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Today's Linkster #43 · NFL

Demarcus Robinson to Maxx Crosby

On Tuesday, October 13, 2026, everyone playing the NFL Today's Linkster got the same two players: get from Demarcus Robinson to Maxx Crosby 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

  • Demarcus Robinson (WR, 2017–2026) College: Florida. Teams: Baltimore Ravens, Kansas City Chiefs, Los Angeles Rams and San Francisco 49ers. Numbers: #5, #10, #11, #14 and #15.
  • Maxx Crosby (DE, 2019–2026) College: Eastern Michigan. Team: Las Vegas Raiders. Number: #98.

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

How it went

26 players solved it on the day (1 more gave up). 13 beat par with a shortcut, and 22 matched or beat it in all. The winning run was hbanks13's: 2 moves in 0:09.6.

The answer

Show a shortest route

Through colleges alone it takes 3, which is par:

  1. Demarcus Robinson
  2. Florida J.C. Jackson
  3. Maryland Chad Ryland
  4. Eastern Michigan Maxx Crosby

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

  1. Demarcus Robinson
  2. Los Angeles Rams Davante Adams
  3. Las Vegas Raiders Maxx Crosby