Here is a ranking of Holmes' five worst external free agency signings. Players who were acquired via the draft, trades or free agency and subsequently re-signed were excluded from

Who remembers the Covid era NFL Draft? Good times right? Usually during the NFL Draft, we get the combine, Pro days, top 40 visits, and all that. In the leadup to the 2021 NFL Draft, we didn't get basically any of that.

The Detroit Lions have been quite intentional in their draft evaluations and who they have decided to select during the tenure of general manager Brad Holmes. A concerted effort was made at first to target players in the trenches, followed by skill players who could impact games with their sheer talent and explosive play-making abilities.