That extra work allowed Yiadom to build off an offseason that saw him focus on learning how to play off the line of scrimmage, which was a focal point of his work with Defensive Coordinator Ed Donatell.

"That's something I really emphasized this offseason. He helped me learn where to look, where my help is," Yiadom said. "How to stay square in my [back]pedal is a key thing that we've been working on, because as a defensive back, nobody really backpedals anymore, but if you can backpedal at an elite level, you won't get beat that often."

Bausby was able to make an early impression after joining the Broncos as he capitalized off the absence of Harris and the decision to ease Callahan and Yiadom up to full-speed work during the first weeks of the Broncos' offseason program. Bausby arrived in game shape thanks to his work in the AAF.

"We had [voluntary veteran] minicamp here my second week here, and I was still in midseason form, so I was out there flying around, going crazy, making plays," Bausby said.

Also aiding Bausby is the presence of Donatell and Head Coach Vic Fangio, who coached him in Chicago during the 2015 and 2016 seasons. Bausby has a firm grasp on what the scheme and coaches ask of the defensive backs.

"I think what makes our defensive backs unique is that we're ballhawks, but at the same time [we work on] little things like knowing the receiver's timing, knowing when to look for the ball in press coverage or knowing when to jump a route in off-man [coverage]," Bausby said last month. "Little things like that kind of separate us from a lot of other teams."