Mehta: Jets rookie Devin Smith is no Stephen Hill

Devin Smith has plenty of tools to make him a solid NFL wide receiver.Devin Smith would like to make this abundantly clear: The new No. 84 is not the old No. 84, so please refrain from the lazy comparisons to historic Jets bust Stephen Hill.

“To be honest, I don’t even know who he is,” Smith told the Daily News. “I’m not worried about none of that. I’m just going to come in here and be Devin Smith. You’ll see me beat people deep. You’ll see me catch short passes. I play for the Jets.”

Hill no longer does after a two-year run that was a hot mess. The comparisons with the team’s latest second-round wide receiver were unavoidable. Although Smith has been sidelined since suffering broken ribs and…