Falcons signing former Raiders CB to 1-year deal in free agency

The Atlanta Falcons are signing cornerback Darnay Holmes to a one-year contract, according to a report from NFL insider Jordan Schultz . Holmes, 27, has spent the last two seasons with the Las Vegas Raiders .

The former UCLA standout was drafted by the New York Giants in the fourth round of the 2020 NFL Draft. Holmes has appeared in 83 games with 12 starts over six NFL seasons, recording 164 tackles (116), four interceptions, 21 passes defended, two forced fumbles and 1.5 sacks.

Holmes has experience playing the nickel and gives the team some insurance in case Billy Bowman Jr. has to miss any time due to his Achilles injury next season.

"The Falcons are signing former Raiders CB Darnay Holmes to a 1-year deal," Schultz reported Wednesday.

Atlanta has signed several free agents but the team had done little in the secondary prior to adding Holmes. The Falcons did re-sign Natrone Brooks but lost veteran Dee Alford to the Buffalo Bills .

Check out the Falcons' updated roster arranged by position group below (NOTE: uniform numbers in parentheses, free-agent additions in bold):

Quarterback (2)

• Michael Penix Jr . (9)

• Tua Tagovailoa

Running Back (3)

• Bijan Robinson (7)

• Carlos Washington Jr. (23)

• Nathan Carter (25)

Wide Receiver (7)

• Drake London (5)

• Chris Blair (19)

• Dylan Drummond (81)

• Casey Washington (82)

• Deven Thompkins (83)

• Jahan Dotson

• Olamide Zaccheaus

Tight End (4)

• Kyle Pitts (8)

• Charlie Woerner (89)

• Joshua Simon (47)

• Austin Hooper

Offensive Linemen (11)

• Jake Matthews (70)

• Matthew Bergeron (65)

• Ryan Neuzil (64)

• Chris Lindstrom (63)

• Kaleb McGary (76)

• Andrew Steuber (62)

• Kyle Hinton (68)

• Jack Nelson (69)

• Michael Jerrell (72)

• Storm Norton (77)

• Corey Levin

Defensive Linemen (8)

• Brandon Dorlus (53)

• Ruke Orhorhoro (98)

• Zach Harrison (96)

• Elijah Garcia (91)

• LaCale London (94)

• Ben Stille (95)

• Da'Shawn Hand

• Chris Williams

Linebackers (6)

• Divine Deablo (0)

• Troy Andersen (44)

• JD Bertrand (40)

• Malik Verdon (43)

• Christian Harris

• Channing Tindall

EDGE (6)

• Jalon Walker (11)

• James Pearce Jr. (27)

• Bralen Trice (48)

• Azeez Ojulari

• Samson Ebukam

• Cameron Thomas

Cornerbacks (10)

• A.J. Terrell (24)

• Mike Hughes (21)

• Billy Bowman Jr. (33)

• Cobee Bryant (37)

• Clark Phillips III (22)

• C.J. Henderson (39)

• Natrone Brooks (35)

• Mike Ford Jr. (28)

• A.J. Woods (30)

• Darnay Jones

Safeties (5)

• Jessie Bates III (3)

• Xavier Watts (31)

• DeMarcco Hellams (23)

• Jammie Robinson (34)

• Tysheem Johnson (41)

Special Teams (4)

• K: Nick Folk

• P: Jake Bailey

• LS: Liam McCullough (49)

• P:Gil Trenton (32)

This article originally appeared on Falcons Wire: Atlanta Falcons to sign Darnay Holmes in NFL free agency