Players who played for both the San Francisco 49ers and the Los Angeles Chargers
52 NFL players have suited up for both franchises. Here they all are, ranked the way The Chains ranks them, most recognizable first.
52
Players
5
Easy to name
Ball-knower
Best link
Chains matchup: Tough. 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 Chargers player through Israel Ifeanyichukwu 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
Takeo Spikes
LB · 1998–2012 · SF 2008–2010, LAC 2011–2012
- Common
Eric Kendricks
MLB · 2015–2025 · SF 2025, LAC 2023
- Uncommon
Curtis Conway
WR · 1993–2004 · SF 2004, LAC 2000–2002
- Uncommon
Eli Apple
DB · 2016–2025 · SF 2025, LAC 2024
- Uncommon
Clelin Ferrell
DL · 2019–2026 · SF 2023, 2025, LAC 2025
In the middle
Real answers, but not the first ones people think of.
- Rare
Marquez Valdes-Scantling
WR · 2018–2026 · SF 2025, LAC 2026
- Rare
Derek M. Smith
LB · 1997–2008 · SF 2001–2007, LAC 2008
- Rare
Travis Benjamin
WR · 2012–2021 · SF 2021, LAC 2016–2019
- Rare
Tony Jefferson
SS · 2013–2026 · SF 2021, LAC 2024–2026
- Rare
Travis LaBoy
DE · 2004–2011 · SF 2010, LAC 2011
- Rare
Steve Johnson
WR · 2008–2015 · SF 2014, LAC 2015
- Rare
Jason Verrett
CB · 2014–2023 · SF 2019–2021, 2023, LAC 2014–2017
- Rare
Justin Peelle
TE · 2002–2011 · SF 2011, LAC 2002–2005
- Rare
Sebastian Joseph-Day
DL · 2018–2026 · SF 2023, LAC 2022–2023
- Rare
Matt Wilhelm
ILB · 2003–2010 · SF 2009, LAC 2003–2008
- Rare
Shareece Wright
CB · 2011–2018 · SF 2015, LAC 2011–2014
- Rare
Marquez Pope
DB · 1992–2001 · SF 1995–1998, LAC 1992–1993
- Rare
Donald Strickland
CB · 2003–2011 · SF 2006–2008, LAC 2010
- Rare
Dontae Johnson
CB · 2014–2022 · SF 2014–2017, 2019–2022, LAC 2019
- Rare
Sammy Davis
CB · 2003–2007 · SF 2006, LAC 2003–2005
- Rare
Aubrayo Franklin
NT · 2003–2013 · SF 2007–2010, LAC 2012
- Rare
Trey Lance
QB · 2021–2026 · SF 2021–2022, LAC 2025–2026
- Rare
Brandon Moore
ILB · 2002–2010 · SF 2002–2007, LAC 2010
- Rare
Chris Davis
CB · 2014–2016 · SF 2015–2016, LAC 2014
- Rare
Kassim Osgood
WR · 2003–2014 · SF 2013–2014, LAC 2003–2009
- Rare
Chase McLaughlin
K · 2019–2026 · SF 2019, LAC 2019
- Rare
Naquan Jones
DL · 2021–2026 · SF 2026, LAC 2025
- Rare
Shaun Draughn
RB · 2011–2016 · SF 2015–2016, LAC 2014
- Rare
Jeremy Newberry
OL · 1998–2008 · SF 1998–2005, LAC 2008
- Rare
J.T. O'Sullivan
QB · 2002–2010 · SF 2008, LAC 2010
- Rare
C.J. Spillman
FS · 2009–2014 · SF 2010–2013, LAC 2009–2010
- Rare
Gary Plummer
LB · 1990–1997 · SF 1994–1997, LAC 1990–1993
- Rare
Davontae Harris
DB · 2018–2022 · SF 2021, LAC 2021
- Rare
Marques Harris
OLB · 2005–2009 · SF 2009, LAC 2005–2009
- Rare
Micheal Spurlock
KR · 2006–2014 · SF 2009, LAC 2012
- Rare
T.Y. McGill
DT · 2015–2024 · SF 2022–2024, LAC 2018–2019
- Rare
Dedrick Dodge
DB · 1991–1998 · SF 1994–1996, LAC 1998
- Rare
Wade Richey
SPEC · 1998–2004 · SF 1998–2000, LAC 2001–2002
- Rare
Asante Cleveland
TE · 2014–2016 · SF 2014, LAC 2015–2016
- Rare
Austen Pleasants
OL · 2021–2025 · SF 2024–2025, LAC 2023
- Rare
Daniel Brunskill
OL · 2019–2026 · SF 2019–2022, LAC 2026
- Rare
Kevin Gogan
OL · 1990–2000 · SF 1997–1998, LAC 2000
- Rare
Jeff Brohm
QB · 1994–2000 · SF 1995–1997, LAC 1994
- Rare
Dexter McCoil
DB · 2016–2017 · SF 2017, LAC 2016–2017
The rarest links
The players almost nobody names first, and the biggest bonus in a puzzle.
- Epic
Tristan Vizcaino
K · 2020–2022 · SF 2020, LAC 2021
- Epic
Kyle Nelson
LS · 2012–2021 · SF 2014–2020, LAC 2012
- Epic
Kevin Daft
QB · 1999–2001 · SF 2001, LAC 2000
- Epic
Marcus Cromartie
DB · 2013–2017 · SF 2014–2016, LAC 2013
- Epic
Otis Leverette
DL · 2001–2004 · SF 2004, LAC 2002–2003
- Epic
Randy Kirk
LB · 1990–1999 · SF 1996–1999, LAC 1991
- Epic
James Onwualu
LB · 2017–2020 · SF 2018, LAC 2017
- Ball-knower
Israel Ifeanyichukwu
DL · 1996–1999 · SF 1996, LAC 1999
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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