What year is Zach Werenski's rookie card?

Zach Werenski's rookie season was 2016-17, so the rookie cards carry that year.

How many rookie cards does Zach Werenski have?

Our checklist lists 5 Zach Werenski rookie cards with card numbers, each from a cited source. It is not every parallel or color variation.

Does Zach Werenski have a licensed rookie autograph?

Yes. Our checklist lists one: 2016-17 SP Authentic #156 (/999).

How much is a Zach Werenski 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 Zach Werenski right now?

Collector attention is cooling: Wikipedia lookups of Zach Werenski are down 28% this week. That is attention, not a price.

Zach Werenski rookie card: key RCs, checklist and collector interest

Zach Werenski's first licensed base rookie card is the 2016-17 Upper Deck Series 1 #224. The first chromium rookie card is the 2016-17 O-Pee-Chee Platinum #196. The scarcest licensed rookie autograph in our checklist is the 2016-17 SP Authentic #156, numbered /999. Zach Werenski's rookie season was 2016-17.

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1st round, 8th overall pick in the 2015 NHL Draft by the Columbus Blue Jackets.

Cooling

Zach Werenski card market

Collector attention: down 28% this week, up 95% 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 2026-10-14.

Zach Werenski'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 #224
Upper Deck, base, Young Guns. Sources [1][2]
First chromium RC
2016-17 O-Pee-Chee Platinum #196
Upper Deck, chromium, Marquee Rookies. Sources [1]
Scarcest licensed RC autograph
2016-17 SP Authentic #156 numbered /999
Upper Deck, autograph, Future Watch autograph. Sources [1]

Which Zach Werenski 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 with Columbus in 2016-17. His Young Guns card is #224 in 2016-17 Upper Deck Series 1; his UD Canvas Young Guns card (C226) and O-Pee-Chee Update Marquee Rookie (#678) came in Series 2.

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

Zach Werenski rookie card checklist with card numbers

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

Zach Werenski card checklist
Card	Type	Print run	RC	Source
2016-17 Upper Deck Series 1 #224Young Guns	Base	Not numbered	Yes	[1][2]
2016-17 Upper Deck Series 2 #C226UD Canvas Young Guns	Insert	Not numbered	Yes	[1][2]
2016-17 O-Pee-Chee Update #678Marquee Rookies, inserted in Upper Deck Series 2	Insert	Not numbered	Yes	[1][2]
2016-17 O-Pee-Chee Platinum #196Marquee Rookies	Chromium	Not numbered	Yes	[1]
2016-17 SP Authentic #156Future Watch autograph	Autograph	/999	Yes	[1]

Zach Werenski's career, in brief

Columbus took him eighth overall in 2015, and he was a Calder Trophy finalist in 2017.
Won the Norris Trophy as the NHL's top defenseman in 2026.
Is the Blue Jackets' all-time leader among defensemen in goals, assists and points.

Career facts: [1]

Grading Zach Werenski 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 #224 on PSA Population Report or CGC Cards Population Report.

How to identify your Zach Werenski card and check what it sold for

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

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Zach Werenski card questions

What is Zach Werenski's rookie card?: Zach Werenski's first licensed base rookie card is the 2016-17 Upper Deck Series 1 #224. The first chromium rookie card is the 2016-17 O-Pee-Chee Platinum #196. The scarcest licensed rookie autograph in our checklist is the 2016-17 SP Authentic #156, numbered /999. Zach Werenski's rookie season was 2016-17.
What year is Zach Werenski's rookie card?: Zach Werenski's rookie season was 2016-17, so the rookie cards carry that year.
How many rookie cards does Zach Werenski have?: Our checklist lists 5 Zach Werenski rookie cards with card numbers, each from a cited source. It is not every parallel or color variation.
Does Zach Werenski have a licensed rookie autograph?: Yes. Our checklist lists one: 2016-17 SP Authentic #156 (/999).
How much is a Zach Werenski 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 Zach Werenski right now?: Collector attention is cooling: Wikipedia lookups of Zach Werenski are down 28% 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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