Week 2 brought a brutal turn for quarterback card markets, with injuries knocking down two of the names that had been drawing real attention and a few other signal-callers helping their stock climb.
The biggest hit came with Jaxson Dart. After breaking news that his knee injury is worse than first believed, the Giants quarterback and the team are now dealing with the possibility of season-ending knee surgery, according to sources. That kind of update doesn’t just change a depth chart - it changes the market around a player fast.
Jayden Daniels is in a different, but still unsettling, spot. The Commanders quarterback dislocated his elbow in Sunday’s loss to the Cowboys, and it’s the third time he’s dealt with that injury over the last 10 months.
There’s no return timetable at the moment, though if he avoids surgery, he could be back in 4-5 weeks. Even if this doesn’t become a career-ending issue, the repeated nature of it makes “career altering” a fair way to describe the situation.
That matters for his cards, too. Daniels’ rookie Silver Prizm PSA 10 was in the $800-900 range before last November’s injury, then fell to a low of $570 by the end of the season. If he misses more extended time now, that card could slide again, especially with Washington looking outmatched through two weeks and its head coach sitting near the top of the first head coach fired lists.
On the other end of the spectrum, Brock Purdy is giving collectors a reason to stay interested. After San Francisco’s blowout of Miami, the 49ers are 2-0 and heading into a matchup with the Cardinals.
Purdy was sharp, throwing for nearly 300 yards and two touchdowns while missing on only two passes. He’s now tied for second among quarterbacks with six total touchdowns and is completing 80 percent of his throws, even if both games were basically over by halftime.
That kind of start can move a market quickly. Purdy’s card catalog has risen close to 15 percent since June, and his flagship rookie, the rookie Prizm PSA 10, is up close to $250 since the summer. If San Francisco keeps rolling against Arizona and makes a real postseason push, his market could be heading back toward the highs it reached in 2022-23.
Then there’s Tyler Shough, whose stock keeps getting more interesting by the week. His market jumped after the Week 1 near win over the Lions, even though his early play in that game was rough before the Saints’ comeback effort changed the whole tone. Week 2 only added to the buzz after an impressive win in Baltimore.
Two things are helping Shough right now. First, there just aren’t many recently drafted quarterbacks giving collectors much reason to buy elsewhere, with rookie No. 1 overall pick Fernando Mendoza still on the sidelines and speculative names like Carson Beck and Shedeur Sanders not yet seeing the field in 2026.
Second, New Orleans’ path is lining up nicely. The Saints appear to be the favorite in the NFC South after two weeks, and the division gives Shough a chance to stack numbers against six bad teams a year.
There’s also a ceiling here that’s easy to see. At best, Shough is a 2025 second-round pick leading a team that could be favored in every game moving forward outside of three matchups against the NFC North and a potentially tricky date with the Bengals. His prospect profile came with real questions, but his card market may be growing into something that’s hard to knock off its footing.
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Purdy singled out the line after the Dolphins game, noting how well the group protected him and how connected it looked working together. For a quarterback whose game depends on timing and rhythm, that kind of cohesion matters, especially with defenders like Myles Garrett already showing what this unit can survive when its playing at a high level. [Read more 🡒]