Cavan star Jason Reilly may well return in time to face Louth in the SFC qualifier series at Navan on Sunday.
The exciting full-forward has been struggling with a muscle injury and a space has been left at full-forward by boss Mattie Kerrigan.
There are plenty of changes elsewhere from the side that lost to Antrim with James Reilly, Sean Brady and Finbarr O'Reilly all making the grade.
Cavan (SF v Louth): J Reilly; C Collins, T Prior, J Jordan; A Forde, P Reilly, M McKeever; P McKenna, D McCabe; S Brady, L Reilly, P Brady; F O'Reilly, AN Other, G Pierson.