This NFL puzzle ran on Aug 28, 2026. The task was to connect Parris Campbell to Travon Walker with a chain of real players. The objective: “Your chain must include an Arizona State alum.” Par was 3 links.
Parris Campbell (WR) played in the NFL from 2019 to 2025. Career stops: the Indianapolis Colts (2019 to 2022), the New York Giants (2023), the Philadelphia Eagles (2024), and the Dallas Cowboys (2025). College: Ohio State. 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.
Travon Walker (LB) played in the NFL from 2022 to 2026. A one-team career, spent with the Jacksonville Jaguars (2022 to 2026). College: Georgia. 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.
Parris Campbell and Travon Walker 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 college objective. The chain has to pass through a player from the named school at some point, not necessarily as a link to the Start or Finish. Of the 17,973 players in the pool, 205 satisfy it. The best known are Terrell Suggs (OLB, 2003 to 2019), Jayden Daniels (QB, 2024 to 2026), Eric Allen (DB, 1990 to 2001), Jordyn Tyson (WR), Todd Heap (TE, 2001 to 2012), and Adam Archuleta (DB, 2001 to 2007).
32 of those players share a team or college with Parris Campbell, and 5 share one with Travon Walker. The Finish is the tighter side, so it often pays to work backward from Travon Walker.
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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