NFL Degrees of Separation
- You get a start player and a target player.
- Name a teammate of the start player, someone at the same team in the same season.
- Keep linking teammates until you reach the target.
- Your first wrong guess at each link is free. After that, each miss counts as an extra player in between.
NFL · 2014 to 2025
About NFL Degrees of Separation
Link two NFL players through shared rosters.
Example board
Josh Jacobs to Aaron Jones Sr.
- From:
- Josh Jacobs
- To:
- Aaron Jones Sr.
- In between:
- 1
| Step | Player | Shared team and season |
|---|---|---|
| Start | Josh Jacobs | - |
| Link 1 | Davante Adams | Las Vegas Raiders, 2022 |
| Target | Aaron Jones Sr. | Green Bay Packers, 2017 |
Stats from ESPN as of Oct 12, 2026. This board is retired, so it never comes up in play.
About this game & data
Link the start player to the target through teammates. Fewer links, higher score.
Davante Adams links them with 1 player in between. That’s the ideal.
Josh Jacobs and Aaron Jones Sr. were never teammates, so the board needs at least one link.
Example board 2
Demaryius Thomas to Baker Mayfield
- From:
- Demaryius Thomas
- To:
- Baker Mayfield
- In between:
- 1
| Step | Player | Shared team and season |
|---|---|---|
| Start | Demaryius Thomas | - |
| Link 1 | Shaquil Barrett | Denver Broncos, 2015 |
| Target | Baker Mayfield | Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 2023 |
Example board 3
Adrian Peterson to Kirk Cousins
- From:
- Adrian Peterson
- To:
- Kirk Cousins
- In between:
- 1
| Step | Player | Shared team and season |
|---|---|---|
| Start | Adrian Peterson | - |
| Link 1 | Stefon Diggs | Minnesota Vikings, 2015 |
| Target | Kirk Cousins | Minnesota Vikings, 2018 |
What goes into NFL Degrees of Separation boards
Both ends come from the passing, rushing, receiving and sack leaders of the era you pick. Teammates means the same team in the same season.
Each teammate you name is one player in between. Just 1 is the ideal, and a chain can have up to 6.
Tackle leaders are left out on purpose, so neither end is an obscure linebacker.
Your first wrong guess at each link is free. After that, each miss counts as an extra player in between.
Veteran backups who moved around make the best bridges.
About the data
NFL seasons 1980 to 2025, from ESPN.
Stat terms
- TD / Yds:
- touchdowns and yards. Rush, Pass and Rec mean rushing, passing and receiving.
- Fantasy points (PPR):
- 1 per catch, 0.1 per rushing or receiving yard, 6 per rushing or receiving TD, 0.04 per passing yard, 4 per passing TD. Nothing comes off for turnovers.