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2016 NFL Mock Draft: Edge Rusher or Tackle for the Jets?

Brian Spurlock-USA TODAY Sports

Here is a roundup of some recent mock drafts. Do you think edge rusher or tackle is the better way to go?

Adam Stites (SB Nation)

20. New York Jets: Leonard Floyd, OLB, Georgia

If Floyd is on the board at No. 20, this feels like a pretty easy fit and selection for the Jets. After loading up the defensive line with first-round talent, it's time to add an outside linebacker to the mix, even if Lorenzo Mauldin showed some flashes as a rookie. Floyd is tall, fast, explosive and just the type of linebacker that Todd Bowles could play with and move all over the Jets' defense.

Pete Prisco (CBS)

20. New York Jets

Jack Conklin, T, Michigan State: They might let D'Brickashaw Ferguson walk. This would make that decision easy to make.

Dane Brugler (CBS)

20. New York Jets

Noah Spence, LB, Eastern Kentucky: One of the wild cards of this year's draft, Spence has top-10 talent as the best pure pass rusher in this class. However, his heavy baggage will drop him down draft boards where a team like the Jets could find a steal.

Rob Rang (CBS)

20. New York Jets

Leonard Floyd, OLB, Georgia: With explosive edge rushers Miller and DeMarcus Ware mitigating Tom Brady's quick passes in the AFC Championship Game, the Broncos provided the rest of the NFL a manual on how to beat the New England Patriots. Adding a speed rusher like Floyd to complement an already stout defensive line could be exactly what the Jets need to end the Patriots' supremacy in the AFC East.