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Draft needs, targets for Jets

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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 York Jets.

Links to all 32 teams

Roster needs

Biggest need: Quarterback -- Geno Smith's defense-adjusted yards above replacement (DYAR) ranked him 43rd as a rookie and 32nd last year. Over the past 25 years, the only quarterbacks who have started their careers in similarly poor fashion but then became good starters are No. 1 overall picks (Troy Aikman, Alex Smith). Geno Smith's probability of developing even into a quarterback of Alex Smith's quality is very small.