Top Pro Football Rookie QB Cards to Collect
On April 25th, 2024, six quarterbacks were taken in the first round of the pro football draft, tying a league record and quite possibly shaking up the balance of power in pro football for years to come. Exactly 133 days later, the NFL season kicked off, and while J.J. McCarthy was injured in the preseason and would miss the 2024 slate of games, and Michael Penix Jr. and Drake Maye would start their careers behind veterans this rookie class still had the potential to change franchises, break curses, and replace legends.
As soon as picks were in, Topps NOW® printed up cards for rookies Drake Maye, Caleb Williams, and Jayden Daniels. Along with Topps Bowman U‘s Michael Penix and Bo Nix, these are rookie quarterbacks that you have to collect.
Top Rookie QB Cards
2024 TOPPS NOW® Football On Card Auto Red #D-2E Jayden Daniels /10
Player info
• Holds SEC record for most total yards in a game (606)
• Only player in the history of FBS with 350 yards passing and 200 yards rushing in a single game
Set info
• 7 card set
card back
• A promise of auto authenticity as witnessed by a topps employee and a bio of Daniels’ extremely long list of college football accomplishments
2024 TOPPS NOW® Football On Card Auto Red #D-3 Drake Maye
Player info
• 2022 ACC Football Player of the Year
• college career TD:INT ratio of 63:16
Card info
• five parallels: blue, gold, orange, purple, red
card back
• a bio recapping the historic 2024 draft in which maye was the third QB of six taken in the first round (tied an NFL record), as well as a short bio of his college accomplishments and a reminder he ran for 16 combined touchdowns in 2022 and 2023
2023 Topps Football Bowman U NOW® Card 7 Red Bo Nix /10
Player info
• 2023 stat line of 4508 YDS-45 Td-3 int
• Ran for 1613 yards and 38 tds in his college career
Card info
• 40 card set with autos set and autos-relic set
card back
• a pledge of authenticity for nix’s signature and a recap of his 2023 Fbs season in which the Oregon duck became the first player in history to be involved in 55 touchdowns in multiple schools
2023 Topps Football Bowman U Chrome DNA Fuchsia Diamond #141 Michael Penix Jr. Auto /150
Player info
• in 2023 he led the NCAA in passing yards with 4903
• second in 2023 Heisman Trophy voting
Card info
• 200 card base set
card back
• Vitals, and three bio points: resume (his standout college stats), skills (showcasing his accurate and strong arm), and up close (a blurb about his high school baseball career and near-perfect 55 td and two int stat line as a high school starting QB
2024 TOPPS NOW® Football #D1 Caleb Williams Auto RC
Player info
• won 2022 heisman trophy
• 2022 AP college football player of the year
Card info
• set consists of 16 5×7 posters
• were included as inserts of 1968 topps football cards
card back
• the back showcases the caleb’s player-worn jersey piece
