A few days before the first game of Jahdae Barron’s NFL career, one of his old coaches sent him a reminder: Your best day will be somebody’s dream .

A month later, Barron is still far away from his best day, as the blue-chip corner has begun his NFL career as a backup.

In Week 1 against the Titans, he played the fewest snaps of any active first-round 2025 draftee outside of Giants quarterback Jaxson Dart. Veteran incumbent Ja’Quan McMillian won the primary nickel job for a third straight year, and it’s tough to earn time in Denver’s secondary, first-round pick or not.

Still, the 23-year-old cornerback recovered the game-sealing fumble against the Titans in Week 1 and carried the football around the locker room postgame like it was his child. He sat at his locker this week with no hint

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