Calling Kareem Jackson purely a safety or a cornerback is inaccurate. Over the course of his nine seasons with the Texans, the breadth of his work made him one of the NFL's most versatile defensive backs, capable of working in any spot in the secondary.

When he works at cornerback, he has the broad vision of a safety -- and with it the ability to quickly analyze the offensive alignment in front of him. When a coach aligns him at safety, he brings an elite cornerback's knack for distilling the superfluous moving parts down to his specific assignment.

He does both so well he admits that he doesn't have a specific preference.

"I actually enjoy kind of floating around, playing a little bit of everywhere," Jackson said. "I feel like that could be an advantage for us as a team game-planning-wise, just depending on what type of skill sets that the offense possesses in terms of the guys that they have."

Few defensive backs have this sort of Swiss-army knife adaptability. Fewer still can play so many spots -- and do so with solid-starter capability.

"It helps a lot with me being able to play the safety spot, just being able to see the entire field, and also preparing and knowing what the offenses are doing," Jackson said Friday as he met Denver-area media for the first time as a Bronco.