Houston Texans and Las Vegas Raiders players: who played for both

Who played for both the Texans and Raiders?

58 players were on both the Houston Texans and the Las Vegas Raiders rosters between 1960 and 2026, including Josh McCown, Shane Lechler, Matt Schaub and Brian Hoyer. 20 of them were with the Texans first and 36 with the Raiders first; 2 joined both in the same season.

Did you know?

  • Junior Ioane is the earliest on this list to complete the pair: Raiders first, then the Texans from 2003.
  • Foster Moreau is the most recent: Raiders first, then the Texans from 2026.
  • Shane Lechler spent the most seasons across the two: 5 with the Texans and 13 with the Raiders.
  • 3 of them had two or more separate spells with one of the teams, such as Antonio Smith.
  • Most common positions on this list: DL (10), LB (9), DB (7), QB (6).

How many can you name?

Name players who were on both the Texans and the Raiders. The surname is enough. 0 / 58

All 58 players, most seasons first

Seasons on each roster (1960–2026). A gap of a season or more starts a new spell.
PlayerPosTexansRaiders
Josh McCownQB20202007
Shane LechlerP2013–20172000–2012
Matt SchaubQB2007–20132014
Brian HoyerQB20152023
Antonio SmithDE2009–2013, 20162014
Taiwan JonesRB20192011–2016
Denico AutryDL2024–20252014–2017
Denzel PerrymanLB20232021–2022
Mario EdwardsDL2024–20262015–2017
Trent BrownOL2025–20262019–2020
Danny ClarkOLB20072004–2005
Maliek CollinsDL2021–20232020
Corey LiugetDL20202019
Marcus GilchristDB20172018
Phillip BuchanonCB2005–20062002–2004
Phillip DorsettWR2021–20222025
AJ McCarronQB2019–20202018
DeAndre CarterWR2018–20202023
Foley FatukasiDL2024–20252026
Pharaoh BrownTE2020–20222017
Terrell McClainDT2012–20132019
Chris SmithDL20212020
Cory LittletonLB20232020–2021
D.J. SwearingerDB2013–20142019
David SharpeOL20182017–2019
Devin WhiteLB20242025
Eric TomlinsonTE20162019
Foster MoreauTE20262019–2022
Lamarr HoustonDE20172010–2013
Stanford RouttCB20122005–2011
Tony BergstromOL20162012, 2014–2015
Jakob JohnsonRB20252022–2023
Jordan JenkinsLB20212022
Lonnie JohnsonDB2019–20212025
Matt LeinartQB2010–20112012
Mike BrisielG2007–20112012–2013
Nick MartinOL2016–20202021
Cornell ArmstrongDB2019–20202023
Harrison BryantTE20252024
Junior IoaneDE2003–20052000–2002
Leki FotuDL20252025
Tae DavisLB20212022
Tyrell AdamsLB2018–20202016–2017
Kyle EmanuelLB20202020
Matt McGloinQB20172013–2016
Seth WandT2003–20052007
Gareon ConleyDB2019–20202017–2019
Thomas BookerDL20222025–2026
Ben HeeneyLB20172015–2016
Damon ArnetteDB20252020–2021
David NixonOLB20102009
Dominik EberleK20212020
Eddie VanderdoesDL2019–20202017, 2019
P.J. HallDL20202018–2019
Tyree GillespieDB20232021
Tyron JohnsonWR20222021–2022
Xavier Woodson-LusterLB20192017
Isaac WhitneyWR20192017

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.Texans seasons start in 2002; the Houston Oilers (1960–96) are Titans seasons.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 Houston Texans and the Las Vegas Raiders?

58 in the nflverse roster files from 1960 to 2026, including Josh McCown, Shane Lechler, Matt Schaub and Brian Hoyer. 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?

Junior Ioane: Las Vegas Raiders first, then the Houston Texans from 2003.

Who has played for both recently?

Denico Autry, Mario Edwards, Trent Brown, Phillip Dorsett, Foley Fatukasi and Devin White and 7 more, 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. Texans seasons start in 2002; the Houston Oilers (1960–96) are Titans seasons. Raiders seasons include the Oakland Raiders (1960–81, 1995–2019) and the Los Angeles Raiders (1982–94).

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