending opponents' top receivers. While Bradley Fletcher was a nice value pickup in free agency, guarding Dez Bryant-level receivers is a task far above his pay grade.