A lot of the Detroit Lions starters are fairly set as the team enters training camp on August 3, but some of the spots are still up for grabs.
As part of our training camp preview, we give a quick look at each potential starter entering camp.
Quarterback (Matthew Stafford): The Lions are fully invested in the 2009 No. 1 overall pick, and he is the quarterback in Detroit for the foreseeable future.
Running back (Joique Bell): The Lions ranked 28th in rushing last season, but Bell had a career year putting up 860 yards with seven touchdowns.
Fullback (Michael Burton): He was taken in the fifth round and will easily win the job.
Wide receiver (Calvin Johnson): He missed three games last season and was limited in two others, but the top receiver in the game is focused on returning to form in 2015.
Wide receiver (Golden Tate): After 99 catches for 1,331 yards in his first season in Detroit, he has become the complement to Johnson that the Lions searched for for years.
Tight end (Eric Ebron): The 2014 first-round pick had an underwhelming rookie year, but is going to be counted on to be the No. 3 passing option for Detroit in 2015.
Left tackle (Riley Reiff): He was a bright spot on a weak offensive line in 2014 and is now the veteran starter on the line.
Left guard (Laken Tomlinson): Detroit's first-round pick this season should win this job in camp despite getting few first-team reps during spring workouts.
Center (Travis Swanson): After an apprenticeship year behind Dominic Raiola, he replaces him in the middle.
Right guard (Larry Warford): Detroit's best lineman took a small dip his sophomore season, but worked with trainer LeCharles Bentley to return to form this offseason.
Right tackle (Cornelius Lucas): This will be LaAdrian Waddle's job when he is healthy, but the timetable there is still in question.
Defensive end (Ezekiel Ansah): He has taken progressive steps each season and could be primed for an All-Pro level breakout season in 2015 with the departures of Ndamukong Suh and Nick Fairley.
Defensive tackle (Haloti Ngata): The Lions traded for him to lessen the loss of Suh, and he'll be counted on to be an elite-level run-stopper.
Defensive tackle (Tyrunn Walker): One of the most interesting camp battles, this could be Walker, Gabe Wright or Caraun Reid. All three will be in the rotation.
Defensive end (Jason Jones): He doesn't put up big numbers, but he remains a capable run-stopper and hole-plugger opposite Ansah.
Weakside linebacker (DeAndre Levy): One of the best coverage linebackers in the NFL, he enters a contract year after leading the NFL in solo tackles in 2014 with 117.
Middle linebacker (Stephen Tulloch): The Lions need him to return to form after he tore his ACL in Week 3 last season, the first significant injury of his career.
Strongside linebacker (Tahir Whitehead): This is a coin-flip position right now between Whitehead and Kyle Van Noy, but both will end up playing heavy roles on special teams.
Cornerback (Rashean Mathis): He signed a new two-year deal in the offseason and continues to play at a high level in his mid-30's.
Free safety (Glover Quin): A Pro Bowler last season who led the NFL in interceptions with seven, Suh's departure turned him into the defense's best player.
Strong safety (James Ihedigbo): Combined with Quin to stand as one of the top safety tandems in the league in 2014, Ihedigbo needs to prove himself again in a contract year.
Cornerback (Darius Slay): After a breakout second season, the Lions are counting on Slay to turn into a lockdown cornerback in Year 3.
Kicker (Matt Prater): The Lions signed him to a three-year contract in the offseason, and he stabilizes Detroit's kicking woes.
Punter (Sam Martin): Entering his third season, he is one of the top young punters in the NFL.
Long snapper (Don Muhlbach): Muhlbach continues as one of the better snappers in the NFL.
Returner (Ameer Abdullah): If Bell isn't fully healthy, it changes things, but Abdullah could be the one-cut returner Detroit needs. If not, it's incumbent Jeremy Ross again.
