Randy Gregory

Any Jets fans want the team to take Nebraska's Randy Gregory in the first round of the 2015 draft? Because that's what one expert projects them to do. (AP Photo | Nati Harnik)

With three weeks to go in the 2014 season, most Jets fans are already on to 2015, and in particular to the draft, which is always way more important than actual football anyway. So cue up those mock drafts, everyone. And think about the possibility of an edge rusher for the Jets in next year's first round.

Never mind that the Jets have taken six defensive players in the first round of the last five drafts, or that the defensive-minded Rex Ryan is all but gone as their head coach. Dane Brugler of NFLDraftScout.com has them selecting in Nebraska defensive end Randy Gregory. At least for now.

Says Brugler:

Brugler's not necessarily wrong in that assessment of (one of) the Jets' needs, even if they are pretty well set along the defensive line.

As things now stand, with the draft still several months away and with three games remaining in this season, the Jets are pegged to pick fourth. For fans hoping for a quarterback—Oregon's Marcus Mariota or Florida State's Jameis Winston, say—the Jets might be out of luck because the top (bottom?) two teams at the moment in terms of draft position are the Bucs and the Titans, who both also need a quarterback.

Look, drafting an edge rusher would not be the craziest thing for the Jets. A quarterback—especially a rookie who will require a learning curve as he adjusts to the NFL—is not going to solve all their problems in 2015. They still have needs at linebacker, on the offensive line, at cornerback, and maybe at wide receiver, depending on whether they decide to bring Percy Harvin back and pay him $10 million.

Remember that another draft expert had the Jets grabbing Alabama wideout Amari Cooper a couple of weeks back. One player isn't going to transform the Jets into a winner because there are just too many roster holes to fill. So while Sunday's game against the Titans (who are also 2-11) could do a lot to enhance the Jets' spot in the draft order, they won't necessarily lose by winning.

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