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Today's Linkster #55 · NFL

Cameron Jordan to Joe Burrow

On Sunday, October 25, 2026, everyone playing the NFL Today's Linkster got the same two players: get from Cameron Jordan to Joe Burrow 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

  • Cameron Jordan (LB, 2017–2026) College: California. Team: New Orleans Saints. Number: #94.
  • Joe Burrow (QB, 2020–2026) College: LSU and Ohio State. Team: Cincinnati Bengals. Number: #9.

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

How it went

26 players solved it on the day (3 more gave up). 20 beat par with a shortcut, and 22 matched or beat it in all. The winning run was jkauf42's: 2 moves in 0:07.7.

The answer

Show a shortest route

Through colleges alone it takes 3, which is par:

  1. Cameron Jordan
  2. California Marcus Harris
  3. Oregon State Omar Speights
  4. LSU Joe Burrow

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

  1. Cameron Jordan
  2. New Orleans Saints Trey Hendrickson
  3. Cincinnati Bengals Joe Burrow