What year is William Nylander's rookie card?

William Nylander's rookie season was 2015-16, so the rookie cards carry that year.

How many rookie cards does William Nylander have?

Our checklist lists 4 William Nylander rookie cards with card numbers, each from a cited source. It is not every parallel or color variation.

Does William Nylander have a licensed rookie autograph?

Yes. Our checklist lists one: 2016-17 SP Authentic #116 (/999).

How much is a William Nylander 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 William Nylander right now?

Collector attention is rising: Wikipedia lookups of William Nylander are up 31% this week. That is attention, not a price.

William Nylander rookie card: key RCs, checklist and collector interest

William Nylander's first licensed base rookie card is the 2016-17 Upper Deck Series 1 #249. The first chromium rookie card is the 2016-17 O-Pee-Chee Platinum #155. The scarcest licensed rookie autograph in our checklist is the 2016-17 SP Authentic #116, numbered /999. William Nylander's rookie season was 2015-16.

William NylanderTOR RW

1st round, 8th overall pick in the 2014 NHL Draft by the Toronto Maple Leafs.

Rising

William Nylander card market

Collector attention: up 31% this week, up 231% 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.

William Nylander'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
2016-17 Upper Deck Series 1 #249
Upper Deck, base, Young Guns. Sources [1][2]
First chromium RC
2016-17 O-Pee-Chee Platinum #155
Upper Deck, chromium, Marquee Rookies. Sources [1]
Scarcest licensed RC autograph
2016-17 SP Authentic #116 numbered /999
Upper Deck, autograph, Future Watch autograph. Sources [1]

Which William Nylander card is the real rookie card

Upper Deck has held the exclusive NHL and NHLPA trading card license since July 1, 2014, so his licensed NHL rookie cards are Upper Deck products, O-Pee-Chee and SP Authentic included. He debuted in February 2016, but his rookie cards are 2016-17 issues: his Young Guns card is #249 in 2016-17 Upper Deck Series 1 (he is also on the #250 checklist card with Auston Matthews), and his UD Canvas Young Guns card (C214) is in Series 2. Not to be confused with his brother Alexander Nylander, whose Young Guns card is in 2017-18 Series 1.

Sources [1][2][3][4][5][6]

William Nylander rookie card checklist with card numbers

4 rookie cards, each confirmed on the linked pages. Not every parallel is listed.

William Nylander card checklist
Card	Type	Print run	RC	Source
2016-17 Upper Deck Series 1 #249Young Guns	Base	Not numbered	Yes	[1][2]
2016-17 Upper Deck Series 2 #C214UD Canvas Young Guns	Insert	Not numbered	Yes	[1][2]
2016-17 O-Pee-Chee Platinum #155Marquee Rookies	Chromium	Not numbered	Yes	[1]
2016-17 SP Authentic #116Future Watch autograph	Autograph	/999	Yes	[1]

William Nylander's career, in brief

Toronto took him eighth overall in 2014, and he debuted on February 29, 2016.
Was named MVP of the 2017 World Championship, which Sweden won.
Set career highs of 58 assists and 98 points during his second straight 40-goal season.

Career facts: [1]

Grading William Nylander 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.

Source: Sports Collectors Digest on PSA's half grades

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 2016-17 Upper Deck Series 1 #249 on PSA Population Report or CGC Cards Population Report.

How to identify your William Nylander card and check what it sold for

Find the year and maker on the back of your William Nylander 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 William Nylander rookie cards in eBay's sold listings or eBay's price guide for that exact card.

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William Nylander card questions

What is William Nylander's rookie card?: William Nylander's first licensed base rookie card is the 2016-17 Upper Deck Series 1 #249. The first chromium rookie card is the 2016-17 O-Pee-Chee Platinum #155. The scarcest licensed rookie autograph in our checklist is the 2016-17 SP Authentic #116, numbered /999. William Nylander's rookie season was 2015-16.
What year is William Nylander's rookie card?: William Nylander's rookie season was 2015-16, so the rookie cards carry that year.
How many rookie cards does William Nylander have?: Our checklist lists 4 William Nylander rookie cards with card numbers, each from a cited source. It is not every parallel or color variation.
Does William Nylander have a licensed rookie autograph?: Yes. Our checklist lists one: 2016-17 SP Authentic #116 (/999).
How much is a William Nylander 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 William Nylander right now?: Collector attention is rising: Wikipedia lookups of William Nylander are up 31% this week. That is attention, not a price.

Card facts checked 2026-10-16. Parlae prints no card values. Set and brand names belong to their makers; Parlae is not affiliated with them.

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