Starting Defense 2025?

[Dec54]

Vets, drafts picks, free agents or undrafted rookie free agents. Who is going to make it into your starting Defense as of now?

 

[manxman2601]

In a perfect world where there are no injuries and rookies develop as you hope.

EDGE - Keion White
DT - Christian Barmore
DT - Milton Williams
EDGE - Harold Landry

LB - Robert Spillane
LB - Christian Ellis

CB - Gonzo
CB - Carlton Davis
NCB - Jabrill Peppers/Marcus Jones

SS - Kyle Dugger
FS - Craig Woodson

Notes:

1. I think Peppers becomes a key rotational piece that will be used wherever he can impact the game.

2. White may be a base edge player but I think he'll be part of a 4-way interior rotation alongside Farmer with Chaisson and, to a lesser extent, Swinson getting significant EDGE reps.

 

[manxman2601]

Aside from a question at FS (Peppers or Woodson), Barmore's health and the no2 LB spot, I think the Starting Defense almost picks itself.

 

[maust]

In a perfect world where there are no injuries and rookies develop as you hope.

EDGE - Keion White
DT - Christian Barmore
DT - Milton Williams
EDGE - Harold Landry

LB - Robert Spillane
LB - Christian Ellis

CB - Gonzo
CB - Carlton Davis
NCB - Jabrill Peppers/Marcus Jones

SS - Kyle Dugger
FS - Craig Woodson

SMH I got nothing to quibble with there, that's my exact lineup. Tip o' the cap to you sir

 

[manxman2601]

SMH I got nothing to quibble with there, that's my exact lineup. Tip o' the cap to you sir

That's a relief. When I saw you hit the "wow!" emoji, I thought I made some silly mistake. Do you see Peppers at NCB too?

 

[maust]

That's a relief. When I saw you hit the "wow!" emoji, I thought I made some silly mistake. Do you see Peppers at NCB too?

I honestly see Peppers being a bit of a Swiss Army knife in this D so I can't quibble with him as NCB. It wouldn't surprise me to see Peppers and Woodson rotating that role

The 'wow' was due in no small part to the fact I had started doing my lineup earlier and was wrestling with exactly where I was plugging in Peppers. Then I got distracted and forgot to get back to finish my draft and suddenly there was yours bringing the thread back to my attention. With the exact same lineup