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Today's Linkster #32 · NFL

Cameron Jordan to Derek Carr

On Friday, October 2, 2026, everyone playing the NFL Today's Linkster got the same two players: get from Cameron Jordan to Derek Carr in as few links as possible. Par was 4, counted through colleges, but any shared college, jersey number or team counted as a move.

The two players

  • Cameron Jordan (LB, 2017–2026) College: California. Team: New Orleans Saints. Number: #94.
  • Derek Carr (QB, 2017–2024) College: Fresno State. Teams: Las Vegas Raiders and New Orleans Saints. Number: #4.

Seasons 2017–2026. Jersey numbers and teams only count from seasons in that range.

How it went

2 players solved it on the day. 1 beat par with a shortcut, and 1 matched or beat it in all. The winning run was JohnAcchioneV's: 1 link in 0:04.2.

The answer

Show a shortest route

Through colleges alone it takes 4, which is par:

  1. Cameron Jordan
  2. California Aaron Rodgers
  3. Butte College TJ Bass
  4. Oregon Evan Williams
  5. Fresno State Derek Carr

With every kind of link counting, it could be done in 1:

  1. Cameron Jordan
  2. New Orleans Saints Derek Carr

This day was rebuilt from later player data, so the route above may differ slightly from the original.