Players who played for the Chargers and the Cowboys
16 players · NFL since 2013
16 players have played for both the Chargers and the Cowboys in the NFL since 2013. 11 played for the Chargers first and 5 for the Cowboys first. The longest-serving played 76 games across both; the top scorer got 1 touchdown; nobody scored for both; the first move came in 2013, the most recent in 2026.
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- Chargers 59 · Cowboys 17
- Chargers 33 · Cowboys 33
- Chargers 42 · Cowboys 8
- Chargers 30 · Cowboys 17
- Chargers 20 · Cowboys 16
- Chargers 17 · Cowboys 15
- Chargers 15 · Cowboys 16
- Chargers 28 · Cowboys 1
- Chargers 14 · Cowboys 15
- Chargers 15 · Cowboys 10
- Chargers 18 · Cowboys 6
- Chargers 7 · Cowboys 12
- Chargers 13 · Cowboys 4
- Chargers 5 · Cowboys 10
- Chargers 1 · Cowboys 10
- Chargers 4 · Cowboys 4
Who stands out
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Kenneth Murray, Jr. has the most games for the two combined: 59 for the Chargers and 17 for the Cowboys. Andrew Gachkar scored the most touchdowns across both (1 for the Chargers, 0 for the Cowboys), and nobody scored for both.
In our data, Jarius Wynn was the first to have played for both (his first game for the Cowboys came in 2013). The most recent player to play for both is Kaiir Elam, who first played for the Chargers in 2026.
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| Player | Chargers | Cowboys | First | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | TDs | Seasons | G | TDs | Seasons | ||
| Kenneth Murray, Jr. | 59 | 0 | 2020–2023 | 17 | 0 | 2025 | Chargers |
| Andrew Gachkar | 33 | 1 | 2013–2014 | 33 | 0 | 2015–2016 | Chargers |
| Otito Ogbonnia | 42 | 0 | 2022–2025 | 8 | 0 | 2026 | Chargers |
| Linval Joseph | 30 | 0 | 2020–2021 | 17 | 0 | 2024 | Chargers |
| Christian Covington | 20 | 0 | 2021–2022 | 16 | 0 | 2019 | Cowboys |
| Matt Overton | 17 | 0 | 2021 | 15 | 0 | 2022 | Chargers |
| Nick Vigil | 15 | 0 | 2020 | 16 | 0 | 2024 | Chargers |
| Korey Toomer | 28 | 1 | 2016–2017 | 1 | 0 | 2014 | Cowboys |
| Eric Kendricks | 14 | 0 | 2023 | 15 | 0 | 2024 | Chargers |
| Simi Fehoko | 15 | 1 | 2023–2024 | 10 | 0 | 2021–2022 | Cowboys |
| Kemon Hall | 18 | 0 | 2021–2022 | 6 | 0 | 2024 | Chargers |
| Caraun Reid | 7 | 1 | 2016 | 12 | 0 | 2018 | Chargers |
| Malik Jefferson | 13 | 0 | 2020 | 4 | 0 | 2023 | Chargers |
| Jarius Wynn | 5 | 0 | 2013 | 10 | 0 | 2013 | Chargers |
| Kaiir Elam | 1 | 0 | 2026 | 10 | 0 | 2025 | Cowboys |
| Trey Lance | 4 | 0 | 2025 | 4 | 0 | 2024 | Cowboys |
Head to head
In the NFL since 2013, the Chargers and the Cowboys have met 5 times: the Chargers won 3, the Cowboys 2.
- Chargers' biggest win: Cowboys 6-28 Chargers (2017)
- Cowboys' biggest win: Chargers 17-20 Cowboys (2023)
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- How many players have played for both the Chargers and the Cowboys?
- 16 in the NFL since 2013: Kenneth Murray, Jr., Andrew Gachkar, Otito Ogbonnia, Linval Joseph, Christian Covington, Matt Overton and 10 more.
- Has anyone scored for both the Chargers and the Cowboys?
- No. Andrew Gachkar came closest with 1 touchdown, all for the Chargers.
- Who is the most recent player to play for both the Chargers and the Cowboys?
- Kaiir Elam. He played for the Cowboys (2025), then the Chargers from 2026.
- What period does this list cover?
- NFL games from 2013 to the present, updated as new games are played. Earlier games aren't in our data, so all-time lists can be longer.
Data: NFL since 2013; touchdowns are ones scored, not thrown. Earlier games aren't included, so all-time lists can be longer.