This NFL puzzle ran on Oct 22, 2026. The task was to connect Jaylon Johnson to TreVeyon Henderson with a chain of real players. The objective: “Your chain must include a player with a 100-catch season.” Par was 3 links.
Jaylon Johnson (DB) played in the NFL from 2020 to 2026. A one-team career, spent with the Chicago Bears (2020 to 2026). College: Utah. 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.
TreVeyon Henderson (RB) played in the NFL from 2025 to 2026. A one-team career, spent with the New England Patriots (2025 to 2026). College: Ohio State. 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.
Jaylon Johnson and TreVeyon Henderson 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 stat milestone objective. At least one player in the chain has to have cleared the career or season mark named in the objective. Of the 17,971 players in the pool, 89 satisfy it. The best known are Larry Fitzgerald (WR, 2004 to 2020), LaDainian Tomlinson (RB, 2001 to 2011), Tony Gonzalez (TE, 1997 to 2013), Andre Johnson (WR, 2003 to 2016), Randy Moss (WR, 1998 to 2012), and Calvin Johnson (WR, 2007 to 2015).
7 of those players share a team or college with Jaylon Johnson, and 15 share one with TreVeyon Henderson. The Start is the tighter side, so working forward from Jaylon Johnson 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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