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Training Camp Position Battle 🛡️

Detroit Lions EDGE & Secondary Depth Battles

EDGE focus: Derrick Moore versus D.J. Wonnum for the primary pass-rush partner role opposite Aidan Hutchinson.

Wonnum brings veteran experience and run-setting ability on a one-year deal; Moore is the higher-upside younger option with pass-rush punch. Payton Turner adds another layer to the rotation.

Derrick Moore is the higher-upside option for the job opposite Aidan Hutchinson.

D.J. Wonnum offers veteran run-setting reliability on a one-year deal.

What to track: Pass-rush production and run-defense snaps for the EDGE pieces;

IDP impact: The EDGE winner gains meaningful sack and pressure upside as Hutchinson's running mate. This battle can produce mid-round draft value for or early waiver adds for all leagues.

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Training Camp Battle IDP Edition

Arizona Cardinals Starting LB Battle: Jack Gibbens vs. Cody Simon

Mack Wilson is expected to start at one inside linebacker spot. The other is a classic veteran-versus-younger-athlete battle. Jack Gibbens (higher contract, multi-year NFL experience) faces Cody Simon (2025 fourth-round pick out of Ohio State with athleticism and late-season starting experience in 2025).

Jack Gibbens brings the veteran experience and the bigger contract into Arizona's inside linebacker competition.

Cody Simon's athleticism and late-season 2025 starting reps give him a real path to the job.

Key factors: Speed and quickness in coverage (Simon's edge), run-fit consistency, and who earns the green-dot communicator role.

IDP impact: The clear starter becomes a solid weekly option in most IDP formats with reliable tackle volume. The backup has limited standalone value. Simon's athleticism and previous starting experience give him a strong chance to push or outright win the job.
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Chicago Bears Starting LB Battle: D'Marco Jackson vs. Devin Bush

One of the cleaner every-down opportunities in the league. Devin Bush arrived on a three-year, $30 million contract after a strong 2025 season in Cleveland and brings veteran experience plus speed.

Devin Bush cashed in after a strong 2025 season and brings speed to the middle of Chicago's defense.
D'Marco Jackson has shown strong coverage grades and recent snap share, making this a genuine competition rather than a formality.

D'Marco Jackson's coverage grades keep him firmly in the mix for every-down work.

Key factors: Pass coverage versus run defense grades, defensive snap percentage in padded practices, and how Dennis Allen's staff uses them in base versus nickel packages.

IDP impact: The winner is a high-floor tackle machine with weekly LB2/flex value in most formats. The loser falls into pure depth/special-teams territory with minimal standalone upside. Track early practice reports closely — this one could resolve quickly once the pads come on.

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Training Camp IDP Battle: Dorian Williams vs. Kaleb Elarms-Orr

Terrel Bernard is locked in as one starter under new defensive coordinator Jim Leonhard's 3-4 look. The second inside linebacker job is wide open.

Dorian Williams has the NFL starts, but he missed the entire offseason program.
Dorian Williams has NFL experience (multiple seasons of starts) but missed the entire offseason program with a lower-body injury. Rookie fourth-rounder Kaleb Elarms-Orr (TCU) has a clear path to first-team reps after impressing throughout OTAs and minicamp.

Kaleb Elarms-Orr took first-team reps all spring and has a real shot to start Week 1.

Key factors: Coverage ability (Williams has been a liability at times), run-stopping efficiency, how the new coaching staff weighs film versus live practice, and special-teams value as a potential tiebreaker.

Likely outcomes: One player locks in near-every-down snaps; the other becomes a rotational or special-teams piece. Elarms-Orr's availability and early impression give him a real shot to start Week 1, but Williams' experience could still win out once healthy.

IDP impact: The clear starter becomes a strong LB2 with weekly tackle volume in a defense that funnels plays. The loser drops to low-priority roster stash territory at best. This is one of the cleaner "winner-take-most" LB battles of camp.

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Training Camp Defensive Battles #IDP

Green Bay Packers EDGE Rotation (Micah Parsons on PUP)

Micah Parsons (torn ACL + meniscus, surgery Dec. 29) is to open the season on the Physically Unable to Perform list and miss at least the first four games, with a realistic return window in mid-to-late October. The Packers follow a strict nine-month recovery timeline, and Parsons himself has emphasized finishing the season healthy for a playoff push rather than forcing an early return.

Lukas Van Ness is the clear lead candidate to soak up EDGE snaps while Micah Parsons rehabs.
Rashan Gary and Kingsley Enagbare are gone, leaving a wide-open early-season opportunity. Lukas Van Ness (Year 4, fifth-year option exercised) is the lead candidate to start opposite the returning Parsons eventually, but he must prove he can handle a heavy snap load right away after a foot injury limited him last year.

Barryn Sorrell headlines the group fighting for the other high-rotation EDGE snaps.
Barryn Sorrell (2025 fourth-rounder), Collin Oliver, Brenton Cox Jr., and rookie Dani Dennis-Sutton are all competing for the other starting or high-rotation EDGE snaps.

What to track in camp: Pass-rush win rate and pressures in padded practices, run-defense snaps, how Jonathan Gannon schemes the edge without Parsons, and special-teams involvement for the depth pieces.

IDP impact: Elevated early-season EDGE2/EDGE3 value and strong streaming options until Parsons returns. Tackle and sack volume will shift heavily toward the winners of this rotation for the first month-plus. Van Ness has the highest upside if he seizes the every-down role; Sorrell and others become short-term must-adds in deeper formats.

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