Linkster

Today's Linkster #54 · NFL

Justin Herbert to Mark Andrews

On Saturday, October 24, 2026, everyone playing the NFL Today's Linkster got the same two players: get from Justin Herbert to Mark Andrews 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

  • Justin Herbert (QB, 2020–2026) College: Oregon. Team: Los Angeles Chargers. Number: #10.
  • Mark Andrews (TE, 2018–2026) College: Oklahoma. Team: Baltimore Ravens. Number: #89.

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

How it went

30 players solved it on the day. 23 beat par with a shortcut, and 27 matched or beat it in all. The winning run was digi52's: 2 moves in 0:06.0.

The answer

Show a shortest route

Through colleges alone it takes 3, which is par:

  1. Justin Herbert
  2. Oregon Tyler Shough
  3. Texas Tech Baker Mayfield
  4. Oklahoma Mark Andrews

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

  1. Justin Herbert
  2. #10 DeAndre Hopkins
  3. Baltimore Ravens Mark Andrews