Denver Broncos and Las Vegas Raiders players: who played for both

Who played for both the Broncos and Raiders?

107 players were on both the Denver Broncos and the Las Vegas Raiders rosters between 1960 and 2026, including Ted Washington, Bill Romanowski, Willie Brown and Lionel Washington. 63 of them were with the Broncos first and 40 with the Raiders first; 4 joined both in the same season.

Did you know?

  • Gene Prebola is the earliest on this list to complete the pair: Raiders first, then the Broncos from 1961.
  • Phillip Dorsett is the most recent: Broncos first, then the Raiders from 2025.
  • Willie Brown spent the most seasons across the two: 4 with the Broncos and 12 with the Raiders.
  • 9 of them had two or more separate spells with one of the teams, such as Lionel Washington.
  • Most common positions on this list: LB (16), RB (12), DL (11), OL (11).

How many can you name?

Name players who were on both the Broncos and the Raiders. The surname is enough. 0 / 107

All 107 players, most seasons first

Seasons on each roster (1960–2026). A gap of a season or more starts a new spell.
PlayerPosBroncosRaiders
Ted WashingtonNT19942004–2005
Bill RomanowskiOLB1996–20012002–2003
Willie BrownDB1963–19661967–1978
Lionel WashingtonDB1995–19961987–1994, 1997
Lyle AlzadoDL1971–19781982–1985
Steve BeuerleinQB2001–20031988–1989
Joe NedneyK20001999
Ken LanierOL1981–1992, 19941993
Antonio SmithDE2015–20162014
Cooper CarlisleG2000–20062007–2012
Reggie McElroyOL1995–19961991–1992
Shelby HarrisDL2017–20212014–2015
Chester McGlocktonDT2001–20021992–1997
Dave CostaDL1967–19711963–1965
Dominique Rodgers-CromartieCB20132018
Jared VeldheerT20182010–2013
Tyrone PooleCB20022006
Ahtyba RubinNT20172018
Brad DaluisoSPEC19922001
George AtkinsonDB19791968–1977
Gerard WarrenDT2005–20062007–2009
Mike HardenDB1980–19881989–1990
Nemiah WilsonDB1965–19671968–1974
Richard HarveyLB19941998–1999
Tory JamesCB1996–19992000–2002
Cornell GreenT2004–20052007–2009
Darrien GordonCB1997–19981999–2000, 2002
Dwight HarrisonDB1971–19721980
Gene MingoRB1960–19641964–1965
Ike LassiterDL1962–19641965–1969
Latavius MurrayRB20222014–2016
Phillip DorsettWR20232025
Renaldo HillCB2009–20102005
Bill LaskeyLB1973–19741966–1967, 1969–1970
Denard WalkerCB2001–20022004–2005
Elijah AlexanderLB1993–19952000–2001
Erik PearsT2006–20072009
LaMont JordanRB20092005–2007
Thomas GaffordLS20162015–2016
Tracy PorterCB20122013
Bob MooreTE19781971–1975
Brandon MarshallLB2013–20182019
Darren CarringtonDB19891996
Eric TomlinsonTE20222019
Gerald PerryOL1988–19901993–1995
Hewritt DixonRB1963–19651966–1970
Jarrett StidhamQB2023–20262022
Javon WalkerWR2006–20072008–2009
Kyle PekoDL2016–2017, 2019–20202022
Michael HuffFS20132006–2012
Theo RiddickRB20192020
Vance WalkerDT2015–20162013
Andre HolmesWR20182013–2016
Archie MatsosLB19661963–1965
Ashley LelieWR2002–20052008
C.J. AndersonRB2013–20172018
Fred SteinfortK1979–19811976
Greg BoydDL1980–19821984
Ha Ha Clinton-DixDB20212021
Jason HunterDE2010–20112013
Larry BrunsonWR19801978–1979
Rex MirichDL1967–19691964–1966
Rich JacksonDL1967–19721966
Ricky HunleyLB1984–19871989–1990
Rod ShermanWR19721967, 1969–1971
Albert OkwuegbunamTE2020–20222025
Devontae BookerRB2016–20192020
Gaston GreenRB1991–19921993
Jacob BobenmoyerLS2020–20222023–2025
Jerry HopkinsLB1963–19661968
Kasim EdebaliLB20172019
Mark MerrillLB1981–19821984
Marquette KingP20182013–2017
Tyler LancasterDL20232022
Austin CalitroLB20202022
Bo DickinsonRB1962–19631964
Dean MiraldiOL19851987
Dick WoodQB19621965
Greg BracelinLB19801981
Harvey LangiLB20222022
Jarvis MossDE2007–20102010–2011
Jim McMillinDB1961–1962, 1964–19651963–1964
Malik ReedLB2019–20212023
Micah KiserLB20212022
Netane MutiOL2020–20222022–2023
Sam GraddyWR1987–19881990–1992
Warren PowersDL1989–19911993
Dakota AllenLB20222019
Gene PrebolaTE1961–19631960
Jackie SimpsonLB19611962–1964
Josh ShawDT20082007
Marques AndersonSS20052004
Menelik WatsonT20172013–2014, 2016
Mike FreemanOL1984, 1986–19871988
Rico GaffordWR20212018–2020
Russ FreemanOL1992–19941995
Chris WoodsWR19891987–1988
Hunter EnisQB19621962
Jeremy StewartRB20142012–2013
Kerry PorterRB19901989
Randy RichDB19771978
Zeph LeeRB19871987–1989
Dick TysonOL19671966
Hal SmithDL19601961
Jason WattsOL20002001
Kevin BelcherOL19871985
Willie SmithOL19601961

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 Denver Broncos and the Las Vegas Raiders?

107 in the nflverse roster files from 1960 to 2026, including Ted Washington, Bill Romanowski, Willie Brown and Lionel Washington. 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?

Gene Prebola: Las Vegas Raiders first, then the Denver Broncos from 1961.

Who has played for both recently?

Phillip Dorsett, Jarrett Stidham, Albert Okwuegbunam and Jacob Bobenmoyer, 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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