With the NFL built to be a league in which even disastrous teams can rebuild into playoff caliber squads within two or three years, let’s take a look at how three teams -- the Jacksonville Jaguars, Oakland Raiders, and Baltimore Ravens -- can use the upcoming 2016 NFL Draft to address needs, build depth all over the field and compete against mostly favorable schedules with the talent already on hand.
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More specifically:
• Who should the Raiders target -- not just in the first round, but in the early rounds -- to both compliment existing stars like LB Khalil Mack up front and QB Derek Carr and add important depth where needed?
• With Ozzie Newsome’s reputation as a great drafter and team builder for the Ravens, who should he and Baltimore look at to both reload a defense, whose reputation has taken a hit, and to address offensive line issues?
• What can the Jaguars do to improve a defense that needs help (and finally gets DE Dante Fowler back) on multiple levels and in the middle of their offensive line?
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