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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 include Justin Herbert cards. Exact on-sale dates shift a little each year; always confirm with Panini.

Next up Panini Prizm Football — Early Fall 2026

2026 Football Card Release Schedule

Coming Up

Set Brand Expected Window What It Is
Panini Prizm Football Flagship Panini Early Fall 2026 The hobby's marquee chromium set — Prizm parallels and rookie cards are the headline chase every year.
Panini Select Football Panini Mid-Fall 2026 A premium chromium set with tiered levels (Concourse, Premier, Field Level) and colorful parallels.
Panini Contenders Football Panini Late Fall 2026 Home of the Rookie Ticket autograph — the set QB rookie-card collectors chase every year.
Panini Mosaic Football Panini Late Fall 2026 A mosaic-pattern chromium set popular for its bright parallels and rookie content.
Panini National Treasures Football Flagship Panini Year-End 2026 The ultra-premium, case-hit end of the calendar — on-card rookie patch autographs and low-numbered hits.

Already Released This Year & Recent

Set Brand Release Window What It Is
Panini Score Football Panini Spring 2026 An affordable, rookie-heavy base set — an accessible entry point after the draft class arrives.
Panini Donruss Football Flagship Panini Spring 2026 A high-volume, collector-friendly base set — the year's early flagship with the Rated Rookie subset.

New to collecting Herbert? Start with our Herbert 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.

2024

January 2024

2022

January 2022

2021

March 2021

2020

January 2020