This NFL puzzle ran on Aug 14, 2026. The task was to connect Caden Prieskorn to T.J. Hockenson with a chain of real players. The objective: “Every player in the chain must be a tight end.” Par was 3 links.
Caden Prieskorn (TE) played in the NFL during the period The Chains covers. College: Mississippi and Memphis. As the Start of the chain, a household name like this gives you a lot of teammates to branch from, which makes it a friendly place to begin.
T.J. Hockenson (TE) played in the NFL from 2019 to 2026. Career stops: the Detroit Lions (2019 to 2022) and the Minnesota Vikings (2022 to 2026). College: Iowa. As the Finish of the chain, a household name like this gives you a lot of teammates to branch from, which makes it a friendly place to begin.
Caden Prieskorn and T.J. Hockenson do not share a team or a college, so there is no direct link. You need at least one connector in between, and the objective decides which ones are allowed to count.
This was a position objective. Every player in the chain, not just one, has to fit the position listed.
One shortest chain found by searching the full player pool, preferring the best known names at every step:
Many other chains work. Scoring rewards lower-profile connectors, so the best-known route is rarely the highest scoring one.
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