ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — The Broncos moved their work to the red zone on Day 2 of training camp, and a pair of cornerbacks showed off their playmaking ability.

Both third-year cornerback Riley Moss and second-year cornerback Kris Abrams-Draine recorded multiple pass breakups on Saturday, as Denver shifted its focus to inside the 20-yard line.

Moss, who earned the starting role opposite Pat Surtain II in 2024, provided tight coverage and broke up an end-zone throw to Pat Bryant during the first 11-on-11 action of Saturday's practice. Later, he knocked another pass away in a non-red-zone 11-on-11 period.

"He had a good season last year," Head Coach Sean Payton said of Moss. "Look, he's sticky. Obviously, he's going to get a lot of traffic and a lot of balls thrown his way. I like his length and his ability to mirror and shadow. He's a good tackler. He does a lot of things well. He's come back in real good shape. I think we saw it in training camp last year."

Surtain's lockdown level of play means the Broncos' other cornerbacks will face a high volume of passes, and Moss faced 103 targets in 14 games in 2024. Safety Brandon Jones said Moss' mental toughness was evident during his debut season as a starter.

"You're on an island the majority of the time," Jones said Saturday. "You have to have that one-play-at-a-time mentality. He's the guy who takes a lot of accountability, and he'll take the fall if something wasn't right, if he was in the wrong. You can see his comfort level has grown; he's physically gifted and can do everything. I think his overall confidence and comfortability to playing in the system, I've seen a lot of growth from him."

In the few games Moss missed due to injury in 2024, Abrams-Draine was among the players to fill in. The second-year cornerback played key snaps late in a win against the Browns, and he saw extensive defensive action against the Colts and Chargers. That experience, Payton said, helped propel him toward Year 2.

"That helped him, I think, a lot," Payton said. "When you come out of your rookie year and you can come out maybe on a high note like that — and I'm talking about those last five or six weeks — I think that goes a long way. He's getting stronger, he's putting weight on. He's very smart and he's got good ball skills. I think that last quarter pole for him was real important."

During Saturday's practice, Abrams-Draine made his presence felt. He nearly picked off a pass in the red zone after an apparent offensive miscommunication. He also recorded a pass breakup in the end zone on a back-shoulder throw as he dislodged the ball at the final moment.

QUICK HITS

… Quarterback Bo Nix continues to develop his rapport with tight end Evan Engram, and the pair connected multiple times in the final 11-on-11 action of Saturday's practice. On a third-down rep, Nix hit Engram for a 10-to-15 yard gain that would have resulted in a first down.

"I'm excited to have Evan," Nix said Saturday. "He's a great football player. He's had a lot of great plays over time, a lot of experience. I've learned a lot from him already just from a couple of practices — OTAs and now. Just excited to go through the season with him."

… Wide receiver Trent Sherfield Sr. joined the Broncos as a proven special teams contributor, but he also made multiple contested catches on Saturday.

"He's tough, and he can run," Payton said of Sherfield. "The other thing he can do is block, and so we've always had a handful of receivers that can run and stretch the field and when you get one that can do that and then block also, you can set up play-action, [and it] marries well to the run game. He's pretty competitive."

… Undrafted rookie wide receiver Kyrese Rowan made the catch of the day on Saturday as he leaped into the air and spun to make a diving end-zone grab and haul in a pass from Sam Ehlinger.

… Third-year linebacker Drew Sanders exited practice Saturday, and Payton said he would undergo an MRI. Payton indicated Sanders' injury was not an Achilles injury.