Players Heating Up in the Sports Card Market — July 11, 2026

Two names stand out in today’s data: Anthony Edwards and Jordan Love. Edwards is showing an 18% price jump with listings nearly flat, a combination that signals demand is outpacing available supply. Love’s market tells a sharper story — prices up 15% while total listings are actually contracting, even as new inventory enters, suggesting collectors are absorbing cards faster than sellers can replenish them. Both patterns are worth watching closely as momentum in tight-supply markets tends to compound.

Today’s data surfaces a few distinct patterns worth separating. C.J. Stroud and Ted Williams stand out among the price gainers — both showing double-digit price gains while new inventory is actually contracting, a combination that historically reflects genuine demand pulling supply off the market rather than seller-driven activity. On the other end of the spectrum, Roman Anthony, Aaron Judge, and Mike Trout are seeing significant new inventory entering the market alongside modest or flat price movement, which signals collectors are watching whether that fresh supply gets absorbed or starts to weigh on prices. Josh Allen is the outlier that demands attention — a 35.5% price drop paired with a 26.7% new inventory spike suggests something beyond normal market fluctuation, and collectors already engaged in that market may want to track whether this is a temporary dislocation or a more sustained repricing.

Heating Up Players
Player Price Change Listings Change Heat Score
Anthony Edwards +18.0% +0.7% 61
Jordan Love +15.0% -3.5% 54
Shohei Ohtani +12.7% -0.7% 61
C. J. Stroud +11.9% -1.7% 53
Ted Williams +11.4% +0.0% 57
Chet Holmgren +10.0% -3.4% 54
Bobby Witt Jr. +8.4% -5.9% 48
Hank Aaron +8.0% +0.3% 53
Patrick Mahomes II +7.5% -0.3% 48
Justin Jefferson +7.0% +2.2% 55

Featured players: Giannis Antetokounmpo, Shohei Ohtani, Anthony Edwards