Players who played for both the San Francisco 49ers and the New York Jets
80 NFL players have suited up for both franchises. Here they all are, ranked the way The Chains ranks them, most recognizable first.
80
Players
9
Easy to name
Legendary
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 Jets player through Edward Thomas and the link is rated Legendary (+250 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
Frank Gore
RB · 2005–2020 · SF 2005–2014, NYJ 2020
- Common
Ronnie Lott
DB · 1990–1995 · SF 1990, NYJ 1993–1994
- Common
Sam Darnold
QB · 2018–2026 · SF 2023, NYJ 2018–2020
- Uncommon
Curtis Conway
WR · 1993–2004 · SF 2004, NYJ 2003
- Uncommon
Solomon Thomas
DL · 2017–2026 · SF 2017–2020, NYJ 2022–2024
- Uncommon
Kwon Alexander
MLB · 2015–2024 · SF 2019–2020, NYJ 2022
- Uncommon
Tevin Coleman
RB · 2015–2022 · SF 2019–2020, 2022, NYJ 2021
- Uncommon
Buster Skrine
CB · 2011–2021 · SF 2021, NYJ 2015–2018
- Uncommon
Adrian Amos
S · 2015–2024 · SF 2024, NYJ 2023
In the middle
Real answers, but not the first ones people think of.
- Rare
D.J. Reed
DB · 2018–2026 · SF 2018–2019, NYJ 2022–2024
- Rare
Isaiah Oliver
DB · 2018–2026 · SF 2023, NYJ 2024–2025
- Rare
Javon Kinlaw
DL · 2020–2026 · SF 2020–2023, NYJ 2024
- Rare
Kevan Barlow
RB · 2001–2006 · SF 2001–2005, NYJ 2006
- Rare
Ashtyn Davis
DB · 2020–2026 · SF 2026, NYJ 2020–2024
- Rare
Tyler Kroft
TE · 2015–2023 · SF 2022, NYJ 2021
- Rare
Jeremy Kerley
WR · 2011–2018 · SF 2016, NYJ 2011–2015, 2017
- Rare
Braylon Edwards
WR · 2005–2012 · SF 2011, NYJ 2009–2010, 2012
- Rare
Jason Pinnock
DB · 2021–2026 · SF 2025, NYJ 2021
- Rare
Bryce Huff
DL · 2020–2025 · SF 2025, NYJ 2020–2023
- Rare
Anthony Pleasant
DL · 1990–2003 · SF 2000, NYJ 1998–1999
- Rare
Donald Strickland
CB · 2003–2011 · SF 2006–2008, NYJ 2009, 2011
- Rare
Rick Mirer
QB · 1993–2004 · SF 2000–2001, NYJ 1999
- Rare
Nick Bellore
ILB · 2011–2025 · SF 2015–2016, NYJ 2011–2014
- Rare
Dexter Carter
RB · 1990–1996 · SF 1990–1996, NYJ 1995
- Rare
Josh Johnson
QB · 2008–2025 · SF 2014, 2022, NYJ 2021
- Rare
Jordan Willis
DL · 2017–2022 · SF 2020–2022, NYJ 2019–2020
- Rare
Phillip Adams
CB · 2010–2015 · SF 2010, NYJ 2014
- Rare
Marques Douglas
DL · 1999–2010 · SF 2005–2007, NYJ 2009
- Rare
Anders Carlson
K · 2023–2024 · SF 2024, NYJ 2024
- Rare
Jason Hill
WR · 2007–2012 · SF 2007–2010, NYJ 2012
- Rare
Laken Tomlinson
G · 2015–2026 · SF 2017–2021, NYJ 2022–2023
- Rare
Thomas Morstead
P · 2009–2025 · SF 2025, NYJ 2021, 2023–2024
- Rare
Israel Abanikanda
RB · 2023–2024 · SF 2024, NYJ 2023
- Rare
Ronald Blair
DL · 2016–2021 · SF 2016–2019, NYJ 2021
- Rare
Samuel Womack
DB · 2022–2025 · SF 2022–2023, NYJ 2025
- Rare
Kendall Sheffield
DB · 2019–2025 · SF 2023, NYJ 2024
- Rare
Doug Brien
SPEC · 1994–2005 · SF 1994–1995, NYJ 2003–2004
- Rare
Karl Wilson
DL · 1990–1995 · SF 1993, NYJ 1992–1993
- Rare
Leger Douzable
DT · 2008–2017 · SF 2017, NYJ 2013–2015
- Rare
Adrian Martinez
QB · 2024–2025 · SF 2025, NYJ 2024–2025
- Rare
Rashard Robinson
DB · 2016–2021 · SF 2016–2017, NYJ 2017–2018
- Rare
Eddy Pineiro
K · 2019–2026 · SF 2025–2026, NYJ 2021
- Rare
Jermaine Cunningham
DE · 2010–2013 · SF 2013, NYJ 2013
- Rare
Marcell Harris
DB · 2018–2022 · SF 2018–2021, NYJ 2022
- Rare
Chase McLaughlin
K · 2019–2026 · SF 2019, NYJ 2020
- Rare
Travaris Cadet
RB · 2012–2018 · SF 2015, NYJ 2017
- Rare
Scott Gragg
OL · 1995–2005 · SF 2000–2004, NYJ 2005
- Rare
Jarrod Wilson
DB · 2016–2021 · SF 2021, NYJ 2021
- Rare
Adrian Colbert
DB · 2017–2024 · SF 2017–2018, NYJ 2021
- Rare
Harry Boatswain
OL · 1991–1997 · SF 1991–1994, NYJ 1996
- Rare
Corey Lemonier
OLB · 2013–2016 · SF 2013–2015, NYJ 2016
- Rare
Anthony Clement
OL · 1998–2007 · SF 2005, NYJ 2006–2007
- Rare
Ricky Ray
QB · 2001–2004 · SF 2001, NYJ 2004
- Rare
Kai Nacua
DB · 2017–2021 · SF 2020–2021, NYJ 2021
- Rare
Jonathan Goodwin
G · 2002–2014 · SF 2011–2013, NYJ 2002–2005
- Rare
Sean Ryan
TE · 2004–2009 · SF 2008, NYJ 2006–2007
- Rare
Xavier Cooper
DE · 2015–2017 · SF 2017, NYJ 2017
- Epic
Tom Compton
T · 2012–2022 · SF 2020–2021, NYJ 2019
- Epic
Trenton Cannon
RB · 2018–2022 · SF 2021, NYJ 2018–2019
- Epic
Lance Legree
DL · 2001–2006 · SF 2006, NYJ 2005
- Epic
James Parrish
OL · 1991–1996 · SF 1993, NYJ 1996
- Epic
Leon McFadden
CB · 2013–2017 · SF 2014, NYJ 2014
- Epic
Chris Dressel
TE · 1990–1992 · SF 1992, NYJ 1990–1991
- Epic
Kyle Williams
WR · 2010–2016 · SF 2010–2013, NYJ 2016
- Epic
Jesse Davis
OL · 2016–2023 · SF 2023, NYJ 2016
- Epic
Joe Mott
LB · 1990–1993 · SF 1993, NYJ 1990–1991
- Epic
Tre Swilling
DB · 2023–2024 · SF 2023, NYJ 2024
- Epic
Joe Prokop
SPEC · 1990–1992 · SF 1991, NYJ 1990
- Epic
Jacob Bender
G · 2007–2008 · SF 2008, NYJ 2007
- Epic
Dave Fiore
OL · 1996–2003 · SF 1996–2002, NYJ 1996
- Epic
Daleroy Stewart
DL · 2001–2004 · SF 2004, NYJ 2004
- Epic
Matt Willig
DL · 1992–2004 · SF 2000–2002, NYJ 1992–1995
The rarest links
The players almost nobody names first, and the biggest bonus in a puzzle.
- Epic
Isaiah Williams
OL · 2017–2021 · SF 2020, NYJ 2021
- Epic
Dan Goodspeed
OL · 2001–2002 · SF 2001, NYJ 2001
- Epic
Quincy Stewart
LB · 2001–2003 · SF 2001–2002, NYJ 2003
- Epic
Marvin Washington
DL · 1990–1999 · SF 1997, 1999, NYJ 1990–1996
- Epic
Sheldon Canley
RB · 1991–1992 · SF 1991–1992, NYJ 1992
- Epic
Norm Katnik
C · 2005–2006 · SF 2005, NYJ 2005–2006
- Epic
Austin Walter
RB · 2019–2021 · SF 2020, NYJ 2021
- Legendary
Edward Thomas
LB · 2000–2002 · SF 2000, NYJ 2002
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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