Malik Nabers rookie card: key RCs, checklist and collector interest
Malik Nabers's first licensed base rookie card is the 2024 Donruss #383. The first chromium rookie card is the 2024 Prizm #370. Malik Nabers's rookie season was 2024.
Malik NabersNYG WR
1st round, 6th overall pick in the 2024 NFL Draft by the New York Giants.
Malik Nabers card market
Collector attention: up 95% this week, down 14% over 30 days
Attention measures how much people are looking up this player, a leading indicator collectors watch. It is not a price. Source: Wikipedia pageviews through 2026-10-15.
Malik Nabers's key rookie cards, by our criteria
- First licensed base RC: The licensed base rookie card from the earliest year in the player's checklist. Where an Upper Deck Young Guns card exists, that card.
- First chromium RC: The licensed chromium (Chrome, Prizm, Optic and the like) rookie card from the earliest year in the player's checklist.
- Scarcest licensed RC autograph: Among licensed rookie-card autographs in the player's checklist, the one with the lowest stated print run.
- First prospect card: For a player whose rookie cards are not out yet, or a baseball player's Bowman 1st: the earliest prospect card in the player's checklist. Not a rookie card.
Which Malik Nabers card is the real rookie card
Panini held the exclusive NFL card license from 2016 until Topps returned with 2025 Topps Chrome Football in April 2026, so his licensed 2024 rookie cards are Panini issues: Prizm 370, Donruss Rated Rookie 383, Donruss Optic Rated Rookie 271 and Mosaic 306. None of the 2024 Panini rookie autograph sections we read (Prizm Base Rookies Autographs and Rookie Patch Autographs, Donruss Rated Rookie Autographs, Optic Rated Rookie autographs, Contenders Rookie Ticket autographs) list him, so no licensed rookie autograph is recorded. No fetched source explained why, so no exclusive autograph deal is claimed here. Topps cards made after the license moved are not rookie cards.
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Malik Nabers rookie card checklist with card numbers
5 rookie cards, each confirmed on the linked pages. Not every parallel is listed.
| Card | Type | Print run | RC | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 Prizm #370Base Rookies section; the checklist line carries no RC tag | Chromium | Not numbered | Yes | [1][2] |
| 2024 Donruss #383Rated Rookie | Base | Not numbered | Yes | [1] |
| 2024 Donruss Optic #271Rated Rookie | Chromium | Not numbered | Yes | [1][2] |
| 2024 Mosaic #306Base Rookies section; the checklist line carries no RC tag | Chromium | Not numbered | Yes | [1] |
| 2024 Contenders Rookie Ticket Swatches #28rookie memorabilia card, not autographed | Insert | Not numbered | Yes | [1] |
Malik Nabers's career, in brief
- Taken 6th overall by the New York Giants in 2024 after three seasons at LSU (2021 to 2023), where he was a unanimous All-American in 2023.
- 2024 rookie season: 109 catches for 1,204 yards and 7 touchdowns in 15 games, a Giants record for catches in a season, with a Pro Bowl selection and PFWA All-Rookie Team honors.
- Set the NFL rookie record for targets in a season (170) in 2024.
- 2025 season: 18 catches for 271 yards and 2 touchdowns in 4 games before a torn right ACL on September 28 ended his year.
Career facts: [1]
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Record public Malik Nabers card sales
Reported sales only, each with the report that carried it.
- 2025-07-24: 2024 Panini Absolute Kaboom! Gold /10 (vertical), PSA 10, sold for $12,600. SI Collectibles
- 2025-08-28: 2024 Panini Prizm #370 Gold /10, PSA 10, sold for $8,100. SI Collectibles
- 2025-08-10: 2024 Panini Prizm Manga, PSA 10, sold for $3,600. SI Collectibles
Grading Malik Nabers cards
A PSA 10 (Gem Mint) or BGS 9.5 is the top grade most collectors look for; it means sharp corners, clean edges, centered printing and an unmarked surface. A graded card and a raw one are different cards to look up.
How PSA, CGC and Beckett grade
PSA
- Top grades:
- Gem Mint 10, then Mint 9 and NM-MT 8.
- Half grades:
- 1.5 through 8.5 since February 2008; there is no PSA 9.5.
One overall grade on the label. Centering weighs heavily in it.
CGC
- Top grades:
- Pristine 10 (virtually flawless, 50/50 centering), then Gem Mint 10 and Mint+ 9.5.
- Half grades:
- Yes, from Fair 1.5 up to Mint+ 9.5.
Authentic (AU) for a genuine card that cannot take a number; Authentic Altered (AA) for one that was altered.
Source: CGC grading scale
Beckett (BGS)
- Top grades:
- Pristine 10; a Black Label Pristine 10 has a 10 in all four subgrades.
- Half grades:
- Yes, 1 to 10 in half points.
Four subgrades on the label: centering, corners, edges and surface.
Source: Beckett grading
Grading scales as each grader describes them, checked Oct 16, 2026.
Population by grade
A population report counts how many copies of a card a grader has graded at each grade. Search 2024 Donruss #383 on PSA Population Report or CGC Cards Population Report.
How to identify your Malik Nabers card and check what it sold for
- Find the year and maker on the back of your Malik Nabers card, and the card number, usually top or bottom on the back.
- Check the front and back for a serial number (for example 23/99) and for a colored or patterned finish: those mark a parallel, which is a different card from the base version.
- Look for the RC logo or the word Rookie. A card from before the first pro season, such as a Bowman 1st or a college card, is a prospect card, not a rookie card.
- Note any grade on the slab label (PSA, BGS, SGC, CGC). A raw card and a graded one are different listings.
- Search sold listings for that exact year, set, number, parallel and grade. What a card sold for is a better guide than any asking price.
Check Malik Nabers rookie cards in eBay's sold listings or eBay's price guide for that exact card.
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Malik Nabers card questions
- What is Malik Nabers's rookie card?
- Malik Nabers's first licensed base rookie card is the 2024 Donruss #383. The first chromium rookie card is the 2024 Prizm #370. Malik Nabers's rookie season was 2024.
- What year is Malik Nabers's rookie card?
- Malik Nabers's rookie season was 2024, so the rookie cards carry that year.
- How many rookie cards does Malik Nabers have?
- Our checklist lists 5 Malik Nabers rookie cards with card numbers, each from a cited source. It is not every parallel or color variation.
- How much is a Malik Nabers rookie card worth?
- Parlae does not print card values. Find the year, set, card number, parallel and grade on your card, then check eBay sold listings or eBay's price guide for that exact card.
- Are collectors watching Malik Nabers right now?
- Collector attention is surging: Wikipedia lookups of Malik Nabers are up 95% this week. That is attention, not a price.
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