In the last three NFL drafts, Detroit Lions general manager Brad Holmes has managed to find multiple starters every year. In 2021, he found starters in Penei Sewell, Alim McNeill, Amon-Ra St. Brown—and late bloomers Ifeatu Melifonwu and Derrick Barnes. That’s a ridiculous haul, in retrospect. The following year, he acquired Aidan Hutchinson and Kerby Joseph—two bonafide starters—and complemented them with role players (with much higher ceilings) in Jameson Williams and Josh Paschal. Last year, he somehow topped himself with four starters right out the gate: Jahmyr Gibbs, Jack Campbell, Sam LaPorta, and Brian Branch.
This is all to say that Holmes has set the bar incredibly high for himself.