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The most compelling open starting jobs across the NFL and college football.
60 contested jobs tracked · 50 projected starting roles · Updated Sep 17
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The most open, consequential, and active starting-job competitions.
Denver BroncosBroncos
NFL · AFC West · starter
Job at stake
Starting defensive endStarting DE
Why this battle matters
The winner projects to open the season as Denver’s starting defensive end, a full-time role in an NFL defense.
Current read
Roach holds the top listing on the current chart, but a second published chart tightens the order — the job stays live. 2025 snaps with this team: 480 to 471.
Chart currentOrder verified · Sep 17
Crowded room
Eagles
Starting OLB
Slight edge
Crowded room
Falcons
Starting DE
Slight edge
Crowded room
Chiefs
Starting DE
Leader emerging
Crowded room
Jets
Starting OLB
Leader emerging
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Broncos
Starting DE
NFL · AFC West
Slight Roach edge
Two published charts disagree on the order for this job.
High confidence
Chart current
Order verified · Sep 17
2 contenders↓
Eagles
Starting OLB
NFL · NFC East
Slight Hunt edge
Two published charts disagree on the order for this job.
Medium confidence
Availability watch
Greenard listed Q · Sep 17
4 contenders↓
Falcons
Starting DE
NFL · NFC South
Slight Thomas edge
Two published charts disagree on the order for this job.
High confidence
Chart current
Order verified · Sep 17
3 contenders↓
Leader emerging
Chiefs
Starting DE
NFL · AFC West
Gillotte leads, job still live
Two published charts disagree on the order for this job.
High confidence
Untested contender
Anudike-Uzomah has no 2025 sample · Sep 17
3 contenders↓
Leader emerging
Jets
Starting OLB
NFL · AFC East
Ossai leads, job still live
Two published charts disagree on the order for this job.
High confidence
Availability watch
Ossai listed Q · Sep 17
3 contenders↓