2018 Football Cards Release Dates, Checklists and Set Information
If you collect cards, there’s a lot of information to keep track of. 2018 football cards release dates, checklists, easy price guide access and set information are all here and just a click away.
Below is a full 2018 football cards release calendar and related set information. Basically, it’s a hub for all you need in one convenient place for those collecting or even just curious about 2018 football cards.
2018 Football Cards Overview
For the third consecutive year, Panini holds the exclusive NFL and NFLPA licenses. This means that they’re the only company that can use NFL logos and trademarks. It also means they’re the only company that can picture current players in any sort quantity.
Panini holds a similar exclusive with virtually every major college. That means both full college football releases as well as some NFL sets where players are pictured in their school uniforms. This is particularly prevalent in early 2018 football card releases for rookies where the release date is before or immediately following the draft.
Just because Panini has exclusives doesn’t mean other companies aren’t producing football cards. Leaf and SAGE both have a small portfolio of draft sets that highlight the year’s rookies. These are often heavy on autographs.
We’ve also got a similar calendar and information for 2017 and 2019 football card releases.
2018 Football Cards Archive
Sets are arranged alphabetically.
2018 Absolute Football
Release Date: September 5, 2018
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2018 Certified Football
Release Date: July 25, 2018
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2018 Classics Football
Release Date: May 23, 2018
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2018 Donruss Football
Release Date: August 8, 2018
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2018 Donruss Optic Football
Release Date: December 19, 2018
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2018 Elite Football
Release Date: June 27, 2018
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2018 Elite Draft Picks Football
Release Date: April 6, 2018
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2018 Immaculate Collection Football
Release Date: November 23, 2018
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2018 Immaculate Collegiate Football
Release Date: July 27, 2018
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2018 Leaf Football
Release Date: March 23, 2018
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2018 Leaf Flash Football
Release Date: August 21, 2018
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2018 Leaf Greatest Hits Football
Release Date: May 30, 2018
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2018 Leaf Metal Draft Football
Release Date: April 6, 2018
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2018 Leaf Metal US Army All-American Football
Release Date: June 8, 2018
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2018 Leaf Trinity Football
Release Date: September 14, 2018
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2018 Leaf Ultimate Draft Football
Release Date: May 25, 2018
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2018 Leaf Valiant Football
Release Date: July 13, 2018
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2018 Limited Football
Release Date: January 30, 2019
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2018 Panini Football
Release Date: July, 2018
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2018 Panini Contenders Football
Release Date: January 11, 2019
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2018 Panini Contenders Draft Picks Football
Release Date: April 20, 2018
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2018 Panini Contenders Optic Football
Release Date: February 27, 2019
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2018 Panini Day Kickoff Football
Release Date: October 3, 2018
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2018 Panini Elements Football
Release Date: August 1, 2018
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2018 Panini Encased Football
Release Date: March 8, 2019
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2018 Panini Flawless Football
Release Date: March 27, 2019
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2018 Panini Flawless Collegiate Football
Release Date: September 26, 2018
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2018 Panini Gold Standard Football
Release Date: July 11, 2018
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2018 Panini Honors Football
Release Date: April 17, 2019
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2018 Panini Illusions Football
Release Date: October 3, 2018
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2018 Panini Impeccable Football
Release Date: October 10, 2018
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2018 Panini Luminance Football
Release Date: June 6, 2018
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2018 Panini Majestic Football
Release Date: May 9, 2018
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2018 Panini National Treasures Football
Release Date: March 15, 2019
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2018 Panini National Treasures Collegiate Football
Release Date: August 22, 2018
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2018 Panini NFL Stickers
Release Date: July 10, 2018
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2018 Panini Obsidian Football
Release Date: December 5, 2018
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2018 Panini Origins Football
Release Date: August 22, 2018
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2018 Panini One Football
Release Date: February 6, 2019
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2018 Panini Philadelphia Eagles Super Bowl LII Box Set
Release Date: March 9, 2018
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2018 Panini Phoenix Football
Release Date: October 17, 2018
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2018 Panini Plates & Patches Football
Release Date: February 13, 2019
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2018 Panini Playbook Football
Release Date: December 12, 2018
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2018 Panini Prizm Football
Release Date: October 26, 2018
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2018 Panini Spectra Football
Release Date: September 12, 2018
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2018 Panini Unparalleled Football
Release Date: August 15, 2018
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2018 Panini Xr Football
Release Date: September 19, 2018
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2018 Playoff Football
Release Date: November 21, 2018
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2018 Prestige Football
Release Date: June 6, 2018
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2018 Rookies & Stars Football
Release Date: November 26, 2018
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2018 SAGE Hit Premier Draft Football
Release Date: March 2, 2018
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2018 Score Football
Release Date: April 25, 2018
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2018 Select Football
Release Date: February 20, 2019
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2018 Upper Deck CFL Football
Release Date: August 22, 2018
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Where’s Donruss?
@Richard – 2018 Donruss hasn’t been announced yet. If/when it does, we’ll have something up on it.
When is Prestige coming out? Usually it’s in June.
@Don — Nothing has been announced as to if or when Prestige is being released this year.
Saw this on a website: http://gotbaseballcards.com/2018/04/10/2018-panini-football-blaster-boxjul-2-19-95/
You have any info on it Ryan?
@Matt – Not at the moment but I’ll look into it. Looks like a possible retail-only product.
Is Donruss Optic going to be a release this year?
@John — I’d guess it’s likely but nothing officially announced yet.
Is Panini Prizm football being released this year?
@RYan – Probably but it just hasn’t been formally announced yet.
When does prizm and select release
@Abdallah – Neither have been formally announced yet. When they are, they will be added.
When is the bowman, stadium club football coming out
@Darrell — They’re not. Panini holds the exclusive NFL license. Bowman and Stadium Club are both made by Topps.
I haven’t seen any info. on 2018 Donruss Optic football release date. Any idea?
@Bkirby — They’ve got Optic Rated Rookie Preview Autographs coming in 2018 Playoff Football so guessing we’ll be hearing about the full release soon.
Were do I look in the December 2018 Beckett Price Guide to find Semistars and Unlisted Stars for 2017 and 2018 football cards? All I see is the 2016 lists….
Thanks, I haven’t collected in years, and I’m I’ve now got my 2 sons collecting. I haven’t looked at a price guide since around 1993…. Again thanks.
When is new Panini Select nfl coming out?
@Jesse – It’s currently scheduled for February 20.
Any idea if there will be a 2019 Panini Prestige Football Set?
@Timothy – It looks like it probably will but no details have been formally announced.