How to play Where Did He Go To College (NFL)
Where Did He Go To College shows you five NFL players a day, one at a time, and you name the college each one played for. It is a daily game: everyone gets the same five players, with a new theme every day.
How a round works
You see a player’s name, his position, the year he was drafted and the round. That is all: no team and no hints. Type a school into the search box, pick it from the list, and submit. The list holds every college in the game, and nicknames and short forms work, so USC, Ole Miss and UTEP all find the right school.
You get three guesses per player. A correct answer, or a third miss, ends that player and shows you the school. The five players come easiest first, so the last one is usually the toughest.
Skipping and giving up
- On your first trip through the five, you can skip a player you are stuck on. Skipped players come back after the rest.
- When you come back around, there is no skipping. Instead you can give up on a player, which reveals his school and counts as wrong. Giving up adds 30 seconds to your time.
- When only one player is left, skipping would only send you back to him, so you can give up on him straight away.
- Wrong guesses never cost time, and neither does missing a player after three tries. Only giving up does.
Scoring
- The leaderboard ranks players by the number correct first. Ties go to the lower total time.
- Your total time is the time on the clock, which starts when you press Start and keeps running, plus 30 seconds for each give-up.
- Signed-in players get one scored attempt per day. Guests can play but aren’t saved or ranked.
The weekly schedule
The day changes at midnight US Eastern time. Each weekday has its own theme: Monday quarterbacks, Tuesday running backs, Wednesday wide receivers, Thursday a mix of tight ends, wide receivers and running backs, Friday All-Pros (a quarterback, a running back, a wide receiver and a tight end, plus one more), Saturday a team of the week that moves through all 32 franchises, and Sunday Hall of Famers.
Players had to be drafted in 1980 or later and have had a real NFL career: a first-team All-Pro or two Pro Bowl selections, a Hall of Fame induction, or several years as a starter. On Saturdays, a player counts for a team if he spent at least three seasons on its roster, whichever team drafted him. Nobody repeats until everyone in that pool has had a turn.
Tips
- The draft year and round are your best clues. First-round picks tend to come from the big programs, and late-round picks often come from smaller schools.
- Think about where the draft class came from. Players taken in the same year often share a famous program.
- Skip early rather than burning guesses: a skipped player costs nothing, but a give-up costs 30 seconds.
Where the data comes from
Draft picks, colleges and rosters come from nflverse, which is licensed under CC BY 4.0. Draft and player data: nflverse (CC BY 4.0). Bleacher Brawls is an independent fan project and isn’t affiliated with the NFL or any team.