Patrick Mahomes Autograph Cards Coming to 2026 Topps Chrome Football

Patrick Mahomes is getting new Topps autograph cards, with the company announcing that the three-time Super Bowl MVP will begin appearing as a signer in upcoming Topps products starting with 2026 Topps Chrome Football. The announcement gives collectors another major autograph chase ahead of the November 18 release, although Topps has not yet revealed which autograph sets will feature Mahomes, how many signed cards will be produced or what numbered parallels may be available.

Mahomes was already part of the broader 2026 Topps Chrome Football checklist before the autograph announcement. One of the more unusual elements of this year’s product is a group of short-print sets imagining what Topps Chrome Football might have looked like during the years when the product was absent. The 2017 Chrome Football checklist includes Mahomes alongside Myles Garrett, Christian McCaffrey, T.J. Watt and George Kittle, with Refractor parallels ranging from Green versions numbered to 99 down to one-of-one SuperFractors.

The newly announced autograph cards are separate from that previously revealed short-print checklist and add another Mahomes collecting component to a product that already includes a deep autograph lineup. Topps says 2026 Chrome Football will feature signatures from rookies, current stars and NFL legends, including Base Variation Autographs, Rookie Variation Autographs, Chrome Legends Autographs and the NFL Honors Gold Shield Autograph series.

Mahomes joins a product that Topps has been steadily building up ahead of release. The company recently announced that 1-of-1 Premiere Patch Autograph cards from players in the 2023 and 2024 NFL Draft classes will also be included, with those cards featuring patches worn the first time each player suited up in the NFL. The latest Mahomes announcement adds an established superstar to the growing list of high-end autograph chases surrounding the release.

The significance for Mahomes collectors is that Topps did not describe this as a one-product appearance. Its announcement says Mahomes will have autograph cards in “upcoming Topps products,” beginning with Chrome Football, indicating that additional signed Mahomes cards are planned beyond the November release. Topps has not yet identified those future products.

2026 Topps Chrome Football itself features a 400-card base set consisting of 300 veterans and 100 rookies from the 2026 NFL Draft class. Other announced inserts include Ultra Violet, Chrome Radiating Rookies, Game Genies, Kaiju, Tecmo and new short-print sets such as Madden 99 Club, Glass Canvas and Super Bowl at Night.

The product is scheduled to release November 18, according to Topps’ official release calendar.