Sports card sets of 2026: release dates and rookies
The next major release on our list is 2026 Topps Heritage Football, on October 21, 2026. Each set page carries its sourced release date, license and headline rookies, and the rookie cards our checklists cover from it.
- 2026 Topps Chrome BaseballOut
July 22, 2026, rookies include Sal Stewart and Samuel Basallo
- 2026 Bowman Chrome BaseballOut
September 9, 2026, rookies include Konnor Griffin and Parker Messick
- 2026-27 Upper Deck Series 1 HockeyOut
October 7, 2026, rookies include Anton Frondell and Cole O'Hara
- 2026 Topps Heritage FootballComing
October 21, 2026, rookies include Fernando Mendoza and David Bailey
- 2026 Topps Chrome FootballComing
November 13, 2026, rookies include Fernando Mendoza and David Bailey
- 2026 Panini Prizm FootballNot dated
No confirmed date
- 2026-27 Topps Chrome BasketballNot dated
No confirmed date
Every dated release, every sport: the sports card release calendar.
By the Parlae deskSet facts updated Oct 16, 2026 at 8:00 AM ETHow this is builtReport a wrong number