Topps has rolled out a 13-card NFL Week 1 Topps Now release that mixes milestone performances, opening-week stat lines, rookie firsts, and several collector chases built into the print-to-order drop. The latest batch covers 11 veterans and two rookies, with a limited buying window that puts immediate attention on autographs, image variations, and the usual rainbow of numbered parallels.
For football card collectors, this release checks several familiar boxes at once. There are established stars tied to meaningful career marks, quarterbacks and running backs coming off explosive season-opening performances, and two first-round rookies whose first NFL touchdowns now have officially licensed Topps Now cards attached to them. Add in a few autograph opportunities and a pair of image variations, and this becomes one of the more layered early-season football drops on the Topps calendar.
What is included in the NFL Week 1 Topps Now release?
The release features 13 total cards. Eleven of them focus on veteran players who delivered notable Week 1 performances or reached major career benchmarks. The other two are rookie cards celebrating first touchdown moments for Jeremiyah Love and Kenyon Sadiq.
Topps Now is built around short-window availability, so the structure matters almost as much as the player selection. Collectors are not just buying a commemorative base card. In several cases, they are also chasing scarce parallels, on-card or signed bonus elements, and in two instances, image variations that give the release an added layer of pack-style excitement despite the direct-to-consumer format.
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Travis Kelce headlines the veteran checklist
Among the biggest names in the drop is Travis Kelce, whose Week 1 card marks his move into second place all-time in receiving yards by a tight end. Milestone cards have long been a strong fit for Topps Now, and Kelce's place in the release reflects both his hobby relevance and the historical significance of the achievement.
Kelce is also one of only two players in this 13-card run to receive an image variation. That gives his card an extra chase element beyond the standard base version and numbered parallels. For player collectors and Chiefs fans, that variation may become one of the more closely watched pieces from this group, especially since milestone cards often carry more staying power than a standard single-game stat line.
Jaxson Dart also gets an image variation
The other image variation in the release belongs to New York Giants quarterback Jaxson Dart. His Week 1 Topps Now card commemorates a three-touchdown prime-time performance against the Cowboys, putting him in one of the most visible spotlight moments of opening week.
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Quarterback cards typically command immediate collector interest when they are tied to nationally viewed games, and Dart's inclusion as both an image variation subject and one of the autograph signers gives his card multiple demand drivers. It is one of the clearer examples in this drop where performance, position, and added scarcity all meet in the same release.
The full veteran group in the 13-card drop
Beyond Kelce and Dart, Topps spread the veteran cards across several of the league's top fantasy performers, stat-sheet leaders, and career climbers from opening week. The veteran checklist includes:
- Travis Kelce, for moving to second all-time in career receiving yards by a tight end
- Jaxson Dart, for three touchdowns in prime time against the Cowboys
- Kenneth Walker, for a 173-yard rushing performance
- Caleb Williams, for four total touchdowns
- Derrick Henry, for three scores that moved him to third on the all-time rushing touchdown list
- Jahmyr Gibbs, for becoming the sixth player with 50 touchdowns in his first 50 career games
- Trevor Lawrence, for becoming the fastest player to 100 career touchdowns in Jaguars history
- T.J. Watt, for the first pick-six of his career
- D'Andre Swift, for a career-high three touchdowns in the game
- Josh Allen, for entering the top 20 in quarterback rushing yards
- David Montgomery, for scoring three total touchdowns
It is a balanced lineup that leans on both hobby stars and timely Week 1 standouts. There are record-book moments here, but also cards that may appeal simply because collectors like capturing the first big performance of a new season.
Which veterans have autographs?
Only three veterans in this Week 1 Topps Now group are attached to autograph content: Jaxson Dart, Kenneth Walker, and Derrick Henry.
That matters because autograph availability often separates a card from being a simple commemorative piece to becoming a more serious chase target. Dart has the quarterback upside and the image variation tie-in. Walker brings a huge 173-yard rushing total that gives his card immediate Week 1 significance. Henry combines one of the strongest brand names in football cards with a historic touchdown milestone, as his three-score outing pushed him to third on the all-time rushing touchdown list.
For collectors weighing which cards in the release offer the broadest chase appeal, those three autograph subjects stand near the top of the list on the veteran side.
Jeremiyah Love and Kenyon Sadiq lead the rookie angle
The rookie portion of the release is smaller, but it may be where some of the most focused collector interest lands. Topps included just two first-year players in this Week 1 drop: running back Jeremiyah Love and tight end Kenyon Sadiq.
Love's card celebrates his first NFL touchdown, scored against the Chargers. First-touchdown cards can become especially appealing early in a player's career because they tie directly to a debut-season milestone, and that is amplified when the player entered the league with strong expectations. Love already had attention around him after flashing physical running ability during the preseason, and this release gives his collectors an immediate early-career Topps Now target.
Sadiq, a first-round tight end for the Jets, also gets a Week 1 card after scoring his first career touchdown in his NFL debut. His touchdown was the Jets' first of the season in a 23-10 win over the Titans, adding another layer of significance to the card. For rookie collectors, first-game and first-touchdown moments remain some of the most memorable checkpoints of a player's opening season, and Topps leaned directly into that here.
Both rookie cards include 1-of-1 autographed Foilfractors with inscriptions
The biggest chase attached to the rookie pair is not subtle. Both Jeremiyah Love and Kenyon Sadiq have 1-of-1 autographed Foilfractor versions of their cards, and both include the same inscription: 1st NFL TD.
That combination gives each rookie card a highly specific collecting story. It is not just a one-of-one. It is not just an autograph. It is a one-of-one autograph with a first-touchdown inscription tied to the exact moment being commemorated on the card. For player collectors, that kind of layered significance can make these among the most desirable pieces from the entire drop.
Inscribed one-of-ones often stand out because they bring together scarcity and narrative in a single card. In this case, Love and Sadiq each have a premium version that directly documents a foundational moment from the start of their NFL careers.
Parallels available across the release
Like most Topps Now football offerings, the Week 1 cards also come with the standard family of parallels. Collectors chasing numbered versions can find the following formats across the release:
- Gold Foil, numbered to 50
- Orange, numbered to 25
- Black Foil, numbered to 10
- Red Foil, numbered to 5
- Foilfractor, numbered 1-of-1
That structure gives each base card several levels of rarity, from more accessible serial-numbered copies down to the single-card Foilfractor chase. In a print-to-order product, those numbered tiers help define where collector urgency lands. Even when the base print run is not yet known, the parallel ladder creates clear scarcity levels that can shape buying behavior right away.
When an autograph or inscription is added on top of those formats, the chase sharpens even further. That is especially true for the rookies and the three veterans tied to autograph content.
Why this Topps Now drop stands out early in the NFL season
Week 1 releases are often a test of how Topps balances headline moments with broad collector appeal, and this batch does a solid job of covering multiple segments of the football card market. Veteran superstar collectors have Travis Kelce, Derrick Henry, Josh Allen, T.J. Watt, and others. Quarterback-focused buyers get Jaxson Dart, Caleb Williams, Trevor Lawrence, and Allen. Rookie-focused collectors can zero in on Love and Sadiq, with both carrying particularly attractive high-end chase versions.
There is also a healthy mix of card motivations across the checklist. Some cards are milestone-driven, like Kelce, Henry, Lawrence, and Allen. Some are built around explosive single-game production, such as Kenneth Walker, Caleb Williams, D'Andre Swift, and David Montgomery. Others are appealing because they mark a first, including Watt's first career pick-six and the rookies' first NFL touchdowns.
That variety tends to strengthen a Topps Now release because it avoids relying on just one type of collector. Instead, it spreads demand across team collectors, milestone hunters, rookie investors, autograph chasers, and fans following breakout Week 1 stat lines.
Purchase window and collector timing
The cards are available directly through Topps for a limited time, with the purchase window running until Thursday, September 16 at 3:45 p.m. EST. As always with Topps Now, that deadline matters because once the ordering period closes, the base cards stop being available in that direct format and the market shifts to sealed deliveries and secondary sales.
For collectors deciding where to focus, the key pressure points in this release are fairly clear: Kelce and Dart for image variations, Dart-Walker-Henry for veteran autographs, and Love-Sadiq for inscribed 1-of-1 rookie Foilfractors. The rest of the checklist still offers plenty of appeal, but those cards carry the strongest built-in chase elements while the ordering window remains open.
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