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Today's Linkster #46 · NFL

Baker Mayfield to Derek Carr

On Friday, October 16, 2026, everyone playing the NFL Today's Linkster got the same two players: get from Baker Mayfield to Derek Carr 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

  • Baker Mayfield (QB, 2018–2026) College: Oklahoma and Texas Tech. Teams: Carolina Panthers, Cleveland Browns, Los Angeles Rams and Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Numbers: #6 and #17.
  • 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

42 players solved it on the day. 27 beat par with a shortcut, and 37 matched or beat it in all. The winning run was seaherd's: 2 moves in 0:07.6.

The answer

Show a shortest route

Through colleges alone it takes 3, which is par:

  1. Baker Mayfield
  2. Oklahoma Rhamondre Stevenson
  3. Cerritos College D.J. Reed
  4. Fresno State Derek Carr

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

  1. Baker Mayfield
  2. #17 · Los Angeles Rams Davante Adams
  3. Fresno State · Las Vegas Raiders Derek Carr