In short, I have a hard time seeing you doing squats followed by deadlifts the following day, rest, repeat! Even with a heavy light format. Deadlifts drain your CNS like none other. Doing them twice a week with squats in between? Keep in mind you're coming from a "meat and potatoes" 5x5. Now you're going to do three times the amount of volume that you're used to.

It'll take too long to go over why it looks fucked up, so I'll just pull your first example to show you why. You have incline barbell bench (which places a lot of stress on your anterior delts), then want to do military presses (which places a lot more stress on your delts). I could see maybe flat/declines followed by OHP's, but incline barbells serve the same purpose. Another thing, you don't need to have all "push" exercises (ie all pressing). You should think of it more as "push" muscles (ie. chest, shoulders, triceps). So if you're doing a lot of pressing for your chest, maybe another press or an extension for triceps, I would consider doing an isolation for your shoulders. Finally, don't just toss in squats like they don't matter... It's like you're saying, "Oh, btw, I'll throw in a few squats since I liked them from the 5x5." Remember going from three days in the gym (full body) to four days will be challenging enough. Now add in more volume. Think you'll be sore?

EDIT:

I have to ask. Why would you have your primary chest exercise as "incline cable fly"? Don't say it's a "light exercise" OR that you want to "isolate" your upper chest..

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