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Today's Linkster #52 · NFL

DeForest Buckner to Aaron Jones

On Thursday, October 22, 2026, everyone playing the NFL Today's Linkster got the same two players: get from DeForest Buckner to Aaron Jones 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

  • DeForest Buckner (DT, 2017–2026) College: Oregon. Teams: Indianapolis Colts and San Francisco 49ers. Number: #99.
  • Aaron Jones (RB, 2017–2026) College: UTEP. Teams: Green Bay Packers and Minnesota Vikings. Number: #33.

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

How it went

36 players solved it on the day (4 more gave up). 24 beat par with a shortcut, and 31 matched or beat it in all. The winning run was dannyleaden's: 2 moves in 0:10.9.

The answer

Show a shortest route

Through colleges alone it takes 3, which is par:

  1. DeForest Buckner
  2. Oregon Jamaree Caldwell
  3. Independence CC Tyrice Knight
  4. UTEP Aaron Jones

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

  1. DeForest Buckner
  2. #99 Danielle Hunter
  3. Minnesota Vikings Aaron Jones