Players who played for both the San Francisco 49ers and the New Orleans Saints
71 NFL players have suited up for both franchises. Here they all are, ranked the way The Chains ranks them, most recognizable first.
71
Players
10
Easy to name
Legendary
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 Saints player through James E. Williams 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
Chase Young
DL · 2020–2026 · SF 2023, NO 2024–2026
- Common
Brandin Cooks
WR · 2014–2026 · SF 2026, NO 2014–2016, 2025
- Common
Reggie Bush
RB · 2006–2016 · SF 2015, NO 2006–2010
- Common
Ted Ginn
WR · 2007–2020 · SF 2010–2012, NO 2017–2019
- Common
Emmanuel Sanders
WR · 2010–2021 · SF 2019, NO 2020
- Common
Janoris Jenkins
CB · 2012–2022 · SF 2022, NO 2019–2020
- Common
Rickey Jackson
LB · 1990–1995 · SF 1994–1995, NO 1990–1993
- Uncommon
Eli Apple
DB · 2016–2025 · SF 2025, NO 2018–2019
- Uncommon
Kwon Alexander
MLB · 2015–2024 · SF 2019–2020, NO 2020–2021
- Uncommon
Wesley Walls
TE · 1990–2003 · SF 1990–1993, NO 1994–1995
In the middle
Real answers, but not the first ones people think of.
- Rare
Marquez Valdes-Scantling
WR · 2018–2026 · SF 2025, NO 2024
- Rare
Dante Pettis
WR · 2018–2025 · SF 2018–2020, NO 2024–2025
- Rare
Pierson Prioleau
DB · 1999–2010 · SF 1999–2000, NO 2009–2010
- Rare
Eric Johnson
TE · 2001–2007 · SF 2001–2002, 2004, 2006, NO 2007
- Rare
Pierre Thomas
RB · 2007–2016 · SF 2015, NO 2007–2014
- Rare
Isaac Yiadom
DB · 2018–2026 · SF 2024, NO 2022–2023, 2025
- Rare
Parys Haralson
OLB · 2006–2014 · SF 2006–2011, NO 2013–2014
- Rare
Willie Snead
WR · 2015–2023 · SF 2022–2023, NO 2015–2017
- Rare
Kentavius Street
DL · 2019–2026 · SF 2019–2021, NO 2022
- Rare
Gerald Hodges
OLB · 2013–2018 · SF 2015–2016, NO 2017
- Rare
Kevin White
WR · 2016–2022 · SF 2020, NO 2021–2022
- Rare
Marques Douglas
DL · 1999–2010 · SF 2005–2007, NO 2000
- Rare
Aubrayo Franklin
NT · 2003–2013 · SF 2007–2010, NO 2011
- Rare
Kendall Hunter
RB · 2011–2016 · SF 2011–2013, NO 2015–2016
- Rare
Kevin Mitchell
LB · 1994–2003 · SF 1994–1997, NO 1998–1999
- Rare
Thomas Morstead
P · 2009–2025 · SF 2025, NO 2009–2020
- Rare
T.J. Slaughter
LB · 2000–2006 · SF 2006, NO 2005
- Rare
Tony McDaniel
DT · 2006–2017 · SF 2017, NO 2017
- Rare
Erik Harris
DB · 2016–2023 · SF 2023, NO 2016
- Rare
Winfred Tubbs
LB · 1994–2000 · SF 1998–2000, NO 1994–1997
- Rare
Michael L. Lewis
WR · 2001–2007 · SF 2007, NO 2001–2006
- Rare
Doug Brien
SPEC · 1994–2005 · SF 1994–1995, NO 1995–2000
- Rare
Vinnie Sunseri
SS · 2014–2016 · SF 2016, NO 2014
- Rare
Ray-Ray Armstrong
OLB · 2013–2020 · SF 2015–2017, NO 2019
- Rare
Ronnie Bell
WR · 2023–2025 · SF 2023–2024, NO 2025
- Rare
Travaris Cadet
RB · 2012–2018 · SF 2015, NO 2012–2016
- Rare
J.T. O'Sullivan
QB · 2002–2010 · SF 2008, NO 2002–2004
- Rare
Steve Israel
DB · 1992–2001 · SF 1995–1996, NO 2000–2001
- Rare
Tyrone Legette
DB · 1992–1998 · SF 1998, NO 1992–1995
- Rare
Nate Stupar
ILB · 2013–2019 · SF 2013, NO 2016–2017
- Rare
John Johnson
LB · 1991–1995 · SF 1991–1993, NO 1995
- Rare
Anthony Zettel
DL · 2016–2020 · SF 2019, NO 2020
- Rare
Jack Stoll
TE · 2021–2026 · SF 2026, NO 2025
- Rare
Moran Norris
RB · 2001–2011 · SF 2006–2007, 2009–2011, NO 2001–2002
- Rare
Toi Cook
DB · 1990–1997 · SF 1994–1995, NO 1990–1993
- Rare
Jamie Martin
QB · 1993–2008 · SF 2008, NO 2006–2007
- Rare
Brett Maxie
DB · 1990–1997 · SF 1997, NO 1990–1993
- Rare
Mark Lee
DB · 1990–1991 · SF 1991, NO 1991
- Rare
Jonathan Goodwin
G · 2002–2014 · SF 2011–2013, NO 2006–2010, 2014
- Rare
Sean Ryan
TE · 2004–2009 · SF 2008, NO 2008
- Rare
T.Y. McGill
DT · 2015–2024 · SF 2022–2024, NO 2019
- Rare
Monty Montgomery
DB · 1997–2004 · SF 1999–2000, NO 2004
- Rare
Shemar Jean-Charles
DB · 2021–2024 · SF 2023, NO 2023–2024
- Epic
Jason Kyle
LB · 1995–2010 · SF 2000, NO 2009–2010
- Epic
Mark McMillian
DB · 1992–1999 · SF 1999, NO 1996
- Epic
Klaus Wilmsmeyer
SPEC · 1992–1998 · SF 1992–1994, NO 1995–1996
- Epic
Irv Smith
TE · 1993–1999 · SF 1998, NO 1993–1997
- Epic
Ricky Siglar
OL · 1990–1998 · SF 1990, NO 1997–1998
- Epic
DeShawn Wynn
RB · 2007–2010 · SF 2010, NO 2010
- Epic
Tyronne Drakeford
DB · 1994–2001 · SF 1994–1997, 2001, NO 1998–1999
- Epic
Wynton McManis
LB · 2016–2021 · SF 2016, NO 2021
- Epic
Troy Wilson
DL · 1993–2001 · SF 1993–1994, 2001, NO 1998–1999
- Epic
Marcus Ball
SS · 2014–2016 · SF 2016, NO 2014
The rarest links
The players almost nobody names first, and the biggest bonus in a puzzle.
- Epic
Nick Easton
C · 2015–2020 · SF 2015, NO 2019–2020
- Epic
Justin March
LB · 2016–2021 · SF 2021, NO 2021
- Epic
Bryce Harris
T · 2013–2017 · SF 2017, NO 2013–2014, 2017
- Epic
Melvin Williams
DE · 2003–2004 · SF 2004, NO 2003
- Epic
Ryan Seymour
G · 2013–2016 · SF 2013, NO 2015
- Epic
Robert Williams
DB · 1998–1999 · SF 1999, NO 1999
- Epic
Josh Cooper
DE · 2004–2007 · SF 2004, NO 2006–2007
- Legendary
James E. Williams
LB · 1990–1999 · SF 1997–1998, NO 1990–1994
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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