Truckley45'S MOCK DRAFT
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Truckley45'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON NOV 19, 2025

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  • Truckley45 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Patriots
Draft Selections
Denzel Boston Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (NE)
Denzel Boston
WR Washington
Michael Taaffe Head Shot
PICK: 62 RND: 2 (NE)
Michael Taaffe
S Texas
Drew Shelton Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (NE)
Drew Shelton
OT Penn State
Zachariah Branch Head Shot
PICK: 125 RND: 4 (NE)
Zachariah Branch
WR Georgia
Michael Trigg Head Shot
PICK: 130 RND: 4 (NE)
Michael Trigg
TE Baylor
Aaron Graves Head Shot
PICK: 170 RND: 5 (NE)
Aaron Graves
DL Iowa
Rasheem Biles Head Shot
PICK: 194 RND: 6 (NE)
Rasheem Biles
LB Pittsburgh
Makhi Hughes Head Shot
PICK: 197 RND: 6 (NE)
Makhi Hughes
RB Oregon
Lee Hunter Head Shot
PICK: 200 RND: 6 (NE)
Lee Hunter
DT Texas Tech
Bud Clark Head Shot
PICK: 208 RND: 6 (NE)
Bud Clark
S TCU
Ricardo Hallman Head Shot
PICK: 244 RND: 7 (NE)
Ricardo Hallman
CB Wisconsin
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
Good, not great, for the Patriots: B-.

You can draft well and still miss the point. The Patriots did plenty of tidy work and somehow never got around to edge rusher, which was the need that mattered most.

The Hughes pick is the one the value grade keeps tripping over. Whatever else happened, they won the night they took Branch.

They went 6 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.

Not a headline-grabber, but a perfectly good weekend's work.

Pick Analysis
Pick30 Rnd1 Denzel Boston
In pick No. 30 they get a matchup problem out wide at fair value. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick62 Rnd2 Michael Taaffe
Michael Taaffe in the 62nd overall pick is fair value, right on his grade. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick94 Rnd3 Drew Shelton
No drama and no debate, Drew Shelton went about where he belonged in Round 3, Pick 30. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick125 Rnd4 Zachariah Branch
A quiet steal in the 125th pick: Zachariah Branch for less than the market said. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick130 Rnd4 Michael Trigg
Michael Trigg at No. 130 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick170 Rnd5 Aaron Graves
Aaron Graves at the Round 5 slot is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick194 Rnd6 Rasheem Biles
Rasheem Biles at slot 194 jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick197 Rnd6 Makhi Hughes
Makhi Hughes at pick 197 is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick200 Rnd6 Lee Hunter
They took Lee Hunter at par in Round 6, Pick 22, which is nothing to complain about. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick208 Rnd6 Bud Clark
Bud Clark at slot 208 is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the safety. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick244 Rnd7 Ricardo Hallman
A conviction pick on Ricardo Hallman at pick 244 that the board grades a round light. It adds depth where they could use a little.