Young Players With Legitimately Rare RC's (A List For Your Viewing)

[TheFrenzy]

Overproduction sucks.

Here is a by-no-means complete list of some skill players on rosters and practice squads who, if they ever broke out, would actually have rookie cards with a legitimate element of scarcity.

Feel free to add more. I used Beckett's database to get the card totals.
For reference, Beckett shows Tom Brady as having 138 rookie cards. (I'm sure someone will correct me on this)


(on rosters)

- P Michael Dickson, 2018: 15 cards so far

- QB Kyle Sloter, 2017: 9 cards
- QB Taysom Hill, 2017: 11 cards
- QB Tim Boyle, 2018: 0 cards so far

- RB Peyton Barber, 2016: 12 cards!!!
- RB Senorise Perry, 2014: 47 cards
- RB James Develin, 2015: 15 cards
- RB Trenton Cannon, 2018: 25 cards so far
- RB Turner De'Lance, 2018: 0 cards so far
- RB Gregory Howell, 2018: 0 cards so far
- RB Dalyn Dawkins, 2018: 44 cards so far
- RB Phillip Lindsay, 2018: 30 cards so far
- RB Raheem Mostert, 2017: 10 cards
- RB Matt Breida, 2017: 90 cards
- RB Shaun Wilson, 2018: 0 cards so far
- RBish Zach Zenner, 2015: 29 cards
- RB Detrez Newsome, 2018: 0 cards so far

(on practice squads)

- QB Phillip Walker, 2018: 11 cards so far
- QB Kyle Allen, 2018: 63 cards so far
- QB Luis Perez, 2018: 0 cards so far
- QB Danny Etling, 2018: 29 cards so far
- QB Nick Mullens, 2018: 0 cards so far

- WR Bobo Wilson, 2018: 12 cards so far

[nflfans4ever]

Nice list thanks !

[SleeperCards]

What 2 cards does Taysom have that Sloter doesn't?

[TheFrenzy]

What 2 cards does Taysom have that Sloter doesn't?

It looks like the Beckett database has a generic entry (not a card) for Hill and not Sloter. The only card is apparently Hill has a Sports Illustrated 4 Kids card.

[AnthonyCorona]

While the season is very young, brieda is the leading rusher

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[oldgoldy97]

How many does Keelan Cole have?

[HBMC]

How many does Keelan Cole have?

2017 Contenders and an insert auto in 2018 Absolute.

He does also have Panini Instant cards.

[Siberian13]

No love for Defense? Grady Jarrett deserves more cards.

[49erRCCollector]

Great thread.

Not a "skill player" in the sense of offense but Adrian Colbert appears to have the a safety position for the Niners locked up. he only has Sage cards, and only 13 by my count including parallels and all that junk.

I snapped up a bunch of Breida last year because he seemed to have the speed, cuts that Hyde didn't. Not sure he'll hold on to that rushing lead, but he seems like a nice kid and a real team player.

[danimal875]

overproduction sucks when all the cards are exactly the same, i.e. junk wax from 1987-1995. Yes, the industry makes piles of cards but there as many tiers of complexity and rarity as there are budgets. Football cards are just in a terrible spot with the hobby right now because the league does an awful job promoting any players who aren't a top 5 QB. That and basketball is winning the arms race big time. Can you imagine someone with the physical stature of Stephen Curry in the NFL? He would be dead in a quarter. Yet he is the ultimate weapon in the NBA, he is so relatable to just about any age/size fan.

[49erRCCollector]

overproduction sucks when all the cards are exactly the same, i.e. junk wax from 1987-1995. Yes, the industry makes piles of cards but there as many tiers of complexity and rarity as there are budgets. Football cards are just in a terrible spot with the hobby right now because the league does an awful job promoting any players who aren't a top 5 QB. That and basketball is winning the arms race big time. Can you imagine someone with the physical stature of Stephen Curry in the NFL? He would be dead in a quarter. Yet he is the ultimate weapon in the NBA, he is so relatable to just about any age/size fan.

Spot on. I tend to love the "deep cut" players. Undrafted, practice squad, late round guys who contribute. I'd love cards of ALL of those guys.

Give me a long snapper/punter subset. All day.

[AUfanatic]

You really should add Corey Grant, CJ Uzomah and Peyton Barber to this list.

[CCSportsCards]

Dang I had a bunch of cole contenders autos but they must have been in my comc port and I just blew that out last month. Didn't know he didn't have more cards

[bradical]

What about Peyton Barber?

[Mitch]

How many does Keelan Cole have?

He has his Contenders cards in their different parrallels and that is it for RC autos (unless I've missed one I need to nab!).

This year he's got Boss Hogs autos - I think two variations.

[AUfanatic]

Starting RB for Tampa Bay. Only RC is in contenders


What about Peyton Barber?

[mcgahee21nfl]

Adam Thielen

[rexvos]

Yannick Ngakoue

[TheFrenzy]

Updated with Barber's numbers. Can't believe he only has 12 cards!

For anyone else who wants to add a player to the original post, just plug them + their rookie year into the Beckett database and post the number of cards they have in the same form that I have above. Then I can just copy+paste into the OP.

[7sinVegas7]

Some might remember 2012 Derrick Coleman SAGE RC Autos were going for $40 during Seattle's Super Bowl run. It was his only RC Auto, he had that Duracell commercial too...

[Mitch]

Yannick Ngakoue

Yann has quite a few. Off the top of my head Prizm, Preferred, Limited, Donruss Optic, Contenders. Prizm and Optic have a ton of parralels too.

Nicely priced in the main too if you want to pick one up.

[Seahawks fan]

Some might remember 2012 Derrick Coleman SAGE RC Autos were going for $40 during Seattle's Super Bowl run. It was his only RC Auto, he had that Duracell commercial too...

now down to $0.99 after his pot smoking and hit and run ordeal.

[oldgoldy97]

You hate WRs?

[patchgenie]

rod smith cowboys

[TheFrenzy]

...

(on rosters)

- P Michael Dickson, 2018: 15 cards so far

- QB Taysom Hill, 2017: 11 cards

- RB Phillip Lindsay, 2018: 30 cards so far
- RB Matt Breida, 2017: 90 cards

(on practice squads)[/B]

- QB Kyle Allen, 2018: 63 cards so far
- QB Nick Mullens, 2018: 0 cards so far

Just saying.......

[JRuck504]

Taysom Hill cards are soooooooo damn expensive.

[patchgenie]

add dawson knox

[TheFrenzy]

add dawson knox

I do need to make an updated list.

[Callmerookies]

DAVID MOORE SEATTLE SEAHAWKS he only has spectra and prizm for his rookie cards and I have his 1/1 prizm 😜

[TheFrenzy]

Overproduction sucks.

Here is a by-no-means complete list of some skill players on rosters and practice squads who, if they ever broke out, would actually have rookie cards with a legitimate element of scarcity.

Feel free to add more. I used Beckett's database to get the card totals.
For reference, Beckett shows Tom Brady as having 138 rookie cards. (I'm sure someone will correct me on this)


(on rosters)

- P Michael Dickson, 2018: 15 cards so far

- QB Kyle Sloter, 2017: 9 cards
- QB Taysom Hill, 2017: 11 cards
- QB Tim Boyle, 2018: 0 cards so far

- RB Peyton Barber, 2016: 12 cards!!!
- RB Senorise Perry, 2014: 47 cards
- RB James Develin, 2015: 15 cards
- RB Trenton Cannon, 2018: 25 cards so far
- RB Turner De'Lance, 2018: 0 cards so far
- RB Gregory Howell, 2018: 0 cards so far
- RB Dalyn Dawkins, 2018: 44 cards so far
- RB Phillip Lindsay, 2018: 30 cards so far
- RB Raheem Mostert, 2017: 10 cards
- RB Matt Breida, 2017: 90 cards
- RB Shaun Wilson, 2018: 0 cards so far
- RBish Zach Zenner, 2015: 29 cards
- RB Detrez Newsome, 2018: 0 cards so far

(on practice squads)

- QB Phillip Walker, 2018: 11 cards so far
- QB Kyle Allen, 2018: 63 cards so far
- QB Luis Perez, 2018: 0 cards so far
- QB Danny Etling, 2018: 29 cards so far
- QB Nick Mullens, 2018: 0 cards so far

- WR Bobo Wilson, 2018: 12 cards so far

It was all right here.

[TheFrenzy]

Small update:

QB, Shane Buechele, 729 total cards, 9 RCs
QB, Tommy Stevens, 482 total cards, 18 RCs
QB, Taylor Heinicke, 332 total cards, 10 RCs
QB, Bryce Perkins, 320 total cards, 6 RCs
QB, Tyler Huntley, 177 cards, 5 RCs

RB, Rico Dowdle, 118 total cards, 4 RCs
RB, Darrel Williams, 42 total cards, 2 RCs

[kingb22]

If you want to see some stunning numbers for star players, take a look at the soccer world. Top 5 US player Brendan Aaronson is in one set with a total print run of less than 1000 cards, including parallels. New Liverpool striker Darwin Nunez is only in Obsidian - total of 462 rookie cards. And my personal favorite Bukayo Saka of Arsenal - starter for club and country at age 20 - is in 3 sets (Impeccable metal rookies subset, Chronicles Pitch Kings Level IV, and Immaculate) with a total print run of maybe 400.

[Siberian13]

If you want to see some stunning numbers for star players, take a look at the soccer world. Top 5 US player Brendan Aaronson is in one set with a total print run of less than 1000 cards, including parallels. New Liverpool striker Darwin Nunez is only in Obsidian - total of 462 rookie cards. And my personal favorite Bukayo Saka of Arsenal - starter for club and country at age 20 - is in 3 sets (Impeccable metal rookies subset, Chronicles Pitch Kings Level IV, and Immaculate) with a total print run of maybe 400.

This is Murica. Kickball is a joke :)!

[49erRCCollector]

Excited to see Mostert on the 'phins.

[kingb22]

This is Murica. Kickball is a joke :)!

Upside is 1000 rookie cards is one per collector in soccer 😀

[56LightsOut56]

Austin Ekeler only had 2 RCs Select and Contenders...

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[unitasfan]

I want more Creed Humphrey cards...

[gwgecko]

Small update:

QB, Shane Buechele, 729 total cards, 9 RCs
QB, Tommy Stevens, 482 total cards, 18 RCs
QB, Taylor Heinicke, 332 total cards, 10 RCs
QB, Bryce Perkins, 320 total cards, 6 RCs
QB, Tyler Huntley, 177 cards, 5 RCs

RB, Rico Dowdle, 118 total cards, 4 RCs
RB, Darrel Williams, 42 total cards, 2 RCs

https://imgur.com/a/U5UMkrK

Pulled this in a mega box lol

https://imgur.com/a/U5UMkrK

[TheFrenzy]

Anyone want to add any updates?

[jplarson]

(on rosters)

- QB Taysom Hill, 2017: 11 cards

- RB Peyton Barber, 2016: 12 cards!!!
- RB Phillip Lindsay, 2018: 30 cards so far
- RB Raheem Mostert, 2017: 10 cards
- RB Matt Breida, 2017: 90 cards


(on practice squads)
- QB Nick Mullens, 2018: 0 cards so far


Oh look, a list of guys I've had on fantasy teams over the years....


yeah, I haven't done well.

[JeremyNick]

Anyone want to add any updates?

I’m pretty sure Duck Hodges has a rare card. I think only contenders.

Edited: 4. Select Concourse only, Contenders, Contenders Optic, National Treasures

[majestik101]

George Kittle, 8 cards

[56LightsOut56]

Drue Tranquill has 1

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[majestik101]

5x All-Pro, 3x Pro Bowler, possible future HOF'er, David Bakhtiari, 1 card

[thewesdub]

Marshall Yanda has one RC card (2015 Topps)
Jason Kelce has in RC in one set (the name escapes me)
Tyler Smith is in four sets (Zenith, Obsidian, Conteders and Contenders Optic)

[dfr52]

Maxx Crosby 2019 Crown Royale
Geno Arkins 2012 Topps
DeMarcus Lawrence 2014 Certified, Prestige, and Crown Royale
Damon Harrison 2017 Prizm

[Grid]

5x All-Pro, 3x Pro Bowler, possible future HOF'er, David Bakhtiari, 1 card

No one is happy pulling an offensive lineman's cards. Plenty of great O-Line dudes out there. But zero interest as far as collectibility. You have to be the best of the best. And even then, its a smaller market compared to the glamour positions.

[majestik101]

No one is happy pulling an offensive lineman's cards. Plenty of great O-Line dudes out there. But zero interest as far as collectibility. You have to be the best of the best. And even then, its a smaller market compared to the glamour positions.

Speak for yourself. There are plenty of O-Linemen I would love to pull out of packs.

Just on my PC team, I get giddy when I pull Tristin Wirfs and Ryan Jensen. I can think of other O-Linemen who are collectible: Tyron Smith, Lane Johnson, Zack Martin, Trent Williams, Jason Kelce to name a few.

[Grid]

Speak for yourself. There are plenty of O-Linemen I would love to pull out of packs.

Just on my PC team, I get giddy when I pull Tristin Wirfs and Ryan Jensen. I can think of other O-Linemen who are collectible: Tyron Smith, Lane Johnson, Zack Martin, Trent Williams, Jason Kelce to name a few.

I am not speaking for myself. I am speaking for the hobby. If O-Linemen were collectable, they would have been added to checklists years ago. Why hasn't that happened? Because the market isn't there. Ditto (most) kickers and (most) special team players.

The best you are going to get, are rookie year cards as those players are cheap set fillers for these companies.

Most base sets are now 100 cards. You have 32 starting QBs alone. Add in the star players for WR, TE, RB, LB, D-Line and the secondary. And the big boys on the line just don't work.

You get giddy, cause finding one in all that product being released is hard to do. If they were suddenly abundant, aint no one getting giddy.

[JeremyNick]

I am not speaking for myself. I am speaking for the hobby. If O-Linemen were collectable, they would have been added to checklists years ago. Why hasn't that happened? Because the market isn't there. Ditto (most) kickers and (most) special team players.

The best you are going to get, are rookie year cards as those players are cheap set fillers for these companies.

Most base sets are now 100 cards. You have 32 starting QBs alone. Add in the star players for WR, TE, RB, LB, D-Line and the secondary. And the big boys on the line just don't work.

You get giddy, cause finding one in all that product being released is hard to do. If they were suddenly abundant, aint no one getting giddy.

This is a thread about modern players with few rookie cards. Someone mentions one and you argue he’s not collectable.

Why? That’s not the point of the thread.

[TheFrenzy]

Grid fighting Purdy Bois > Grid fighting Linemen Clectors

[Grid]

This is a thread about modern players with few rookie cards. Someone mentions one and you argue he’s not collectable.

Why? That’s not the point of the thread.

Someone mentions a bunch of additional details, such as a player going 5x All-Pro, 3x Pro Bowler, possible future HOF'er. As if that somehow merits their inclusion in cards, even though the position is at the very bottom of the collectability chain.

If the post simple said "David Bakhtiari, 1 card " I wouldn't have said anything. Adding all of the other stuff, to make it seem like a huge omission, draws attention.

Also, from the OP "list of some skill players on rosters and practice squads who, if they ever broke out, would actually have rookie cards with a legitimate element of scarcity" It isnt "List some random players that have few rookie cards"

[Grid]

Grid fighting Purdy Bois > Grid fighting Linemen Clectors

https://media.tenor.com/_cZ3QmmOg1EAAAAC/funny-kids.gif

[TheFrenzy]

https://i.imgur.com/dlYhnpt.jpg

[JeremyNick]

Someone mentions a bunch of additional details, such as a player going 5x All-Pro, 3x Pro Bowler, possible future HOF'er. As if that somehow merits their inclusion in cards, even though the position is at the very bottom of the collectability chain.

If the post simple said "David Bakhtiari, 1 card " I wouldn't have said anything. Adding all of the other stuff, to make it seem like a huge omission, draws attention.

Also, from the OP "list of some skill players on rosters and practice squads who, if they ever broke out, would actually have rookie cards with a legitimate element of scarcity" It isnt "List some random players that have few rookie cards"

Do you ever not write essays?

[Grid]

Do you ever not write essays?

That's almost all cut and paste Brother. All from things being mentioned, which you must have overlooked.

[JeremyNick]

That's almost all cut and paste Brother. All from things being mentioned, which you must have overlooked.

So you plagiarize all your work?

[majestik101]

Someone mentions a bunch of additional details, such as a player going 5x All-Pro, 3x Pro Bowler, possible future HOF'er. As if that somehow merits their inclusion in cards, even though the position is at the very bottom of the collectability chain.

If the post simple said "David Bakhtiari, 1 card " I wouldn't have said anything. Adding all of the other stuff, to make it seem like a huge omission, draws attention.

Also, from the OP "list of some skill players on rosters and practice squads who, if they ever broke out, would actually have rookie cards with a legitimate element of scarcity" It isnt "List some random players that have few rookie cards"

https://media.giphy.com/media/kdwJm7b2pJxXa/giphy.gif

Sorry if my post offended you. I only drew attention to all his accolades because you would think that for a player of his magnitude, he would have more than ONE rookie card.

[thewesdub]

No one is happy pulling an offensive lineman's cards.

I'm happy when I do.

[Stifle]

rod smith cowboys
Going retro -
Joe Horn
Priest Holmes

If Brady had 138 different rookies, how many 2nd year cards 01 -3 ?

[Grid]

https://media.giphy.com/media/kdwJm7b2pJxXa/giphy.gif

Sorry if my post offended you. I only drew attention to all his accolades because you would think that for a player of his magnitude, he would have more than ONE rookie card.

Not offended at all. I'm just shocked, that YOU are shocked that a 4th round Offensive Tackle doesn't have more rookie cards. What magnitude did a pac 12 lineman have back in 2013?

As for the accolades, and why I called that all out. How does what he ends up doing in the future, have any merit to him having rookie cards in the past? Did you invent time travel and not tell anyone?

[49erRCCollector]

I have a ton of O-Linemen cards, PSA-graded even, and they bring me WAY more joy than the Dante Pettis, Joe Williams and what have you (underachiveing skill position players) that have littered checklists for me.

I wish Spencer Burford had cards.

Having said that - it is a QB-driven hobby. I just wish the card makers would throw me a bone in the form of ONE Topps Total-style release.

[hairysasquatch]

Still no Tim Boyle cards? What's a man-bun lover to do??

[TheFrenzy]

Still no Tim Boyle cards? What's a man-bun lover to do??

More ayahuasca with Rodgers.

[HBMC]

More ayahuasca with Rodgers.

Normies attempting to be spiritually deep only burn their brains out.

[ChefCurry312]

George Kittle, 8 cards

Absolutely. He wasn’t included in regular Donruss, Donruss Optic, or Prizm. If you ripped any 2017 Phoenix, you may want to look for any Kittle RCs you may have pulled (https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_nkw=2017+phoenix+george+kittle&_sacat=0&LH_Complete=1&LH_Sold=1)

[kluke84]

Folorunso Fatukasi popped up in Select Suite Level this year. I saw a RC in the corner and had to do a double take.

The only other one I could find with a RC stamp is the 2018 Contenders Draft Picks.

Is this considered a rookie card at year 5? Any other recent player examples where this happened?

[Gigantor]

Paid a little to much for this last year. Still glad to have it though.

https://i.imgur.com/Y8nQadhh.jpg

[Stifle]

Folorunso Fatukasi popped up in Select Suite Level this year. I saw a RC in the corner and had to do a double take.

The only other one I could find with a RC stamp is the 2018 Contenders Draft Picks.

Is this considered a rookie card at year 5? Any other recent player examples where this happened?

The Steelers : Roughly 20 years ago, just about all the legit linebackers who were drafted low but played great didn’t have rookie cards for years or just 1 card in their rookie season.

[Gigantor]

Congrats to Mostert on the new contract! Very underrated player.


Paid a little to much for this last year. Still glad to have it though.

https://i.imgur.com/Y8nQadhm.jpg (https://i.imgur.com/Y8nQadh.jpg)

[TheFrenzy]

Dang, I need to update this.

[starfox]

Folorunso Fatukasi popped up in Select Suite Level this year. I saw a RC in the corner and had to do a double take.



The only other one I could find with a RC stamp is the 2018 Contenders Draft Picks.



Is this considered a rookie card at year 5? Any other recent player examples where this happened?Adam Humphries. He had a Contenders RC in year 2.

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[majestik101]

Adam Humphries. He had a Contenders RC in year 2.

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I have his and Peyton Barber's Contenders autos. Both were in 2016 Contenders and are "incredibly rare".

Both are worth about $10 bucks combined, maybe less.

[majestik101]

I hit the jackpot and discovered 3 Jason Kelce Unparalleled (Lime Green) rookies in a box a few weeks ago. I knew I had one, but I found 2 others.

Those things are going for about $200+ each.

We going Sizzler

[starfox]

I have his and Peyton Barber's Contenders autos. Both were in 2016 Contenders and are "incredibly rare".

Both are worth about $10 bucks combined, maybe less.I pulled it and still have it.

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[kluke84]

I pulled it and still have it.

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OK...

[TheFrenzy]

So Beckett's database is now behind a paywall?

Can anyone tell us how the 2023 QBs compare? Guys like Stroud, Young, McKee, etc.

[majestik101]

So Beckett's database is now behind a paywall?

Can anyone tell us how the 2023 QBs compare? Guys like Stroud, Young, McKee, etc.

Stroud is decent. Those other two are trash

[TheFrenzy]

Stroud is decent. Those other two are trash

Smooches