The second-year Iowa product was the highest-rated cornerback in Week 3. Next up: a chess match with Aaron Rodgers.

Being a fast learner is great. Being a fast corrector, Vance Joseph says, is even better. That’s what the Broncos have in cornerback Riley Moss. “That’s part of being a good pro,” the Broncos defensive coordinator said this week.

The emergence of Moss as a player who can thrive on his own has helped a swarming Broncos defense find its identity.

Badie was expected to be on the practice squad, but his big-play ability is earning him more playing time in Denver.

Tyler Badie’s on the rise. Up the depth chart, yes, and now from the Broncos’ practice squad to the 53-man roster. The team signed Badie to the active roster Wednesday, giving him the spot that opened when inside linebacker Alex Singleton went on injured reserve with a torn ACL.

Perhaps worried that an outside team might try to pluck him off the practice squad, the Broncos officially promoted Badie to the 53-man roster this week. The move could be a harbi