This NFL puzzle ran on Sep 20, 2026. The task was to connect Tyler Warren to Rashee Rice with a chain of real players. The objective: “Your chain must include an Arizona State alum.” Par was 3 links.
Tyler Warren (TE) played in the NFL from 2025 to 2026. A one-team career, spent with the Indianapolis Colts (2025 to 2026). College: Penn 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.
Rashee Rice (WR) played in the NFL from 2023 to 2026. A one-team career, spent with the Kansas City Chiefs (2023 to 2026). College: SMU. 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.
Tyler Warren and Rashee Rice 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 17,975 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).
11 of those players share a team or college with Tyler Warren, and 13 share one with Rashee Rice. The Start is the tighter side, so working forward from Tyler Warren narrows the options fastest.
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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