2026 Upper Deck Goodwin Champions Checklist

2026 Upper Deck Goodwin Champions is a 2,978-card multi-sport and pop-culture release that mixes athletes, entertainers and historical figures on a 100-card base. Its long parallel ladder, Goudey tribute cards and novelty relics such as Mount St. Helens volcanic ash and Colonial Currency set it apart. Exquisite Collection and Upper Deck Young Guns subsets add a rookie angle. It was released July 9, 2026.

What's in the checklist

• Base: 100 cards with Turquoise, Lucky Red, Glossy Black, Rainbow and Blank Backs, then Teal Steel /499, Orange Dots /399, Blue Checkers /299, Yellow Circles /199, Pink Confetti /149, Purple Diamond /99, Green Pixels /10 and Golden Galaxy 1/1
• Inserts: Goudey (50 cards), Hilarious Hometowns, World Mythology, Most Remote Locations, Shop Class, Splash of Color 3-D Lenticulars, WSL editions and Upper Deck Young Guns (50 cards, Outburst Gold 1/1)
• Autographs: Goudey, 50s Art Framed, Splash of Color, Royal Blue, Museum Collection USS Midway, That's So 90's, Exquisite Collection Rookies /99 and Legends of Rock Cut Signatures 1/1s
• Memorabilia: Meltdown Relics Mount St. Helens Volcanic Ash, Unsolved Loch Ness Monster, Colonial Currency, Semiquincentennial Quad Coin Relics /49 and 23XI Racing relics

Key names

The base set mixes David Blaine, Pete Sampras, Alicia Silverstone, Alexandre Dumas, Lamine Yamal and Denny Hamlin. Extended Series adds Michael Jordan, Tiger Woods, Michael Phelps, Alex Morgan and William Shatner. Legends of Rock cuts include Bill Haley, Bobby Darin, Jeff Beck, Chris Cornell and Chester Bennington, and Exquisite Collection rookie autograph cards feature Georgia Amoore, Darian Mensah and Madison Booker.

Grading considerations

Legends of Rock Cut Signatures, Golden Galaxy 1/1s and Exquisite Collection Rookies autographs are among the cards collectors commonly consider for grading. Lenticular cards scratch easily, and thick novelty relics need larger holders. See our grading scale.