After two weeks of the NFL season, defensive coordinator Vance Joseph thinks his Broncos secondary has played at a high level in coverage.

That’s not a surprise, given the depth and talent Denver has across the board.

The group contributed to the defense’s overall tackling woes in Week 1 against Kansas City, but otherwise has been good.

One player who has not had much of a role: 2025 first-round pick Jahdae Barron.

The No. 20 overall pick out of Texas has played a total of six defensive snaps through two games.

That, essentially, is because the Broncos haven’t played much dime defense against the Chiefs, who ran roughshod over Denver on the ground, and Jacksonville, which deployed various heavy personnel groupings in addition to its dangerous receiver trio.

“Everybody we dress is ready to play every single week,” Joseph said Thursday when asked about Barron’s lack of early-season playing time. “He has a role right now and last week we didn’t get to that package. He is ready to play every single week. He’s had a great camp. He played well the first week. He played and he covered and he tackled well. He’s ready to play.

“Games dictate who plays. He’s ready to go.”

Early in his rookie year, Barron rotated with Ja’Quan McMillian at nickel some and played more when Pat Surtain II was injured. The Broncos also played quite a bit of dime over the course of the season.

That may well happen this year, too, but it’d be a surprise if the Broncos find themselves with six defensive backs in the game often Sunday night against the Los Angeles Rams.

“This is a group that the last couple of weeks, they’re in a lot of heavy personnel,” Payton said.

Davis Webb: Sideline outburst a chance to ‘let it out’

Broncos offensive coordinator Davis Webb’s frustration hit a high point Sunday against Jacksonville when his group failed to score from first-and-goal at the 1-yard line.

The broadcast showed Webb screaming after a third-down toss play went awry.

“I’m a passionate guy,” Webb said Thursday. “I am pretty calm, I would say, on the headset and throughout the game. In that moment, I definitely got a little loose with that.

“But it was a way to kind of let it out, too. I think it’s better that way sometimes and being authentically yourself than being something fake.”

Adding to the frustration: To that point in five-plus quarters, the Broncos offense really hadn’t sustained drives. Bo Nix threw a red-zone interception on Denver’s next trip, but overall the offense got in gear and played well the rest of the game.

“It was just a relief to win our first game as a team,” Webb said. “The first game didn’t go how we wanted it to go and we played a really good team in Jacksonville — No. 1 rush defense in the NFL a year ago, top five in turnovers — so it was just for everyone to kind of experience that.”

Latest on Broncos’ injured running backs

Denver got overall good news on the injury front Thursday.

Running backs J.K. Dobbins (hip) and RJ Harvey (hamstring) were full practice participants on the team’s middle day of work on the field. They each upped their workload after being limited participants Wednesday and the full participation puts them on track to play Sunday night against the Rams.

Rookie running back Jonah Coleman, on the other hand, did not participate in practice for a second straight day.

Wide receiver Marvin Mims, Jr., who did not play against Jacksonville due to a foot injury, was a limited participant for a second straight day.

The Rams’ biggest question, meanwhile, is star wide receiver Puka Nacua. He didn’t play Monday night and was a DNP on Thursday with what the team is calling a hip injury.