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Football Card Release Calendar 2026

The full-year schedule of major NFL football card releases — every flagship Panini set with its typical street window, so you know what has already dropped and what is coming next. Many of these products still include Patrick Mahomes cards and inserts. Exact on-sale dates shift a little each year; always confirm with the manufacturer.

Next up 2025 Panini National Treasures Football — Mid-November 2026

2026 Football Card Release Schedule

Coming Up

Set Brand Expected Window What It Is
2025 Panini National Treasures Football Flagship Panini Mid-November 2026 Ultra-premium set — on-card autos, rookie patch autos (RPAs), and 1/1s; the top-end home of marquee Mahomes hits.

Already Released This Year & Recent

Set Brand Release Window What It Is
2025 Panini Contenders Football Flagship Panini Early September 2026 Home of the Rookie Ticket autographs — the premier rookie-auto chase in the hobby, and a signature Mahomes rookie line.
2025 Panini Mosaic Football Panini Early July 2026 Mosaic-pattern chromium set with vivid parallels and fan-favorite inserts.
2025 Panini Select Football Flagship Panini Mid-May 2026 Tiered premium chromium set (Concourse / Premier / Field Level) with popular colored Prizms.
2025 Panini Donruss Football Panini Mid-April 2026 High-volume base set with Rated Rookies and a broad, affordable checklist — a staple rip for casual and set collectors.
2025 Panini Prizm Football Flagship Panini Early March 2026 The hobby's flagship modern football set — Silver Prizms and colored parallels, and a routine home for Patrick Mahomes base and inserts.
2025 Panini Score Football Panini Early January 2026 The affordable, high-volume kickoff to the football card year — Rated Rookies and a broad base checklist, good odds to pull veterans and stars.

New to collecting Mahomes? Start with our Mahomes collecting guide, browse his rookie cards, or see which sealed boxes might contain his cards.

In Our Catalog

Products we currently track, organized by release year and approximate release month.

2025

January 2025

March 2025

August 2025

2024

January 2024

2023

January 2023

2022

January 2022

2021

January 2021

March 2021

2020

January 2020

March 2020

2019

January 2019

March 2019

2018

January 2018

2017

January 2017

2016

January 2016