NFL Wordle (Draft Challenger)
Rate itName the day's NFL player in eight guesses, or fifteen in Classic.
Every day: Two daily NFL player boards, the same for everyone and new at midnight US Eastern time: Simple, eight guesses with clues on team, division, position, height, age and jersey number, and Classic, fifteen guesses at a player from the archive with era, facts and real season stats. New puzzle: Midnight US Eastern time.

NFL Wordle on Draft Challenger is a daily guess-the-player game for American football. The Simple board gives eight tries, each guess compared with the hidden player on team, division, position, height, age and jersey number; the Classic board gives fifteen guesses at a player from the archive, judged against one of their real seasons. Both boards are the same for everyone each day.
About NFL Wordle (Draft Challenger)
NFL Wordle is part of Draft Challenger, a sports site that runs daily player boards for several leagues beside its all-time draft game. Its own line is one player, follow the clues: a hidden player a day and a fixed number of guesses.
On the Simple board you type a player's name and lock in a guess, and the row compares them with the answer on team, division, position, height, age and jersey number. Each tile shows a match, a close miss or a miss, so every guess narrows the field. Eight names is the limit. Classic is harder: the answer can come from the league's history, and the board opens with the era, one fact and a free example. After four misses a location clue appears, and after seven another fact, with the option to open the answer. Each guess is set against the answer's real season stats, with arrows toward the right numbers.
Both boards change at midnight US Eastern time and keep separate streaks on your device. The same site has a daily draft challenge for each sport, building an all-time team from shared spins. It suits fans who follow NFL rosters closely.
How to play NFL Wordle (Draft Challenger)
- Open NFL Wordle on draftchallenger.com and choose Simple or Classic.
- Type a player's name and press Guess.
- Read the row: match, close or miss for each clue, with arrows on numbers.
- In Classic, use the era, the location clue after four misses and the extra fact after seven.
- Name the player within eight tries in Simple or fifteen in Classic, then wait for the next board.
Tips
- Position splits the field fastest: a quarterback, a lineman and a receiver differ on height and number too.
- A close on a number tells you which way to go with the next guess.
- Play Simple first to warm up, then try Classic for the archive.
Questions
When does NFL Wordle reset?
At midnight US Eastern time, the same board for everyone.
How many guesses do you get?
Eight in Simple and fifteen in Classic.
Is it free?
Yes.
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