Sports card market: who's heating up in every sport
This week's top momentum: Antonio Williams in the NFL, AJ Dybantsa in the NBA, Trevor Connelly in the NHL, Jacob Misiorowski in the MLB and Antoine Semenyo in the Premier League. These are performance signals collectors watch, not card prices and not financial advice.
Top momentum this week, every sport
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Fantasy points up from 143 in 2025 to 588 in 2026.
- 256
Fantasy points up from 168 in 2025 to 574 in 2026.
- 354
Fantasy points up from 186 in 2025 to 360 in 2026.
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53Snap share up from 42% (Weeks 1-3) to 68% (Weeks 4-5).
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53On his team's first power-play unit, a role he did not hold last season.
The hottest rookie classes right now
| Class | Leader | Moving | Top-five heat |
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| 2026-27 NHL first-season class | Trevor Connelly (53) | 14 of 28 | 41 |
| 2026 NFL rookie class | Antonio Williams (53) | 12 of 13 | 40 |
| 2026 NBA rookie class |  AJ Dybantsa (35) | 8 of 50 | 35 |
| 2026 MLB debut class | Kevin McGonigle (35) | 10 of 50 | 31 |
Heat is the mean momentum score of a class's five highest players this week. Moving counts members with a signal beyond their rookie status.
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Each sport's five highest momentum scores this week, with the signals behind them. Open a sport for its full list, its rookie classes and the players readers searched most. Each list ranks players on usage trends, role changes, award races, injury returns and Google search demand, all from Parlae's own data.
NFL, Week 6
Full NFL list (15)- 1
- Usage trend +26: Snap share up from 42% (Weeks 1-3) to 68% (Weeks 4-5).
53momentum - 2
- Usage trend +30: Snap share up from 6% (Week 3) to 99% (Weeks 4-5).
45momentum - 3
- Usage trend +21: Snap share up from 37% (Weeks 1-2) to 58% (Weeks 4-5).
36momentum - 4
- Leaders and award races +20: 1st among rookies in PPR points this season (67.0).
35momentum - 5
- Leaders and award races +18: 2nd among rookies in PPR points this season (51.1).
33momentum
NBA, Week 1
Full NBA list (13)- 1AJ DybantsaWAS SFRookie
- Role change +20: Listed first at SF on his team's depth chart.
35momentum - 2
Caleb WilsonCHI PFRookie- Role change +20: Listed first at PF on his team's depth chart.
35momentum - 3
Cameron BoozerMEM PFRookie- Role change +20: Listed first at PF on his team's depth chart.
35momentum - 4
Darius AcuffSAC SGRookie- Role change +20: Listed first at SG on his team's depth chart.
35momentum - 5
Darryn PetersonUTA SGRookie- Role change +20: Listed first at SG on his team's depth chart.
35momentum
NHL, Week 3
Full NHL list (11)- 1
- Role change +20: On his team's first power-play unit, a role he did not hold last season.
53momentum - 2
- Role change +20: On his team's first power-play unit, a role he did not hold last season.
45momentum - 3
- Role change +20: On his team's first power-play unit, a role he did not hold last season.
37momentum - 4
- Leaders and award races +20: 1st among first-season skaters in points (6 in 7 games).
35momentum - 5
- Role change +20: On his team's first power-play unit, a role he did not hold last season.
35momentum
MLB, 2026 Season
Full MLB list (25)- 1
- Usage trend +30: Fantasy points up from 143 in 2025 to 588 in 2026.
58momentum - 2
- Usage trend +30: Fantasy points up from 168 in 2025 to 574 in 2026.
56momentum - 3
- Usage trend +30: Fantasy points up from 186 in 2025 to 360 in 2026.
54momentum - 4
- Usage trend +30: Fantasy points up from 138 in 2025 to 345 in 2026.
48momentum - 5
- Usage trend +30: Fantasy points up from 159 in 2025 to 371 in 2026.
38momentum
Premier League, Gameweek 7
Full Premier League list (25)- 1Antoine SemenyoMCI MID
- Usage trend +30: Form of 10.0 points a match over the last 30 days, against 6.0 for the season.
40momentum - 2Brian BrobbeySUN FWD
- Usage trend +30: Form of 8.5 points a match over the last 30 days, against 4.8 for the season.
30momentum - 3Carl RushworthCOV GKP
- Usage trend +30: Form of 7.0 points a match over the last 30 days, against 3.2 for the season.
30momentum - 4Chris RichardsCRY DEF
- Usage trend +30: Form of 6.0 points a match over the last 30 days, against 3.0 for the season.
30momentum - 5Dara O'SheaIPS DEF
- Usage trend +30: Form of 6.5 points a match over the last 30 days, against 3.5 for the season.
30momentum
Most searched players on Parlae this week
Real Google readers who opened each player's Parlae page in the last seven days, against the seven before.
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Zion Williamson NBA NOP PF11 readers this week, 0 the week before.
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How the momentum score works
Six signals, each with its own cap, added up and capped at 100. A player is listed at 20 or more, and only when something other than his rookie status is moving. Every number comes from data Parlae already stores; no card price is read or shown.
| Signal | Rule | Max |
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| Usage trend | Share-based roles (snap share): 1 point per percentage point gained. Minutes, ice time and form: 1 point per 2 percent gained over his own earlier level. A gain counts from 8 points of share or 15 percent. | 30 |
| Search demand | 2 points per extra Google reader on his Parlae player page this week against last week, from 3 readers this week. | 25 |
| Role change | A promotion this week: top of his team's depth chart by snaps or minutes, or a first power-play unit he did not hold last season. | 20 |
| Leaders and award races | Rank 1 in his rookie class or at his position earns 20, then 2 fewer per rank, down to rank 10. | 20 |
| Rookie or second year | 15 for a rookie, 8 for a second-year player, counted only alongside another signal. | 15 |
| Injury return | Back in the lineup this week after missing at least one of his team's games. | 10 |
These are performance signals collectors watch, not card prices and not financial advice.
By the Parlae deskCard data updated Oct 15, 2026 at 3:22 PM ETHow this is builtReport a wrong number