Even before the injury, in his rookie season where he played 16 games (only inactive in week one), he was a pretty much total non-factor. Granted that 2021 team was a dumpster fire through and through, but the contributors today who were on that team (Goff, much of the OL, ASB, Alim) mostly all started coming into their own there down the stretch. You saw flashes of where they are today. I've never seen anything with Levi that's made me say, "yeah I see what Holmes saw"
One sack and 15 tackles across 16 games as a rookie 2nd round pick didn't inspire confidence. Zero sacks and 3 tackles across five active games in 2023 says he won't be here next year... Is it possible without the injury we get a serviceable backup? Possibly. But a starter should be the expectation with the #41 overall pick. I'm not prepared to say that Holmes didn't miss on it and excuse it away by citing to the injury. I think he just whiffed. On one day two pick across three drafts, which is pretty dang good.