On the roster: Haloti Ngata, Tyrunn Walker, A’Shawn Robinson, Stefan Charles, Caraun Reid, Gabe Wright, Khyri Thornton, Louis Palmer, Kerry Hyder
Key loss: None
Making the cut: Ngata, Walker, Robinson, Charles
On the bubble: Reid, Wright, Thornton, Palmer, Hyder
Best competition: Who starts next to Ngata?
The Lions didn’t get to see the pairing of Ngata and Walker at 100 percent last season because Ngata was injured to begin the season and Walker lasted just three and a half games before breaking his leg and dislocating his ankle Week 4 in Seattle, which ended his season.