Today's Linkster #42 · NFL

Chris Godwin Jr. to Patrick Mahomes

On Monday, October 12, 2026, everyone playing the NFL Today's Linkster got the same two players: get from Chris Godwin Jr. to Patrick Mahomes in as few links as possible. Par was 3, counted through colleges, but any shared college, jersey number or team counted as a move.

The two players

Chris Godwin Jr. (WR, 2017–2026) College: Penn State. Team: Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Numbers: #12 and #14.
Patrick Mahomes (QB, 2017–2026) College: Texas Tech. Team: Kansas City Chiefs. Number: #15.

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

How it went

11 players solved it on the day. 8 beat par with a shortcut, and 10 matched or beat it in all. The winning run was BigDawg's: 2 links in 0:13.7.

The answer

Show a shortest route

Through colleges alone it takes 3, which is par:

Chris Godwin Jr.
Penn State Juwan Johnson
Oregon Tyler Shough
Texas Tech Patrick Mahomes

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

Chris Godwin Jr.
Tampa Bay Buccaneers Baker Mayfield
Texas Tech Patrick Mahomes