LAKE FOREST, Ill. – Fifth-round draft pick Johnny Knox, a wide receiver from Abilene Christian, stood out on Day 2 of Bears rookie minicamp, catching four passes during 7-on-7 drills Saturday.

Rookie wide receiver Johnny Knox performed well in Saturday's practice.

Knox snared throws from Drew Weatherford in the right flat, over the middle and near the right sideline. The 5-11, 185-pounder also caught a pass from C.J. Bacher on a quick out along the left sideline.

Like Knox, other skill position players looked sharper on Saturday than they did on Friday.

“Day 2 was a lot better than Day 1,” said coach Lovie Smith. “You always want it to be that way. Some of the guys are starting to stand out a little bit. You normally notice some of the skill players. The quarterbacks threw the ball fairly well, the receivers caught some balls and we’re making progress with our secondary. Camp is set up more for the skill guys, so it’s good to see them do some good things.”

Defensively, cornerback Marquis Hundley, a tryout player from Arizona, intercepted a Bacher pass and returned it for what would have been a touchdown. Safety Al Afalava, a sixth-round pick from Oregon State, broke up a pass intended for tight end Kenneth Zacharie, a tryout player from Louisiana-Monroe.

Learning curve: Mastering a playbook they just received on Thursday no doubt is the greatest challenge for the Bears rookies.

“I was actually telling everybody that was texting me [asking] how it’s going, I was like, ‘Man, that playbook, that’s the only thing I can talk about,’” said wide receiver Juaquin Iglesias, a third-round pick from Oklahoma. “But I think I’m picking it up well. I’m starting to get more of an understanding.”

Iglesias knows that practicing at full speed without a firm grasp of the offense isn’t easy.

“It’s hard, especially being in front of these coaches for the first time and just being in front of everybody for the first time,” he said “You’ve got a lot of things going through your mind, but that’s just trying to be a professional and going out there and trying to perform.”

Special guests: Bears quarterbacks Jay Cutler and Caleb Hanie watched Friday’s practice, and wide receiver Devin Hester viewed Saturday’s session.

“Of course, the door’s always open for them to stop by,” Smith said. “They want to see what some of their possible teammates look like. Jay is blending in and has become one of the guys, just showing support as much as anything for some of the guys, and Devin’s a gym rat. He got a good workout in on his own. This is a day that the [veteran] players are off, and he’s out here working out trying to get better.”

Internet sensation: When third-round pick Jarron Gilbert posted a video on YouTube of himself jumping out of the shallow end of a swimming pool, he never dreamed that he would become such an Internet sensation. The video has garnered more than one million views.

“I put it on film so people would understand exactly what I meant about jumping out of the pool,” said the rookie defensive lineman. “I really put it up so my mom and some of my teammates [could see]. I had no idea people were going to get their hands on it the way they did.”