With the NFL in hibernation mode for the summer, we’re looking ahead to the 2019 season with five lists of five. These are players, trends and predictions sure to go wrong about the Lions and the NFL in general this fall. In our final installment, we look at five players who should impact the Lions' fortunes in a positive way.

Damon Harrison

The good news is Harrison is headed for another big year this fall. The bad news? The Lions will force their big nose tackle to play out the 2019 season before they begin real negotiations on a contract extension. Harrison is scheduled to make $6.75 million in base salary this season, and considering the impact he had on the defense after he came over in a trade with the New York Giants last October, that’s a bargain. Harrison turns 31 in November, so I’m not sure he’ll ever get the deal he desires in Detroit. If he doesn’t, I wouldn’t be surprised if he seeks a trade next offseason.

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Kenny Golladay

Golladay is still in his rookie contract, and as a 2017 third-round pick, he’s making not much more than the minimum base salary this fall ($676,000). That’s a steal for a player who’s headed for his second straight 1,000-yard receiving season. Golladay has been rehabbing an injury all spring, and he’ll have some catching up to do with Darrell Bevell’s offense when he gets on the field this summer. But my crystal ball says he’ll still lead the Lions in receptions, receiving yards and touchdowns in 2019.

Kerryon Johnson

Johnson’s situation is similar to Golladay’s in that he’s playing on a cheap rookie deal (though as a second-round pick it’s not quite as cheap as Golladay’s) with no incentives available and he’s ticketed for a major role this fall. Johnson should average somewhere around 20 touches a game under Bevell, and he’ll top 1,000 yards rushing if he stays healthy. At $775,623, even in a league that devalues running backs’ pay, that’s a steal.

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Tracy Walker

Are you starting to sense a trend here? Do you see why teams that draft well have such an edge on their peers? Walker is a 2018 third-round pick who’s expected to take over for Glover Quin as the Lions’ second starting safety this fall. Quin was on the books for $5.25 million in base salary this season, plus a $500,000 roster bonus, before his release. Walker will make $628,000. I don’t know if Walker’s a better player than Quin at this point of his career. He’s played all of 267 defensive snaps, so the Lions are certainly betting on the come. But I do know it’s worth $5 million to find out.

Matt Prater

Good kickers are so undervalued in the NFL, and the teams that have good ones should count their lucky stars every night because the ones that don’t – the Bears? Chargers? – always seem to be living dangerously. Prater doesn’t handle kickoffs and he did have a couple hiccups last year, but he still made 28 of 32 field goals and has one of the most reliable legs in the league. Twelve kickers are scheduled to make more in cash this season than Prater ($2.5 million), and there aren’t 12 better legs in the NFL.

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