Marvin Harrison Jr. continued building his summer highlight reel in the Arizona Cardinals’ penultimate practice of training camp.

His best play came in one-on-one drills. Lined up against Garrett Williams — the Cardinals’ best cornerback — Harrison got a step of separation on a go route. He then tracked a slightly underthrown ball from Kyler Murray over his right shoulder, adjusting his body to make the touchdown catch.

That wasn’t Harrison’s only bright moment. Earlier in that same drill, he ran a nice short-yardage comeback route against Max Melton, creating enough separation for an easy pitch and catch.

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In 11-on-11 work, the Cardinals mostly ran their first-team offense against the backups, so Harrison had easier matchups than he has for most of camp. He took full advantage of the lesser competition, hauling in four catches on five targets. His best play of the session was an out route for an intermediate gain against Kei’Trel Clark.

Throughout the afternoon, he showed no rust from missing three days of practice last week.

Here are some other observations from Day 11 of Cardinals camp:

Michael Wilson returns to practice

Wilson, the Cardinals’ No. 2 wide receiver, returned to the practice field for the first time since suffering a concussion on a collision with Budda Baker on Aug. 1.

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Wilson did not participate in drills against live defense, but he did go through individual work while wearing a yellow non-contact jersey. His availability for the Cardinals’ preseason opener against the Kansas City Chiefs on Saturday, Aug. 9, is unclear.

For the most part, Wilson has had a quiet camp. In the first four 11-on-11 sessions of camp, he saw just two total targets. He did have a big day before suffering his concussion, though, seeing five balls come his way in that session.

Wilson has finished with 565 and 548 yards, respectively, in his first two NFL seasons.

Kyler Murray’s inconsistencies continue

Training camp has been a mixed bag for Murray. As usual, he’s made some impressive throws, especially over the middle of the field. But he’s also struggled downfield at times.

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Aug. 6 was no exception. Two of Murray’s first three passes were underthrown deep balls. One of them, an attempted go route to Harrison, was nearly intercepted. It would have been Murray’s fourth interception in 11-on-11 work since pads went on last week.

Murray, though, also showed some of his tantalizing ability. Early in practice, he hit Zay Jones with a perfect back-shoulder pass deep downfield — the type of connection the Cardinals will aim to unlock more often this season.

Rookie Denzel Burke impressing

Denzel Burke, the Cardinals’ fifth-round pick, saw a few snaps with the first team defense. It was the first time he had appeared with that unit in training camp.

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While the majority of his work was still with the second team, it’s not a surprise to see him moving up the depth chart. He has made a handful of nice pass breakups in both team work and individual drills. And last week, defensive coordinator Nick Rallis went out of his way to praise the rookie.

“Both Will (Johnson) and Denzel, for being rookie corners, they don’t feel like it,” Rallis said. “… They’re putting in the work to get to that point, and that’s why it’s smooth for them right now. You don’t see a lot of mental mistakes.”

When the season begins, Burke will likely not see much work. Johnson, Melton and Williams are all entrenched atop the depth chart. But after injuries to Sean Murphy-Bunting and Starling Thomas V, the Cardinals’ depth at cornerback is mostly unproven. Burke’s growth can help lessen that concern.

This article originally appeared on Arizona Republic: Arizona Cardinals camp notes: Marvin Harrison Jr. shines again