New Orleans Saints and New York Jets players: who played for both

Who played for both the Saints and Jets?

90 players were on both the New Orleans Saints and the New York Jets rosters between 1960 and 2026, including Mark Brunell, Thomas Morstead, Adam Schreiber and Lorenzo Neal. 45 of them were with the Saints first and 43 with the Jets first; 2 joined both in the same season.

Did you know?

  • Clovis Swinney is the earliest on this list to complete the pair: Saints first, then the Jets from 1971.
  • Zach Wilson is the most recent: Jets first, then the Saints from 2026.
  • Thomas Morstead spent the most seasons across the two: 12 with the Saints and 3 with the Jets.
  • 7 of them had two or more separate spells with one of the teams, such as Thomas Morstead.
  • Most common positions on this list: DL (16), OL (9), DB (9), RB (8).

How many can you name?

Name players who were on both the Saints and the Jets. The surname is enough. 0 / 90

All 90 players, most seasons first

Seasons on each roster (1960–2026). A gap of a season or more starts a new spell.
PlayerPosSaintsJets
Mark BrunellQB2008–20092010–2011
Thomas MorsteadP2009–20202021, 2023–2024
Adam SchreiberOL19851988–1989
Lorenzo NealFB1993–19961997
Aaron GlennCB20081994–2001
Brian HansenSPEC1984–19881994–1998
Demario DavisLB2018–20252012–2015, 2017, 2026
Derland MooreDL1973–19851986
Jeff BlakeQB2000–20011992–1993
Brandon MarshallWR20182015–2016
Jonathan GoodwinC2006–2010, 20142002–2005
Rich CasterTE19811970–1977
Bryan CoxMLB20021998–2000
Marques DouglasDE20002009
Quinn EarlyWR1991–19951999
Barry BennettDL1978–19811982–1988
David OnyemataDL2016–20222026
Omar StoutmireSS20061999
Richard ToddQB1984–19851976–1983, 1986
Roger FinnieOL19791969–1972
Sheldon RankinsDL2016–20202021–2022
Victor GreenSS20031993–2001
Chris HoganWR20212020
Doug BrienK1995–20002003–2004
James CarpenterOL20212015–2018
Jason TrusnikOLB20162007–2009
Jonathan VilmaMLB2008–20132004–2007
Richard NealDL1969–1972, 19781973–1977
Trevor SiemianQB2020–20212019, 2023
Arthur MauletDB2017–20182019–2020
Cary BlanchardSPEC19921992–1993
Chris IvoryRB2010–20122013–2015
Connor McGovernOL20242020–2024
Kwon AlexanderLB2020–20212022
Marcus MayeDB2022–20232017–2021
Nathan ShepherdDL2023–20262018–2022
Robert WoodsOL1977–19801973–1977
Steve WeatherfordP2006–20082009–2010
Ty MontgomeryWR2020–20212019
Billy NewsomeDL1973–19741975–1976
C.J. SpillerRB2015–20162016
Chris WardOL19841978–1983
Howard GreenNT2003–20042009–2010
Jalyn HolmesDL20212023–2024
Justin HardeeDB2017–20202021–2023
Toby GowinP2000–20022004
Ben GrahamP20082005–2008
Bob DavisQB19731970–1972
Chad MortonRB20002001–2002
Josh AndrewsOL20222020
Josh MartinLB20192015–2018
Khalen SaundersDL2023–20242025
Kyle WilsonCB2015–20162010–2014
Toni LinhartK19721979
Travaris CadetRB2012–20162017
Bob GreshamRB1971–19721975–1976
Brian PooleDB20212019–2020
Delles HowellDB1970–19721973–1975
Jeff FaulknerDL19931996
Johnny MitchellTE20011992–1995
Mark GunnDL19941991–1994, 1996
Ron CrosbyLB19781979–1983
Sean RyanTE20082006–2007
Zach WilsonQB20262021–2023
Jack HeflinDL20232026
Jason Vander LaanTE2019–20202016
Richie SzaroK1975–19781979
Ronnie DixonDL19931997
Steve O'NealP19731969–1972
Austin DeculusOL20242023
Blake GrupeK2023–20252026
Brian ParkerTE20192016
Chris FarasopoulosDB19741971–1973
Dexter McDougleDB20172015–2016
John MooringOL19741971–1973
Julian FaganP1970–19721973
Khiry RobinsonRB2013–20152016
Kyle PhillipsDL20232019–2021
Marcus MurphyRB2015–20162017
Margene AdkinsWR19721973
Sharif FinchLB20212020
Jabari ZunigaDL20222020–2021
Michael MayesDB19891990
Obum GwachamDE2015–20162017
Saalim HakimWR20122013–2014
Saquan HamptonDB2019–20202020–2021
Clovis SwinneyDL19701971
Jackson SirmonLB20262025
Steve RogersRB19751976
Jalen SaundersWR20142014

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.Jets seasons include the New York Titans (1960–62).

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Questions

How many players have played for both the New Orleans Saints and the New York Jets?

90 in the nflverse roster files from 1960 to 2026, including Mark Brunell, Thomas Morstead, Adam Schreiber and Lorenzo Neal. 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?

Clovis Swinney: New Orleans Saints first, then the New York Jets from 1971.

Who has played for both recently?

Demario Davis, David Onyemata, Nathan Shepherd, Khalen Saunders, Zach Wilson and Jack Heflin and 2 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. Jets seasons include the New York Titans (1960–62).

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