Will Smith rookie card: key RCs, checklist and collector interest
Will Smith's first licensed base rookie card is the 2024-25 Upper Deck Extended Series #701. The first chromium rookie card is the 2024-25 O-Pee-Chee Platinum #278. The scarcest licensed rookie autograph in our checklist is the 2024-25 SP Authentic #164, numbered 1/1. Will Smith's rookie season was 2024-25.
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First round, 4th overall pick in the 2023 NHL Draft by the San Jose Sharks; NHL debut October 10, 2024.
Will Smith card market
Collector attention: down 24% this week, up 79% 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.
Will Smith'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.
First licensed base RC
2024-25 Upper Deck Extended Series #701
Upper Deck, base, Young Guns. Sources [1]
First chromium RC
2024-25 O-Pee-Chee Platinum #278
Upper Deck, chromium, Marquee Rookies. Sources [1]
Scarcest licensed RC autograph
2024-25 SP Authentic #164 numbered 1/1
Upper Deck, patch autograph, Future Watch Limited Auto Patch, 1/1 only. Sources [1]
Which Will Smith card is the real rookie card
This is Will Smith the San Jose Sharks forward (born 2005), not the actor and not the MLB catcher of the same name, so search by team and set. Upper Deck holds the exclusive NHL and NHLPA trading card license, so his licensed rookie cards are 2024-25 Upper Deck products. He was not in the Series 1 Young Guns; his solo Young Guns is 2024-25 Upper Deck Extended Series No. 701, and he shares Series 2 Young Guns No. 499 with teammate Macklin Celebrini. SP Authentic Future Watch No. 164 and O-Pee-Chee Platinum Marquee Rookies No. 278 are his other widely listed rookie-year cards.
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Will Smith rookie card checklist with card numbers
7 rookie cards, each confirmed on the linked pages. Not every parallel is listed.
| Card | Type | Print run | RC | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 Upper Deck Extended Series #701Young Guns | Base | Not numbered | Yes | [1] |
| 2024-25 Upper Deck Series 2 #499Young Guns dual with Macklin Celebrini | Base | Not numbered | Yes | [1] |
| 2024-25 SP Authentic #164Future Watch autograph | Autograph | /999 | Yes | [1] |
| 2024-25 SP Authentic #164Future Watch Limited Auto Patch, 1/1 only | Patch autograph | 1/1 | Yes | [1] |
| 2024-25 O-Pee-Chee Platinum #278Marquee Rookies | Chromium | Not numbered | Yes | [1] |
| 2024-25 O-Pee-Chee Platinum #R-WSRookie Autographs (SP) | Autograph | Not numbered | Yes | [1] |
| 2024-25 Upper Deck Extended Series #7471st Round Rookies | Base | Not numbered | Yes | [1][2] |
Will Smith's career, in brief
- Drafted fourth overall by San Jose in 2023 after leading the NCAA in scoring at Boston College in 2023-24.
- Has played his whole NHL career with the Sharks, debuting in October 2024 and scoring 45 points in 74 games as a rookie.
- Had 24 goals and 59 points in 69 games in 2025-26.
- Won gold with the United States at the 2025 World Championship.
Career facts: [1]
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Record public Will Smith card sales
Reported sales only, each with the report that carried it.
- 2025-10-23: 2024 UD Ultimate Rookie Tandem Shield Patch /2, dual with Macklin Celebrini, sold for $32,713. Sports Illustrated
Grading Will Smith 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 2024-25 Upper Deck Extended Series #701 on PSA Population Report or CGC Cards Population Report.
How to identify your Will Smith card and check what it sold for
- Find the year and maker on the back of your Will Smith 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 Will Smith rookie cards in eBay's sold listings or eBay's price guide for that exact card.
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Will Smith card questions
- What is Will Smith's rookie card?
- Will Smith's first licensed base rookie card is the 2024-25 Upper Deck Extended Series #701. The first chromium rookie card is the 2024-25 O-Pee-Chee Platinum #278. The scarcest licensed rookie autograph in our checklist is the 2024-25 SP Authentic #164, numbered 1/1. Will Smith's rookie season was 2024-25.
- What year is Will Smith's rookie card?
- Will Smith's rookie season was 2024-25, so the rookie cards carry that year.
- How many rookie cards does Will Smith have?
- Our checklist lists 7 Will Smith rookie cards with card numbers, each from a cited source. It is not every parallel or color variation.
- Does Will Smith have a licensed rookie autograph?
- Yes. Our checklist lists 3: 2024-25 SP Authentic #164 (/999); 2024-25 SP Authentic #164 (1/1); 2024-25 O-Pee-Chee Platinum #R-WS.
- How much is a Will Smith 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 Will Smith right now?
- Collector attention is cooling: Wikipedia lookups of Will Smith are down 24% this week. That is attention, not a price.
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