The 2026 NFL regular season is marching on, and the best players in the league are starting to separate themselves from the competition. Football card collectors on Courtyard are taking notice.
After his 308-yard, two-touchdown performance on Thursday Night Football, Caleb Williams was the most-searched football player on Courtyard between October 27th and November 1st, proving that real-time on-field performance moves the needle for collectors. And with the Chicago Bears set to take on the defending-champion Seattle Seahawks, there should be plenty of cardboard changing hands as the Iceman, Luther Burden III, Sam Darnold, and Jaxon Smith-Njigba square off on Monday Night Football.
That’s why we combed through Courtyard’s recent search data, marketplace sales, and pack pulls to see how the latest standout performances shaped the football card market.
Here are the highlights:
- The Most-Searched Football Player on Courtyard.io Between NFL Week 7 and Week8: Caleb Williams
- The Top Football Card Sale on Courtyard.io Between NFL Week 7 and Week 8: Bart Starr
- The Biggest Football Card Pull on Courtyard.io Between NFL Week 7 and Week 8: 2020 Panini Flawless Rookie Dual Patch Autographs #RDPAJL Jordan Love Rookie Card – Bronze (PSA 10 GEM MINT) - Fair Market Value: $10,000
Let’s dig into the data so you can can dial up a big play for your collection.
Caleb Williams Cards Lead Football Searches on Courtyard
Between October 27th and November 1st, the start of NFL Week 8 through what was an unpredictable, chaotic NFL Sunday, Caleb Williams was the most-searched football player on Courtyard. The other two players on the podium were also quarterbacks, once again proving the position’s chokehold on collectors.
The Top Football Card Searches on Courtyard:
Allen’s Buffalo Bills faced Lamar Jackson and the Ravens on Sunday, only for Jackson to go down with yet another injury after his first play on offense. After backup Tyler Huntley also got knocked out of the game, forcing undrafted rookie Joe Fagnano into the fold, the Bills took control, winning 36-10 at home. It wasn’t Josh’s best game, but he did finish with two touchdowns and nearly 300 yards in the air. Meanwhile, San Francisco 49ers’ quarterback Brock Purdy’s 15 touchdowns (to just 4 picks) and 1,700 yards has helped lead the team to the fourth-most points-per-game in the NFL.
Interestingly, football card collectors are also searching by set. “Downtown”, the famous Panini football insert, was among the most-searched terms on Courtyard’s marketplace, as was Kaboom.
A Vintage Football Card Leads Football Card Sales on Courtyard This Week
We know that the latest highlights from the gridiron drive football card sales, but this week, two of the three biggest peer-to-peer football card sales on Courtyard featured Hall of Famers from yesteryear.
- 1957 Topps #119 Bart Starr Rookie Card (PSA 7.5 NM+) - Sold for: $2,800
- 2024 Panini Prizm Prizmania #2 Jayden Daniels Rookie Card (PSA 10 GEM MINT) - Sale for: $2,501
- 1958 Topps #62 Jim Brown Rookie Card (PSA 5 EX) - Sale for: $1,400
Daniels has looked decent this season, as the Commanders try to turn things around. Meanwhile, two of the all-time NFL greats took first and third place on the list, with sales of vintage rookie cards picking up pace across sports categories, as exemplified by the NBA’s vintage boom.
Jordan Love and Tom Brady Lead the Biggest Football Card Pulls of the Week on Courtyard:
On Courtyard, every collector that purchases a pack of Courtyard’s graded and authenticated digital football cards has a decision to make: Do they accept the instant buyback offer for the card they’ve just pulled, keep it in their Courtyard collection, either selling it on the Courtyard Marketplace (which has zero seller fees) at a later date, or have it redeemed and shipped to them so they can proudly display it IRL?
Here are the three biggest football card pulls from lucky collectors on Courtyard.io this week. Talk about three serious ‘keep, flip, or ship’ dilemmas!
2020 Panini Flawless Rookie Dual Patch Autographs #RDPAJL Jordan Love – Bronze (PSA 10 GEM MINT)
With a fair market value (FMV) of $10,000, Love's Flawless rookie dual patch auto was the week's biggest pull, packed just three days after the Packers beat the Panthers 27-19 on Thursday Night Football. Talk about perfect timing!
2000 Bowman Chrome #236 Tom Brady (PSA 8 NM-MT)
This Tom Brady rookie card has a FMV of $5,932, and with demand for Tom Brady still sky high, it’s tough to see this collector losing their smile any time soon.
2025 Panini Prizm Manga Horizontal #10 Cam Ward (BGS 9.5 GEM MINT)
The Titans couldn’t pull off the OT upset against the Cincinnati Bengals, but Cam Ward had one of his best NFL games to-date, including a career-high 304 passing yards, which must make the new owner of this card, which has a FMV of $4,601, pretty happy. You can’t say we didn’t tell you Cam Ward would break out!
No matter what the new owners of these three grails decide to do, they can rest assured: Each of these cards is safely housed within Courtyard’s fine-art-grade vault, giving them peace of mind as they make their decision.
The Best Football Cards in Courtyard Packs, and the Biggest Football Card Sales on Courtyard’s Marketplace
NFL Week 8 had plenty of fireworks, and football fans that watched Brock Bowers, Bucky Irving, Jaylen Warren, and more NFL stars lead their teams to victory on the field have plenty of opportunities to chase their cardboard off of it.
2024 Panini Prizm Manga #MBBO Horizontal Brock Bowers Rookie Card (PSA 10 GEM MINT)
- Estimated Fair Market Value (FMV): $2,315
- Card Type: Case Hit / Short Print Rookie
- Recent Courtyard Marketplace Sale: A 2024 Panini Prizm Gold Shimmer #315 /10 (PSA 9) sold for $1,125 with 0% selling fees
- Available in Courtyard’s Football Ultra Pack ($250)
The Las Vegas Raiders finally got a much-needed win on Sunday, and Bowers once again helped power the team from the tight end position. The generational talent out of Georgia set a record while doing so, becoming the first tight end in NFL history to record at least 70 receiving yards in each of his first six games of a season, finishing with a 7-92-2 stat line that left fantasy managers salivating.
2024 Prizm Color Blast Duals #14 Baker Mayfield / Bucky Irving (PSA 10 GEM MINT)
- Estimated Fair Market Value (FMV): $813
- Card Type: Case Hit / Super Short Print (SSP)
- Recent Courtyard Marketplace Sale: A 2024 Panini Select #442 Tie-Dye Prizm (PSA 9) sold for $140 with 0% selling fees
- Available in Courtyard’s Football Master Pack ($100)
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers have had an up-and-down season, but Sunday’s rain bowl was one for the record-books: The Bucs were the first team to win an NFL game without completing a pass since 1974, as Bucky Irving ran the ball for a whopping 170 yards against the Atlanta Falcons.
2020 Chronicles Draft Picks Downtown Collegiate #D18 Tee Higgins Rookie Card (PSA 10 GEM MINT)
- Estimated Fair Market Value (FMV): $479
- Card Type: Case Hit / Super Short Print Rookie
- Recent Courtyard Marketplace Sale: A 2020 Prizm #308 autograph (PSA 10) sold for $203 with 0% selling fees
- Available in Courtyard’s Football Master Pack ($100)
Tee Higgins continues to get the job done, hauling in 10 of his 11 targets for 155 yards and two touchdowns. Bengals fans would’ve preferred that Cincinnati didn’t need overtime to beat the lowly Titans, but Joe Burrow, Higgins, and Ja’Marr Chase got the job done once again.
2024 Prizm Color Blast #17 Braelon Allen Rookie Card (PSA 10 GEM MINT)
- Estimated Fair Market Value (FMV): $371
- Card Type: Case Hit / Super Short Print Rookie
- Recent Courtyard Marketplace Sale: A 2024 Select #259 Pink Glitter (PSA 10) sold for $32 with 0% selling fees
- Available in Courtyard’s Football Pro Pack ($50)
The New York Jets might’ve lost to the Raiders, but running back Braelon Allen had himself a day, averaging 7 yards per carry en route to 147 yards and a touchdown.
2022 Contenders #286 Autograph Jaylen Warren Rookie Card (PSA 10 GEM MINT)
- Estimated Fair Market Value (FMV): $145
- Card Type: Rookie Ticket Autograph Insert
- Recent Courtyard Marketplace Sale: A 2022 Contenders #286 autograph (PSA 9) sold for $47 with 0% selling fees
- Available in Courtyard’s Sports Basic Pack ($15)
The Pittsburgh Steelers continue to win games, even if it’s their defense driving the bus. In addition to lights out performances by TJ Watt, running back Jaylen Warren has been a constant, putting up 143 yards and a touchdown in Sunday’s W.
Looking to add to your football card collection? Every single collectible on Courtyard, from football cards to sneakers, is verified authentic and/or graded so you can have absolute trust that what you’re chasing is legit.
What Collectors on Courtyard Should Know About Football Cards
Searches, sales, and pulls of football cards on Courtyard were a tale of two stories this week: From Caleb Williams to Josh Allen, collectors chased big time performances from recent games, while vintage cards from Hall of Famers like Bart Starr and Jim Brown did their best to steal the show. Even in a NFL week featuring plenty of glitz and glam, nothing could top one collector’s great pull: a Jordan Love dual patch auto worth $10,000.
Want to get in on the fun? Browse Courtyard’s football packs, the football cards on Courtyard’s marketplace, and let us know what you’re chasing as the 2026 NFL season continues.
