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Today's Linkster #40 · NFL

Robert Spillane to Talanoa Hufanga

On Saturday, October 10, 2026, everyone playing the NFL Today's Linkster got the same two players: get from Robert Spillane to Talanoa Hufanga 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

  • Robert Spillane (LB, 2018–2026) College: Western Michigan. Teams: Las Vegas Raiders, New England Patriots, Pittsburgh Steelers and Tennessee Titans. Numbers: #14, #41 and #42.
  • Talanoa Hufanga (SAF, 2021–2026) College: USC. Teams: Denver Broncos and San Francisco 49ers. Numbers: #9 and #29.

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 Troutisstillhim's: 2 links in 0:19.4.

The answer

Show a shortest route

Through colleges alone it takes 4, which is par:

  1. Robert Spillane
  2. Western Michigan Jayden Reed
  3. Michigan State Montez Sweat
  4. Mississippi State Woody Marks
  5. USC Talanoa Hufanga

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

  1. Robert Spillane
  2. Pittsburgh Steelers Minkah Fitzpatrick
  3. #29 Talanoa Hufanga