ENGLEWOOD — Wide receiver Troy Franklin is finding it more difficult to separate from cornerback Riley Moss.

The NFL teammates often meet in training camp practices at Broncos Park. Lately, it seems like Moss has the edge against most wide receivers. Moss wrestled an interception away from Courtland Sutton earlier this week and is stacking pass breakups in team periods.

“Riley has definitely been playing way tighter coverage,” Franklin said.

That’s no coincidence if you ask Moss.

The life of a No. 2 cornerback playing opposite Pat Surtain is not for the faint of heart. Moss led the NFL last season with 118 targets from opposing quarterbacks. His physical play style also resulted in nine defensive pass interference penalties. Moss, a third-round pick from the University of Iowa, spent a week training this summer in Miami with teammate Ja’Quan McMillian to fine-tune their cornerback technique.

“When I go back to Iowa, it’s great strength (and) speed training. But it’s not the (defensive back) stuff that I need,” Moss said following Thursday’s practice at Broncos Park. “I went down there. I got different perspectives on my stuff, and I think I’ve grown a lot from that.”

Moss is taking a specific training camp approach to simulate the most challenging situations he’ll face in games this season.

“The biggest thing for me in this training camp is getting to the point of fatigue where it’s really hard to think, I’m exhausted and still being able to have great technique. Remember where my help is at (and) remember what we’re trying to do as a defense,” Moss said. “If we can do that — not only me but everybody — it’s going to be hard for us to get beat. Some of those third-and-longs that we gave up last year, I think part of it was the fatigue and us not being as sharp as we should be.”

Safety Talanoa Hufanga is entering his second season as teammates with Moss in the Denver secondary. They also worked out together this offseason. Hufanga has complete confidence in Moss, especially with his natural gifts.

“He’s a very athletic human being,” Hufanga said. “A lot of people discredit it because it’s the ‘white corner.’ … But he is probably actually one of the most athletic corners I’ve ever been around.”

Moss told reporters he’s not worried about this upcoming season being a contract year. He’s more concerned about taking the next step and not being a liability for a stacked Broncos defense. That includes turning his head on deep passes and creating more turnovers.

“Just trusting myself. This is year four,” Moss said. “I’ve already proven that I can go against anybody in the league. Now, it’s, ‘How can I be elite going against those guys?'”