Allen Park — If the season started today, Tracy Walker and DeShon Elliott are the clear-cut favorites to start at safety for the Detroit Lions.
Walker has emerged as a leader on the defense after last season's bounce-back campaign, and Elliott, a free-agent addition from Baltimore, has the makings of a reliable complement if he can shake the durability issues that have plagued him during the first few years of his career.
"I like the fact those two have a really good chemistry between themselves," Lions safeties coach Brian Duker said. "They push themselves, they push each other, in addition to their skill sets being very complementary.