Brian Dooher is in line to make his first appearance of the season for Tyrone when the All Ireland champions take on Kerry in the Allianz Football League this Sunday.
Dooher, who lifted the Sam Maguire after Tyrone defeated Kerry at Croke Park last September, is named among the substitutes as his recovery from an ankle injury continues.
There was a further boost for manager Mickey Harte with the news that Enda McGinley's progress from a cruciate and medial ligament injury is ahead of schedule with the forward, who had been expected to sit out the entire season, now targetting the end of July as a realistic date for his return to action.
Harte has made four changes to the side that defeated Monaghan last weekend with Sean Kavanagh, Pascal McConnell, Gavin Devlin and Ryan McMenamin drafted in to side.
Elsewhere, Armagh forward Ronan Clarke has been ruled out for the rest of the league campaign due to a hamstring injury. Clarke was forced to withdraw shortly after half-time during Armagh's win over Ulster rivals Down on Sunday and has been sidelined for three weeks.
Tyrone (SF v Kerry): P McConnell, R McMenamin, C Gormley, M McGee, D Harte, G Devlin, P Jordan, K Hughes, C Holmes, G Cavlan, B McGuigan, S Cavanagh, M Penrose, S O' Neill, O Mulligan. ends