Ethan O'Donnell[1] Richard Thornton from Coalisland helped train the team in 2017.
[2] Thornton took over from former Westmeath footballer Jack Cooney after two years, while Brendan Kilcoyne stayed on as a selector.
[6] Christy Toye, Rory Kavanagh and David Walsh also retired ahead of the 2017 season.
The draw for the 2017 Ulster Senior Football Championship took place in Dublin in mid-October 2016.
[15] In the quarter-final victory against Antrim, four players had their first championship starts (Jamie Brennan, Michael Carroll, Jason McGee and Caolan Ward).