Defensive end (5):
| Depth | Player |
| 1 | Frank Clark |
| 2 | Alex Okafor |
| 3 | Tanoh Kpassagnon |
| 4 | Breeland Speaks |
| 5 | Mike Danna |
After Breeland Speaks was spotted flaunting a svelte physique ahead of training camp, I tend to think I wasn’t giving him a good enough chance to make this team. He knows that this is a big year for him and that there will be a lot of competition to make this roster. He’s shown motivation to start the season off better than he did last year.
You’ll notice that I left off former first-round pick Taco Charlton in favor of 2020 fifth-round pick Mike Danna. It’s a bit of a roster crunch at this point and I’ve heard more favorable things out of Brendan Daly when it comes to Danna so far.
“Both Mike (Danna) and Tershawn Wharton have been fantastic in that setting,” Daly said of individual meetings. “I’ve really been impressed by those two guys, most specifically in their work ethic and the time they’re putting in on their own when we’re not actually engaged on a call. That’s been one of the most impressive elements for those two guys.”
This is going to be a tough group to cut down no matter how you shake it. You’d like to keep Charlton because of the potential of collecting a compensatory pick next season, but I’m not sure who you cut in order to keep him.