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Today's Linkster #36 · NFL

Kirk Cousins to Myles Garrett

On Tuesday, October 6, 2026, everyone playing the NFL Today's Linkster got the same two players: get from Kirk Cousins to Myles Garrett 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

  • Kirk Cousins (QB, 2017–2026) College: Michigan State. Teams: Atlanta Falcons, Las Vegas Raiders, Minnesota Vikings and Washington Commanders. Numbers: #8 and #18.
  • Myles Garrett (LB, 2017–2026) College: Texas A&M. Teams: Cleveland Browns and Los Angeles Rams. Number: #95.

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

How it went

5 players solved it on the day. 5 beat par with a shortcut, and 5 matched or beat it in all. The winning run was JohnAcchioneV's: 2 links in 0:06.9.

The answer

Show a shortest route

Through colleges alone it takes 4, which is par:

  1. Kirk Cousins
  2. Michigan State Domata Peko Sr.
  3. College of the Canyons Marquise Brown
  4. Oklahoma Kyler Murray
  5. Texas A&M Myles Garrett

With every kind of link counting, it could be done in 2:

  1. Kirk Cousins
  2. Washington Commanders Bobby Wagner
  3. Los Angeles Rams Myles Garrett