A Ranking Of The Top 10 Jalen Hurts Rookie Cards

Jalen Hurts, until his Super Bowl 57 run, has been the underappreciated 2020 rookie quarterback. Remember back to the 2020 season when all the quarterback talk was focused on the Big 3? Herbert, Burrow and Tua.

And, to be fair, Herbert, Burrow and Tua have had very great starts to their career. Burrow, of course, has already had his Super Bowl run the previous year. 

But now, the football world and eyes of collectors turn to Hurts, who has put together an MVP-caliber season while leading the Philadelphia Eagles to the NFC regular season and post-season title, not to mention the 2025 Super Bowl.

To celebrate the breakout of the fourth great 2020 quarterback, here are the Top 10 Jalen Hurts rookie cards you should consider collecting. 

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What is the best Jalen Hurts rookie card?

Between Hurts’ development and the talent on the roster around him, he will be a perennial contender moving forward. We wanted to identify the top 10 cards to invest in. The list works for raw or ungraded cards (or cards you buy raw and then grade). 

Please note: to make for a more “collectible” list, I didn’t include short-printed cards. Obviously, a 1-of-1 Flawless Hurts rookie would be better than an Optic rookie, but I’d rather write about cards that all of us can attain if we wanted.

Also note that a rare, numbered parallel of any of the cards on this list would also be considered a better investment. For example, a /199 Optic would be better than an unnumbered Optic holo. 

10) Donruss Rated Rookie

The Donruss Rated Rookie is one of the most simple but attractive rookies to hit the market every year. Without the optichrome finish, this paper card feels a lot more like the timeless rookies of old, and the iconic Rated Rookie emblem only adds to the nostalgia.

These cards are not very expensive and, if you’re looking to invest in them, I’d consider either buying a dozen and grading them with an economy service to get some 10s or just buying 10s on your own.

If you’re looking to invest in something with a lower population, the colored-border parallels of the Rated Rookie demand more of a premium but have a lower supply.

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9) Prizm Black –  Silver

At some point, I might become known as the #1 Chronicles hater in the world since I constantly complain about the product in my writing. That said, the 2020 Chronicles product introduced Prizm Black, a dark-background version of Prizm. Was it a bit gimmicky and nothing but a stunt to fuel sales?

Absolutely. But do these cards still have a big following and a decent number of fans? Yes. While the normal Prizm Silver will be a better investment 10/10 times, grabbing a silver parallel of the Prizm Black isn’t a bad idea either. 

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8) Donruss Optic Base

The Donruss Optic Rated Rookie captures the ageless design of the Donruss Rated Rookie and adds opti-chrome. The same concerns for the Donruss Rated Rookie hold true for this card – a large population that’s only worth holding with PSA 10s – but that doesn’t mean it isn’t worth considering as a Top 10 card for this list.

Optic is arguably the second most popular product (at least at the mid-tier), so the Hurts rookies are naturally going to be a popular chase. 

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7) Prizm Base

Prizm, in terms of collectability, is as good as it gets. If you’re talking graded rookie cards, Prizm has become such an iconic Panini brand that it’s almost synonymous with sports card investing.

The problem is there are already over 4,000 of these cards graded a PSA 10 and that number will only continue to climb as PSA opens up to more economic submissions.

Because they’re base, there are way too many of them in circulation for them to feel “exclusive” in any way. Still, a nice Prizm rookie is as good as it gets. 

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6) Mosaic Silver 

Mosaic has a lot of colored variations and any of them would be a nice addition to your collection, but the Silver is the one I’m recommending because there are enough of them for serious collectors to get one (325 graded as PSA 10s at the time of writing), and also attractive enough to catch eyes of the collectors who chase Optic holos and Prizm silvers. 

The Mosaic Silver rookie card is one of the rarest non-numbered rookie cards from Mosaic (not, this is different than the “mosaic” version of this same card). It’s a great-looking card and from Mosaics’ inaugural season.

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5) Optic Rookie Autograph

The Optic Jalen Hurts rookie autograph is an amazing card for a number of reasons. For one, it’s an on-card rookie autograph and we all love that. It’s also probably the most accessible high-end rookie autograph card for Hurt.

The Prizm autograph (which is a sticker auto, at that) is considered an SP and priced very, very high accordingly. 

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4) Panini Select Field Level

Select Football has three tiers: Concourse, Premier, and Field Level. The PSA grading populations of those for Hurts, in order, is: 363, 16, 83. While none of them have high populations, the Field Level’s pop of sub-100 makes it a really attractive investment.

You can go even bigger and better with the parallels of this card if your budget allows, or alternatively, you could invest in a more common tier of this card (such as the premier) if it’s easier on your budget. 

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3) Contenders (Optic) Rookie Auto

If you’re looking for a Hurts autograph that costs under five figures, this is the card for you. This is the rarest card on the list but I still kept it on the list since it isn’t numbered.

Contenders Optic takes the charm of Contenders and adds chromium technology, and the result is a dazzling autograph that is hard to pull but great to invest in. There are colored variations of this card too – all of which are numbered – so you can invest as your budget allows. 

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2) Optic Holo and Parallels

As we discussed in #8, Donruss Optic is nearly as good as it gets when you’re looking for a product most collectors like and chase. It combines a high ceiling of potential with decent accessibility, and that’s why there was never any doubt it would be in the top 2 on this list. The Holo is the silver prizm version of the base rookie that adds an extra layer of rarity.

Taking the Optic Rated Rookie design and adding refractive technology makes for a phenomenal card that I encourage anybody to check out (and population reports always reveal significantly less Optic Holos than Silver Prizms). I added “parallels” here with the numbered versions in mind. Yes, they’ll cost more… but they’ll also be even more valuable in the future. 

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1) Prizm Silver and Parallels

This shouldn’t be a surprise. There’s a reason why we named Prizm the top sports card brand for investing in our top Top 10 list. Silver Prizms are the king of sports card investing, particularly if they’re graded as a gem.

They’re an exciting card because they can come from hobby boxes or Walmart blasters, but they’re also becoming the standard currency of all collectibles. The chase for Silver Prizms is infectious and fun, which is what the hobby is all about.

The numbered (or even non-numbered) Hurts Prizm parallels will cost even more, but if you have the funds to make this long-term investment in one of the NFL’s best young quarterbacks, it could pay off big time down the road. 

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The bottom line on investing in Jalen Hurts rookie cards

Jalen Hurts has a bright future in the NFL and plenty of reasons to get excited about him and his cards. AJ Brown, Devonta Smith and Dallas Goedart will be Eagles for the foreseeable future, and Hurts’ well-rounded talent will keep the Eagles not only flying but soaring.

Jalen Hurts has a bright future in the NFL and plenty of reasons to get excited about him and his cards. AJ Brown, Devonta Smith and Dallas Goedart will be Eagles for the foreseeable future, and Hurts’ well-rounded talent will keep the Eagles not only flying, but soaring. What do you think of Jalen Hurts? What will his cards be worth in 5 years? Let us know on Twitter @card_lines and be sure to subscribe to our newsletter, which brings investment advice and industry news straight to your inbox twice a week.

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