What: 2025 Panini Select football cards
Arrives: Jan. 21, 2026
Box basics: Two autographs and one memorabilia card per 12-pack box (12 boxes per case)
Order: Click here (live soon)

What's buzz-worthy: Select hits the gridiron for one last time with full NFL licensing but with some new touches and new inclusions that add to the array of possible finds in this familiar brand.

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What: 2025 Donruss Optic football cards
Arrives: Jan. 14, 2026
Box basics: One autograph per 20-pack hobby box (12 boxes per case)
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What's buzz-worthy: Optic drops for a new year as a flashier take on Donruss football cards with 20 Rated Rookies cards per box for starters and even more to chase for one last time with full NFL licensing.

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What: 2025 Panini Rookies & Stars football cards
Arrives: Nov. 26
Box basics: Two autos and two memorabilia cards per six-pack box (14 boxes per case)
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What's buzz-worthy: Rookies & Stars hits the gridiron for another season with a mix that includes a little bit of everything -- at least six Optichrome cards per box for starters -- along with rookies and, well, stars.

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The box: 2025 Score football cards (blaster)
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Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com

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What: 2025 Panini Prizm football cards
Arrives: Nov. 12
Box basics: Two autographs per 12-pack box (12 boxes per case)
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What's buzz-worthy: Prizm arrives for a new year documenting the NFL action with all of the color and flash, the new rookies and some other surprises.

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What: 2025 Panini Phoenix football cards
Arrives: Oct. 29
Box basics: One rookie auto-mem card, one other auto and one memorabilia card per 12-pack box (16 boxes per case)
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What's buzz-worthy: Phoenix arrives for its 10th NFL season with another colorful and meaty base set, plenty of inserts and more to chase.

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What: 2025 Pulse Retail Football Series 2 autograph cards
Arrives: Oct. 23
Box basics: One encased autograph card per pack (36 packs per case)
Checklist: See a partial player list in gallery
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What's buzz-worthy: Pulse revisits some recent releases with some of those cards also found here -- an autograph every time -- and with some notables in today's game among the possibilities.

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What: 2025 Leaf Optichrome football cards
Arrives: Aug. 29
Box basics: Six autos and two base cards per hobby box (12 boxes per case) or 12 autos and three base per jumbo (eight per case)
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What's buzz-worthy: Leaf Optichrome "will deliver the most-comprehensive football checklist of the season, featuring a spectrum of football stars ranging from prep school phenoms to Hall of Fame legends," according to Leaf.

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What: 2025 Pulse Foundry football cards
Arrives: Late August
Box basics: Four encased autographed cards per six-pack hobby box (10 boxes per case); One encased autographed card per Heat Seeker box (24 boxes per case); Two encased autographed cards per 24-pack/24-card booster box (10 boxes per case)
Checklist: See early players list for each version in the gallery
Order: Click here

What's buzz-worthy: This newer player in the card realm hits the gridiron once again with a release with a trio of packaging formats, unique inclusions and varying lineups, too, for fans of autographs and football.

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What: 2025 Pulse Stratos Football Heat Seeker Edition football cards
Arrives: July
Box basics: One encased autograph per one-card box (24 boxes per case)
Checklist: See early players list in gallery
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What's buzz-worthy: A faster chase -- one auto per box and that's it -- edition of Stratos drops this summer with newly drafted NFL stars as well as legends from the past all among the possible finds.

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What: 2025 Pro Set Metal football cards
Arrives: June 27
Box basics: Seven autos per 11-card hobby box (10 per case) or 10 autos per 10-card super box (eight per case)
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What's buzz-worthy: Pro Set's Metal returns with a pair of box formats that are both heavy on autographs of past, present and future stars on a mix of past and new designs.

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What: 2025 Leaf Metal football cards
Arrives: May 2
Box basics: Five autos and two base/parallels per hobby box (12 boxes per case) or nine autos, one slabbed 1/1 auto proof and four base/parallels per jumbo box (eight per case)
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What's buzz-worthy: Leaf Metal is back for another season on the gridiron with its two box options once again and with plenty of ink from past, present and future standouts all in one spot.

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What: 2025 Pro Athletes Direct Authentic Football Signature Edition
Arrives: April 4
Box basics: One encased autographed buyback card per box (12 boxes per case)
Checklist: See players list in gallery
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What's buzz-worthy: Pro Athletes Direct Authentic offers up a second release of buyback autographed cards this year and this time it's a mix of active stars, future draft picks and Hall of Famers all in one spot.

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What: 2024 Onyx Vintage football cards
Arrives: Jan. 17, 2025
Box basics: Four autos per Base Series box (24 packs per box, six boxes per case); 10 autos per Mega Series box (10 packs per box, six boxes per case)
Checklist: See below
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What's buzz-worthy: Onyx's Vintage brand takes the gridiron with a new format approach -- two box styles this year -- and an array of newly created old-style cards and inclusions as it celebrates football.

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What: 2024 Pulse Premiere Football cards
Arrives: Nov. 27
Box basics: Four on-card autos per five-card pack ... and sometimes more (12 boxes per case) or one auto per one-card Heat Seekers Edition box (36 boxes per case)
Checklist: TBD
Order: Click here

What's buzz-worthy: A new player in the prospect realm hits the gridiron with a release that showcases plenty of ink in every pack.

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What: 2024 Pro Set Pure football cards
Arrives: Nov. 29
Box basics: Four autos per seven-card box (12 boxes per case) or one or two autos per two-card Solo Plus pack (42 packs per case)
Order: Click here (live soon)

What's buzz-worthy: The Pure brand hits the gridiron for another season with a pair of options for rippers but with both showcasing an array of young stars between the prep, college and newly drafted ranks in an all-acetate release.

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