Players who played for both the San Francisco 49ers and the Denver Broncos
79 NFL players have suited up for both franchises. Here they all are, ranked the way The Chains ranks them, most recognizable first.
79
Players
12
Easy to name
Ball-knower
Best link
Chains matchup: Balanced. Compared with the other 495 team pairs, based on how many of these players are easy to name.
How this plays in The Chains
Every link in a puzzle is scored by how unlikely it was that a fan would name it. Connect a 49ers player to a Broncos player through Jason Suttle and the link is rated Ball-knower (+400 bonus points). The obvious answers score little. The deep cuts are where the big points are.
Play today's puzzleEasy to name
Common and Uncommon. The easiest answers between these two teams.
- Common
Vernon Davis
TE · 2006–2019 · SF 2006–2015, DEN 2015
- Common
Dre' Bly
DB · 1999–2009 · SF 2009, DEN 2007–2008
- Common
Emmanuel Sanders
WR · 2010–2021 · SF 2019, DEN 2014–2019
- Uncommon
Elvis Dumervil
DE · 2006–2017 · SF 2017, DEN 2006–2009, 2011–2012
- Uncommon
Darrell Jackson
WR · 2000–2008 · SF 2007, DEN 2008
- Uncommon
Brandon Lloyd
WR · 2003–2014 · SF 2003–2005, 2014, DEN 2009–2011
- Uncommon
Garrison Hearst
RB · 1993–2004 · SF 1997–2003, DEN 2004
- Uncommon
Kwon Alexander
MLB · 2015–2024 · SF 2019–2020, DEN 2024
- Uncommon
Bill Romanowski
LB · 1990–2003 · SF 1990–1993, DEN 1996–2001
- Uncommon
Ashley Lelie
WR · 2002–2008 · SF 2007, DEN 2002–2005
- Uncommon
Ted Washington
DL · 1991–2007 · SF 1991–1993, DEN 1994
- Uncommon
Ed McCaffrey
WR · 1991–2003 · SF 1994, DEN 1995–2003
In the middle
Real answers, but not the first ones people think of.
- Rare
Randy Gregory
DE · 2015–2023 · SF 2023, DEN 2022–2023
- Rare
Dre Greenlaw
LB · 2019–2026 · SF 2019–2024, 2026, DEN 2025
- Rare
John Engelberger
DL · 2000–2008 · SF 2000–2004, DEN 2005–2008
- Rare
Talanoa Hufanga
DB · 2021–2026 · SF 2021–2024, DEN 2025–2026
- Rare
Eric Davis
DB · 1990–2002 · SF 1990–1995, DEN 2001
- Rare
Jamar Taylor
CB · 2013–2020 · SF 2020, DEN 2018
- Rare
Jamie Winborn
LB · 2001–2010 · SF 2001–2005, DEN 2007–2008
- Rare
Marlon Mack
RB · 2017–2022 · SF 2022, DEN 2022
- Rare
Isaac Yiadom
DB · 2018–2026 · SF 2024, DEN 2018–2019
- Rare
K'Waun Williams
CB · 2014–2022 · SF 2017–2021, DEN 2022
- Rare
Perrish Cox
CB · 2010–2016 · SF 2012–2014, DEN 2010
- Rare
Eric Saubert
TE · 2017–2026 · SF 2024, DEN 2021–2022
- Rare
Mike McGlinchey
OL · 2018–2026 · SF 2018–2022, DEN 2023–2026
- Rare
Tramaine Brock
CB · 2010–2020 · SF 2010–2016, DEN 2018
- Rare
Josh Johnson
QB · 2008–2025 · SF 2014, 2022, DEN 2022
- Rare
Trent Sherfield
WR · 2018–2026 · SF 2021, DEN 2025
- Rare
Mike Sherrard
WR · 1990–1996 · SF 1990–1992, DEN 1996
- Rare
Bill Musgrave
QB · 1991–1996 · SF 1991–1994, DEN 1995–1996
- Rare
Mike Adams
DB · 2004–2019 · SF 2004–2006, DEN 2012–2013
- Rare
Lee Woodall
LB · 1994–2001 · SF 1994–1999, DEN 2001
- Rare
Dekoda Watson
OLB · 2010–2019 · SF 2017–2018, DEN 2016
- Rare
Taylor Jacobs
WR · 2003–2007 · SF 2006–2007, DEN 2007
- Rare
Zach Kerr
DT · 2014–2021 · SF 2021, DEN 2017–2018
- Rare
Trindon Holliday
KR · 2011–2014 · SF 2014, DEN 2012–2013
- Rare
Mike Purcell
NT · 2014–2023 · SF 2014–2016, DEN 2019–2023
- Rare
D.J. Jones
DL · 2017–2026 · SF 2017–2021, DEN 2022–2026
- Rare
Zane Beadles
T · 2010–2018 · SF 2016–2017, DEN 2010–2013
- Rare
Marques Anderson
SS · 2002–2005 · SF 2005, DEN 2005
- Rare
Brandon Allen
QB · 2016–2025 · SF 2023–2024, DEN 2019
- Rare
Frank Pollack
OL · 1990–1998 · SF 1990–1991, 1994–1998, DEN 1992
- Rare
River Cracraft
WR · 2018–2025 · SF 2020–2021, DEN 2018–2019
- Rare
Willie Middlebrooks
DB · 2001–2005 · SF 2005, DEN 2001–2004
- Rare
Tim Hauck
DB · 1990–2002 · SF 2002, DEN 1995–1996
- Rare
Alfred Williams
LB · 1991–1999 · SF 1995, DEN 1996–1999
- Rare
Corliss Waitman
P · 2021–2026 · SF 2026, DEN 2022
- Rare
Ronald Fields
DT · 2005–2011 · SF 2005–2008, DEN 2009–2010
- Rare
Darcel McBath
FS · 2009–2012 · SF 2012, DEN 2009–2010
- Rare
Davontae Harris
DB · 2018–2022 · SF 2021, DEN 2019–2020
- Rare
Joe Nedney
SPEC · 1996–2010 · SF 2005–2010, DEN 2000
- Rare
Jason Baker
SPEC · 2001–2011 · SF 2001–2002, DEN 2004
- Rare
Garret Wallow
LB · 2021–2026 · SF 2025–2026, DEN 2025
- Rare
Jamie Brown
OL · 1995–1999 · SF 1998, DEN 1995–1997
- Rare
Justin Armour
WR · 1995–1999 · SF 1997, DEN 1998
- Rare
Paul Smith
RB · 2000–2007 · SF 2000–2002, DEN 2007
- Epic
Mitch Donahue
LB · 1991–1994 · SF 1991–1992, DEN 1993–1994
- Epic
Dedrick Dodge
DB · 1991–1998 · SF 1994–1996, DEN 1997
- Epic
Tom Compton
T · 2012–2022 · SF 2020–2021, DEN 2022
- Epic
Artie Ulmer
LB · 1997–2005 · SF 2000, DEN 1999
- Epic
Kirk Scrafford
OL · 1990–1998 · SF 1995–1998, DEN 1993–1994
- Epic
Jeff Brohm
QB · 1994–2000 · SF 1995–1997, DEN 1999
- Epic
Curtis Robinson
LB · 2021–2026 · SF 2021–2025, DEN 2021
- Epic
Erik Pears
T · 2006–2015 · SF 2015, DEN 2006–2007
- Epic
Troy Wilson
DL · 1993–2001 · SF 1993–1994, 2001, DEN 1995
- Epic
Ben Garland
G · 2014–2020 · SF 2019–2020, DEN 2014
- Epic
Derek Loville
RB · 1990–1999 · SF 1993–1996, DEN 1997–1999
- Epic
Pita Taumoepenu
LB · 2017–2021 · SF 2017–2018, DEN 2021
- Epic
Ralph Tamm
OL · 1990–1999 · SF 1992–1994, DEN 1995–1996
- Epic
Anthony Lynn
RB · 1993–1999 · SF 1995–1996, DEN 1993, 1997–1999
- Epic
Marvin Washington
DL · 1990–1999 · SF 1997, 1999, DEN 1998
The rarest links
The players almost nobody names first, and the biggest bonus in a puzzle.
- Epic
Diyral Briggs
DE · 2009–2010 · SF 2009–2010, DEN 2010
- Epic
Bruce Plummer
DB · 1990–1991 · SF 1990, DEN 1990
- Epic
Josh Shaw
DT · 2002–2008 · SF 2002, DEN 2008
- Legendary
Darryl Hall
DB · 1993–1995 · SF 1995, DEN 1993–1994
- Legendary
Jason Childs
OL · 1993–1996 · SF 1993, DEN 1996
- Legendary
Jason Moore
DB · 1999–2002 · SF 2000, 2002, DEN 1999
- Legendary
David Richie
DL · 1997–2000 · SF 1998–1999, DEN 1997
- Ball-knower
Jason Suttle
DB · 1999–2001 · SF 2001, DEN 1999–2000
Teams are counted as franchises, so earlier cities and names are included (the Raiders in Oakland, the Rams in St. Louis, the Titans as the Oilers). Rarity tiers come from the same scoring The Chains uses in its daily puzzles. A small set of one-season 2002 entries that couldn't be verified is left out.
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