Drop Calendar
Upcoming card sets, kits, and collabs, with release dates as reported in our daily coverage. A date appears here only when a source stated it; dates in motion are marked. See past drops in the archive, or the drops still to be announced.
September 2026
Cardlines states a September 25, 2026 release with a suggested retail price around $250 a hobby box, the first price reported for this set; the date matches Checklist Insider's figure carried in our August 29 edition.
Checklist Insider states an estimated release date of September 25, 2026, sold as a Dutch Auction factory set opening at $750 per box; corroborated on Panini's own Coming Soon listing.
UK trade retailer Jakes Breaks states a release/ship date of 25/09/2026 (today) on its own pre-order listing; Futera's own site was not reached to confirm independently.
Topps' own product page states it is available for pre-order September 29, 2026; this is a presale date, the page does not separately state a street/ship date.
Presale opened September 1 at $94.99 a hobby box (previously reported in the 2026-09-01 edition); Checklist Insider states the product goes on general sale September 30, an on-sale date not previously confirmed.
Checklist Insider dates the release to September 30, 2026, cross-confirmed as forthcoming on Panini America's own Coming Soon page (no date given there).
Leaf's own releases page lists it Coming Soon with a stated release window of September 2026; no exact date given. WaxStat lists September 25, 2026 for the pack, not confirmed by Leaf.
October 2026
Standard hobby boxes release October 2, 2026 at a $289.99 presale price, per Checklist Insider. A separate First Day Issue Dutch auction opened September 25 at $1,500, guaranteeing a /14 Chrome autograph and /8 Chrome parallel per box; that auction has already sold out and its closing price is not stated.
Checklist Insider dates 2026 Bowman Football to October 2, with a First Day Issue auction opening September 25
Topps says 2026 Bowman Football will put officially licensed NFL and college cards in the same packs for the first time
Beckett News states an October 6, 2026 release date, subject to change per Beckett; previously TBA in our September 3 edition, which had presales opening September 8.
Cardlines reports the release is now scheduled for October 7, 2026 (subject to change), after the September 8 Topps.com pre-order sold out at $409.99 a box.
Sports Trading Cards UK estimates an October 9 ship date at GBP 550 a hobby box; Panini's own Coming Soon page still states no date, so this is a retailer estimate, not brand-confirmed.
Checklist Insider dates the release to October 9, 2026; eBay hobby-box listings range roughly $102 to $300.
Panini's own blog states the in-store Player of the Day promotion runs October 15 through December 1 at 400 hobby shops, tied to three new NWSL-licensed products; Donruss Optic NWSL itself was already dated to October 14 in a prior edition. Hobby-shop registration for the promotion opens today, September 16. No new product release date is stated here, so date stays null.
Checklist Insider states an estimated October 14, 2026 release; Topps presales opened September 15 at $99.99 a hobby box, corroborated by Collector Nation's release tracker.
Checklist Insider states an October 14, 2026 release date, with presales already open since September 14 at $109.99 for hobby boxes.
Checklist Insider states an estimated release date of October 14, 2026; not yet confirmed directly by Panini.
Checklist Insider states an estimated release date of October 14, 2026; not yet confirmed directly by Panini.
Topps' own launch page states shipping begins ahead of the October 15, 2026 release date; hobby box $469.99, sealed case $5,639.99.
Releases October 16, 2026, exclusively on launches.topps.com at $150 per Collector's Box, per Collector Nation; Cardlines (September 10) and WaxStat state the same date, and Cardlines marks it subject to change. Presales opened August 26. Topps's own launch page carries the price and a 10-box limit but no date.
Topps' own launch page confirms price ($150) and box configuration for the first time. The October 16, 2026 wider-release date was previously reported by Cardlines and ran in the 2026-09-11 edition; carried here, not restated by today's source.
Hobby release dated October 20, 2026 by Checklist Insider; presales opened August 20, 2026 at $79.99 per 10-card hobby box.
Collector Nation states the release date is October 21, 2026, with pre-orders open from September 21, 2026; Cardlines confirms the September 21 presale. Topps has not posted box configuration or price.
Collector Nation states the release date is October 21, 2026. Topps has not posted a date on its own page and other listings carry the same day only as an estimate, so the date is shown as in motion. Online presales opened September 21, 2026. The set ships in three formats (Holiday Boxes, Collector's Tins, Advent Calendars); no price, pack count, or purchase limit stated yet.
Checklist Insider dates the release to October 28, 2026; the page shows only secondary-market eBay listings for pricing, no official box price stated.
Blowout Buzz's First Buzz post states an October 30 release; Leaf's own product page confirms the box format (3 hits, 10 boxes/case) but still lists the release as Coming Soon, date not posted by the brand.
Footy Headlines reports (as a rumor, unconfirmed by Adidas or the club) a launch window around October 2026, tied to the club's October 12 anniversary date. No exact date stated.
Leaf's own releases page now lists it as Oct 2026, Coming Soon; the product page states no date or price. WaxStat lists October 7, 2026, a single calendar row not confirmed by Leaf.
November 2026
Yahoo Sports and Thekitman.co.uk both state on-sale November 3, 2026 via adidas.com; first worn November 16 vs Netherlands. No price stated by either source.
Topps' own product page states it is available November 17, 2026. Checklist Insider (Tier 2, reported detail) says presales opened September 18, 2026 at $169.99 a box.
Checklist Insider's release calendar dates the first standalone Crown Royale WNBA release to November 18, 2026; the manufacturer has not yet issued the full checklist.