Dallas Cowboys and Las Vegas Raiders players: who played for both

Who played for both the Cowboys and Raiders?

79 players were on both the Dallas Cowboys and the Las Vegas Raiders rosters between 1960 and 2026, including Wade Wilson, Jason Witten, Rodney Peete and Mike Nugent. 51 of them were with the Cowboys first and 26 with the Raiders first; 2 joined both in the same season.

Did you know?

  • Walt Kowalczyk is the earliest on this list to complete the pair: Cowboys first, then the Raiders from 1961.
  • Solomon Thomas is the most recent: Raiders first, then the Cowboys from 2025.
  • Jason Witten spent the most seasons across the two: 16 with the Cowboys and 1 with the Raiders.
  • 6 of them had two or more separate spells with one of the teams, such as Jason Witten.
  • Most common positions on this list: DL (14), DB (10), WR (8), LB (8).

How many can you name?

Name players who were on both the Cowboys and the Raiders. The surname is enough. 0 / 79

All 79 players, most seasons first

Seasons on each roster (1960–2026). A gap of a season or more starts a new spell.
PlayerPosCowboysRaiders
Wade WilsonQB1995–19971998–1999
Jason WittenTE2003–2017, 20192020
Rodney PeeteQB19942000–2001
Mike NugentK20172018
Steve BeuerleinQB1991–19921988–1989
Kevin GoganOL1987–19931994–1996
Johnathan HankinsDL2022–20232018–2022
La'Roi GloverDT2002–20051996
Ron StoneG1993–19952004–2005
Greg EllisDE1998–20082009
Andre GurodeC2002–20102013
Kenyon ColemanDE2003–2006, 2011–20122002
Malcolm SmithOLB20192015–2016
Maliek CollinsDL2016–20192020
Sam YoungT20102020
Steve WrightOL1981–19821987–1993
Amari CooperWR2018–20212015–2018
Darren McFaddenRB2015–20172008–2014
Dwayne HarrisWR2011–20142018–2019
Elvis PattersonDB19931990–1993
Jack CrawfordDL2014–20162012–2013
Kyle WilberLB2012–20172018–2021
Pat ToomayDL1970–19741977–1979
Russell MarylandDL1991–19951996–1999
Solomon ThomasDL20252021
Benson MayowaDL2016–20172014–2015, 2019
Daryl WorleyDB20202018–2020
Jamize OlawaleRB2018–20202012–2017
Jeff HeathDB2013–20192020
John GesekOL1990–19931987–1989
Keith SmithRB2014, 2016–20172018
Kevin BurnettILB2005–20082013
Mike JenkinsCB2008–20122013
Raghib IsmailWR1999–20011993–1995
Terrell McClainDT2014–20162019
Trent SiegLS2023–20262018–2022
Willie BroughtonDL1989–19901992–1994
Damontre MooreDE20172018
Dave StallsDL1977–19791983, 1985
Jaylon SmithLB2016–20212023
Larry BrownDB1991–1995, 19981996–1997
Ray-Ray ArmstrongLB20192014–2015
Ron FellowsDB1981–19861987–1988
Alexander WrightWR1990–19921992–1994
Andre HolmesWR20112013–2016
Cal PetersonLB1974–19751982
Datone JonesDE2017–20182020
Takk McKinleyDL20222020
Brice ButlerWR2015–20182013–2015
Chaz GreenOL2015–20172018
Chris CooperDT20042001–2003
Gennaro DiNapoliC20031998–1999
Jonathan CooperOL2016–20172019
Justin MarchLB2017–20202021
Kavon FrazierDB2016–20192021
O.J. SantiagoTE20002003
Randal WilliamsWR2001–20042005–2006
Rod HillDB1982–19831987
Rolando McClainMLB2014–20162010–2012
Trayvon MullenDB20222019–2021
Bene' BenwikereDB20172018
David IrvingDL2015–20182020
Dick KleinOL19601963–1964
Korey ToomerLB20142015–2016
Mitch WillisDL19901985–1988
Rod SmithRB2015–20182019
Brian PriceDL20172018
Bryan McCannCB2010–20112011
Daniel RossDL2017–20192020
Rodrigo BarnesLB1973–19741976
Ron BurtonLB1987–19891990
Troy PrideDB20242023
Derrick GainerRB1992–19931992
James MartenT20072008
Martez WilsonOLB20132013
Don HeinrichQB19601962
Reshard LeeRB20042006
Rod BarksdaleWR19871986
Walt KowalczykRB19601961

From the nflverse roster files (CC BY 4.0), refreshed 2026-10-06. A season counts when the player was on the roster: from 2002 on, at least one regular-season or playoff week as active, injured reserve or inactive (practice squad alone does not count); 1960–2001 use the season rosters.Raiders seasons include the Oakland Raiders (1960–81, 1995–2019) and the Los Angeles Raiders (1982–94).

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Questions

How many players have played for both the Dallas Cowboys and the Las Vegas Raiders?

79 in the nflverse roster files from 1960 to 2026, including Wade Wilson, Jason Witten, Rodney Peete and Mike Nugent. Players whose time with one of the teams was practice squad only, or before 1960, are not counted.

Who was the first player on this list to play for both?

Walt Kowalczyk: Dallas Cowboys first, then the Las Vegas Raiders from 1961.

Who has played for both recently?

Solomon Thomas and Trent Sieg, with a season on one of the two rosters in 2025 or 2026.

Does a player count if the team has moved or changed its name?

Yes. Seasons count for today's franchise, the way the league keeps team history. Raiders seasons include the Oakland Raiders (1960–81, 1995–2019) and the Los Angeles Raiders (1982–94).

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