Beckett Sports Cards Hot/Cold List for the Week of February 16, 2026
Welcome to the weekly Beckett Sports Card Hot/Cold list, where we take a quick and fun look at what’s hot and what’s not in the worlds of sports and sports cards over the last week.
The Hot List
2025 Bowman Draft Baseball
Consecutive Weeks on Hot List: 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
Featuring the top draft picks from 2025 and other top baseball prospects, 2025 Bowman Draft Baseball is always a popular release as prospectors try to get a jump on the next generation of talent. From a lengthy rainbow of parallels to autographs, variations, and inserts, there is plenty for everyone in the product, which released to high praise a month ago. The Mega Box version came out shortly thereafter, giving collectors even more to chase — and that chase hasn’t slowed in the weeks since.
Pictured: 2025 Bowman Draft Chrome Prospect Autographs Red X-Fractor #CPA-EW
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Cooper Flagg
Consecutive Weeks on Hot List: 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
Though Flagg is working through some nagging injuries, collectors haven’t slowed down their quest for his cards. Flagg remains one of the top sellers on secondary marketplaces as he enjoys a fantastic rookie season that may go down as one of the best ever for a teenager.
Pictured: 2025-26 Topps Midnight Rookie Horizon Signatures Equinox #RHS-CF
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Roman Anthony
Consecutive Weeks on Hot List: 🔥🔥
After a breakout rookie campaign in 2025, collectors can’t wait to add Anthony‘s rookie cards to their collection. The chase began in earnest last week with the formal release of 2026 Topps Series 1, which includes Anthony’s flagship rookie card. Soon, Anthony will be headed to the World Baseball Classic, and if he delivers a strong performance there, collectors will certainly clamor for even more of his cards.
Pictured: 2026 Topps Real Ones Autographs Green #189
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Jaxson Dart
Dart burst onto the scene as a rookie for the New York Giants, and in his second season, he will have a new coach and offensive coordinator trying to take him to the next level. Dart has expressed enthusiasm for getting to play under both new coach John Harbaugh and offensive coordinator Matt Nagy, and collectors will certainly pay attention to Dart’s every move once players get back onto the field in several months.
Pictured: 2025 Panini Prizm Blue Shimmer #332
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Kon Knueppel
Consecutive Weeks on Hot List: 🔥🔥
The Hornets come out of the All-Star break with wins in 10 of their last 11 games and Knueppel accounts for a good chunk of their success. The sharp-shooting 20-year-old rookie made multiple 3-pointers in each of the last four games, and his offensive production has helped lift Charlotte into the postseason conversation.
Pictured: 2025-26 Topps Chrome Rookie Autographs Geometric Gold #TCAR-KK
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2025-26 Topps Chrome Sapphire Basketball
Consecutive Weeks on Hot List: 🔥🔥🔥
With a limited production and plenty of chases, 2025-26 Topps Chrome Sapphire Basketball has been a hit with collectors since its release on January 22. From low-numbered autographs and parallels to rare inserts, the product delivers hit after hit for collectors and many of those cards are quick sellers on secondary marketplaces.
Pictured: 2025-26 Topps Chrome Sapphire Autos Gold #TCA-VW
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Macklin Celebrini
The NHL may be on break for the Olympics, but that doesn’t mean some of the league’s top talent isn’t making headlines. Team Canada has been one of the best squads at the Milano Cortina Games, and Celebrini is a big reason why. With four goals and two assists, Celebrini is fourth in total points at the Olympics and tied for the lead in goals.
Pictured: 2024-25 Upper Deck Young Guns Outburst #451
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Matthew Stafford
Despite several star-studded years throughout his career, Stafford had never won an MVP until this season at age 37. The Rams quarterback led the NFL with 4,707 passing yards and a career-high 46 touchdowns. Los Angeles ultimately fell short of making the Super Bowl, but Stafford’s electric performance gives the team optimism for next season because it’s clear the 17-year veteran isn’t planning to age out of the league anytime soon.
Pictured: 2009 Topps Chrome Cooper Refractor #TC201
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Auston Matthews
As captain of Team USA at the Milano Cortina Olympic Games, Matthews has put the U.S. squad in position to make a run at a medal with his five points and scrappy defense. “The way he plays the whole game defensively — winning faceoffs, he’s great down low and he’s always in the right place,” said teammate Matt Boldy. “The way he’s able to score and the way he’s able to play such an honest game is pretty remarkable.”
Pictured: 2016-17 Upper Deck Young Guns #201
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Where does the Cold list come from? Rizzo? Murray? These guys haven’t been relevant in years. Same with Ja
I’m looking for a gem mint PSA 10 graded autographed rookie card numbered 1 out of 1 of the next big sensation.