Last year, Detroit Lions general manager Brad Holmes and company did a wonderful job of laying down the foundation and bringing in starters like Penei Sewell, Alim McNeill and Amon-Ra St. Brown. They also got nice contributions from Ifeatu Melifonwu and have plenty to be excited about when it comes to developing guys like Derrick Barnes, Levi Onwuzurike and Jermar Jefferson. It was a nice first draft for a first-time general manager, but they needed to have a big Year 2 if they want to continue that success.
Let’s take a look at how this regime did with their second full draft class.