Who will be the other starting DE?

[Tecno]

Does anyone have any idea what Mafia is thinking for the other DE after letting Vaughters walk?  We tried a lot of guys in '25, especially the last few games.

Do we have any SMS left to make one last splash acquisition?  Or maybe wait to see who is on the heap after the dust settles and pick up a value play?

Or maybe there's some hen's teeth monster DE waiting to be first-rounded in the draft?

I'm not sure we've ever scouted a week-1 starter DE before, but anything is possible.

You gotta pick one, so make a wild guess!

[Blue In BC]

There are a few DL left as potential free agents. I don't know if we are looking at any of them going into day 3.

I think we may see 1 of 2 late additions to the PR last year or Munier-Bailey pencilled at the top of the depth chart. We will sign more rookies that will compete and you never know when the next great player is found.

So it's really just something the team will look to resolve. Here is a list of DL remaining, not all of them are DE's and some have aged out.

COX, Bryan   A
LANIER II, Anthony   A
LAWSON, Dexter   A
LEMON, Shawn   A
MAULDIN IV, Lorenzo   A
RAY, Shane   A
WOODS, Jamal   A
DABIRE, Charbel   N
PELLEY, J-Min   N
PICKETT, Riley   N
ROMICK, Nigel   N

[Jesse]

I think the guy listed on the depth chart will be Jaws or Jenkins.

And that they'll rotate off a lot with Ceresna on the end.

[LXTSN]

I think it's going to be a rookie. Probably one we've already picked up. Michael Dixon, Jenkins, Jaworski, Peeples... I think one or 2 of these guys will make the AR. Jenkins and Jaworski both played well in the one game last season. Dixon and Peeples stuck around on NFL practice rosters and now came up North. Peeples has the least impressive background, but he did get 2 sacks in 3 NFL preseason games, and that's enough to peak some interest!

Letting Vaughters go was smart in my opinion. Since we snagged Ceresna, we don't have money to pay Vaughters. Let's try our luck on the rookies at DE. Vaughters didn't really elevate our DL last season. We can do better! Bet on the upside!

[Waffler]

I'm not sure we've ever scouted a week-1 starter DE before, but anything is possible.

How soon Anthony Bennett is forgotten. Not sure if he was ever meant to be week one starter material but he was picked by us in the first round and they tried to work him to be a starter.

[Throw Long Bannatyne]

Nothing wrong with healthy competition, keep the best 2 or 3 hanging around rotating between the PR and the roster and see who rises to the top.  The key is giving them all multiple shots early and not stashed away until meaningless late season games. 

If they would have managed this situation better last year they would be further ahead coming into this season.  The same goes for the LB group, O'Shea has to loosen his iron grip on playing time and give the young players game reps to show what they can do.

[Stretch]

Fairly confident it won't be Shawn Lemon.

[blue_gold_84]

Fairly confident it won't be Shawn Lemon.

I'll throw a party if nobody signs that loser in 2026.

[Blueforlife]

Love it techno keep the polls coming fun and gets the convo started