Ciaran McFaul returns to the Derry squad for their Ulster championship opener against Fermanagh in Brewster Park, while Conor Glass been named to start despite limping off in the recent Division 2 final.
Glen midfielder Glass, an All-Star in 2022, departed with an injury in Derry's seven-point loss to Dublin in the second tier league decider but has been named in the starting line-up for Saturday's Ulster SFC quarter-final.
His Glen teammate McFaul, who spent the past year in Boston before returning in March, is named as part of the panel for Saturday evening.
Another member of the 2022 All-Star team, Chrissy McKaigue, returns to the starting XV, having missed the Division 2 final through injury.
Derry: Odhran Lynch; Chrissy McKaigue, Padraig McGrogan, Conor McCluskey; Conor Doherty, Gareth McKinless, Padraig Cassidy: Conor Glass, Brendan Rogers; Niall Toner, Paul Cassidy, Ethan Doherty; Benny Heron, Shane McGuigan, Niall Loughlin.
Subs: Ryan Scullion, Paul McNeill, Shea Downey, Eoin McEvoy, Matthew Downey, Ciaran McFaul, Ben McCarron, Lachlan Murray, Declan Cassidy, Conleth McGuckian, Niall O'Donnell.
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