Las Vegas Raiders and Washington Commanders players: who played for both

Who played for both the Raiders and Commanders?

86 players were on both the Las Vegas Raiders and the Washington Commanders rosters between 1960 and 2026, including Trey Junkin, Rich Gannon, Rodney Peete and Dan Turk. 33 of them were with the Raiders first and 48 with the Commanders first; 5 joined both in the same season.

Did you know?

  • M.C. Reynolds is the earliest on this list to complete the pair: Commanders first, then the Raiders from 1962.
  • Matt Gay is the most recent: Commanders first, then the Raiders from 2026.
  • Dan Turk spent the most seasons across the two: 8 with the Raiders and 3 with the Commanders.
  • 4 of them had two or more separate spells with one of the teams, such as Trey Junkin.
  • Most common positions on this list: QB (12), OL (10), DB (9), WR (8).

How many can you name?

Name players who were on both the Raiders and the Commanders. The surname is enough. 0 / 86

All 86 players, most seasons first

Seasons on each roster (1960–2026). A gap of a season or more starts a new spell.
PlayerPosRaidersCommanders
Trey JunkinTE1985–1989, 19961984
Rich GannonQB1999–20041993
Rodney PeeteQB2000–20011999
Dan TurkOL1989–19961997–1999
DeSean JacksonWR20212014–2016
Jeff HostetlerQB1993–19961997–1998
Kirk CousinsQB20262012–2017
DeAngelo HallCB20082008–2017
Donald PennT2014–20182019
Jeff GeorgeQB1997–19982000–2001
Andre CarterDE20122006–2010
Lorenzo AlexanderLB20152007–2012
Dominique Rodgers-CromartieCB20182019
Marcus MariotaQB2020–20212024–2026
Matt MillenLB1980–19881991
Ben DavidsonDL1964–19711962–1963
Chris ClemonsDE20072004–2005
Dana StubblefieldDT20031998–2000
Desmond HowardWR1997–19981992–1994
Jay SchroederQB1988–19921984–1987
Jim LacheyOL19881988–1995
Sean GilbertDT20031996
Antonio HamiltonDB2016–20172025
Brad BadgerG2002–20061997–1999
Carlos RogersCB20142005–2010
Darryl AshmoreOL1998–20011996–1997
Gene MingoRB1964–19651967
Jason CampbellQB2010–20112005–2009
Nolan HarrisonDL1991–19962000
Phillip BuchanonCB2002–20042010–2011
Rock CartwrightRB2010–20112002–2009
Austin HowardT2014–20162018
D.J. HaydenDB2013–20162021
DeAndre CarterWR20232021
Derek CarrierTE2018–20212015–2016
John GesekOL1987–19891994–1995
Michael HustedSPEC19992000
Regan UpshawDE2000–20022003
Rob JohnsonQB20032003
Terrell McClainDT20192017
Tracy PorterCB20132014
Will ComptonLB2019, 20212013–2017
Clelin FerrellDL2019–20222024
D.J. SwearingerDB20192017–2018
David SharpeOL2017–20192020
Ethan HortonTE1987, 1989–19931994
Matt GayK20262025
Stacy McGeeDL2013–20162017–2018
Tony BergstromOL2012, 2014–20152017–2019
Amik RobertsonDB2020–20232026
Ha Ha Clinton-DixDB20212018
Jeremy ChinnDB2025–20262024
K'Lavon ChaissonLB20242026
Kenny SheddWR1996–19992000
Nick MartinOL20212022
Perry RileyILB20162010–2015
Terrelle PryorQB2011–20132017
Brett ConwayK20001998–2001
Darrell RussellDT1997–20012003
David AmersonCB2015–20172013–2015
Jonathan CooperOL20192018
Mike RaeQB1976–19781981
Olanda TruittWR1996–19981994–1995
Pervis AtkinsRB1965–19661964
Peyton BarberRB20212020
Ryan GrantWR20192014–2017
Shar PourdaneshOL20011996–1998
Calvin MuhammadWR1982–19831984–1985
David TerrellSS20042000–2003
Jamin DavisLB20252021–2024
Joe KrakoskiDB1963–19661961
Malcolm BarnwellWR1981–19841985
Marquis WalkerDB1998–19991996
Roy HeluRB20152011–2014
Stephon HeyerT20112007–2010
T.J. ClemmingsOL20182017
Treyvon HesterDL20172019
Zeron FlemisterTE20052000–2003
Willie SmithT20122011
Kyu Blu KellyDB2024–20252023
M.C. ReynoldsQB19621960
Mike SommerRB19631961
Andrew EastLS20162018
Jimmy SmithRB19841984
Mark WilsonT20072004
Vic So'otoOLB20122012

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).Washington seasons are listed under today’s team name for every year.

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Questions

How many players have played for both the Las Vegas Raiders and the Washington Commanders?

86 in the nflverse roster files from 1960 to 2026, including Trey Junkin, Rich Gannon, Rodney Peete and Dan Turk. 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?

M.C. Reynolds: Washington Commanders first, then the Las Vegas Raiders from 1962.

Who has played for both recently?

Kirk Cousins, Marcus Mariota, Antonio Hamilton, Matt Gay, Amik Robertson and Jeremy Chinn and 3 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. Raiders seasons include the Oakland Raiders (1960–81, 1995–2019) and the Los Angeles Raiders (1982–94). Washington seasons are listed under today’s team name for every year.

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