"Even if [the Broncos] don't have that sense right now, I have that sense for myself," Hamilton said. "I paid attention to the draft just as much as anyone else did. Them not picking a receiver until later wasn't really anything that I was worried about. I just knew, coming off last season, that I just wanted to basically go after that and be 10 times better this season. Whatever position that puts me in, if I perform during training camp, coach is going to see that I have a lot more reliability and he can put more reliability on guys like myself and Courtland going forward. I took notice of it, but I've just been working the same way as if I was a rookie. I'm trying to continue to make my mark and make a splash on this team myself."

Offensive Coordinator Rich Scangarello's system could give Hamilton the opportunity to make that splash. Hamilton said he's running more routes this year than he did as a rookie and that Scangarello has put him in a position to "find open spaces." That, Hamilton said, gives him the chance to use his football IQ.

And Hamilton doesn't sound like a player who is going to let this opportunity go to waste.