Allen Park — With a hole in the Detroit Lions’ secondary next to projected starting safety Tracy Walker, general manager Brad Holmes added fifth-year safety DeShon Elliott through free agency and third-round pick Kerby Joseph to the team this offseason.
Joseph, who is listed at 6-foot-1, 203 pounds, is still wet behind the ears when it comes to playing the position. Holmes even noted after he drafted Joseph in April that he is a developmental player with high upside.
On the opposite side of the spectrum is Elliott, a veteran player coming over from the Baltimore Ravens who has been taking the majority of first-team snaps in minicamp this offseason, and appears to be in pole position to secure that starting safety spot opposite Walker.