2026 Topps Midnight Football is listed for November 13, 2026, by Topps; release dates can move. Topps has published the checklist but no pack odds that we could find as of November 8, so this guide sticks to what a box holds and what the checklist says.
What's in a box
A Hobby box is one pack of seven cards, with three autographs, according to Topps' launch listing as recorded on our set page. First Day Issue is a separate box type with its own listing; our set data has it at one seven-card pack with three autographs and two parallels. This guide is about the Hobby box.
Three autographs, 32 teams
Each autograph card on this checklist has one signer and one team. So in a one-box team break, three cards decide which spots get an autograph, and at most three of the 32 teams can get one. At least 29 of the 32 teams get none from a single box. That is arithmetic from the box contents, not odds.
What the checklist holds
Our read of the checklist on November 8 has 636 cards in 20 subsets, covering 184 players:
- A 100-card base set.
- 200 insert cards in 8 subsets. Constellations has 15 cards that each show two players, so those count as 30 entries.
- 336 autograph cards in 11 subsets, from 155 signers. 78 of them also carry a relic piece (Rookie Jersey Autographs, Moonlit Materials Signatures and REM Relic Autographs).
How the autographs spread across teams
The 336 autograph cards are far from even across teams, as of our November 8 read:
- The 12 teams with the most have 14 to 23 autograph cards each, 195 between them, more than half of the autographs.
- The 9 teams with the fewest have 1 to 6 each, 35 between them.
- Two teams have one autograph card each on the whole checklist.
That is a count of cards on the checklist, not odds. Topps hasn't said how often each autograph subset turns up, and a team whose autographs sit in rarer subsets is less likely to get one than its card count suggests. If every autograph card were equally likely, which Topps does not say, a team with 23 of the 336 cards would have about 23 times the chance of a team with one.
Printed teams and older team names
Cards are listed under the team printed on them, which isn't always a player's current team: a card can show a team the player was on years ago. Cards printed with a franchise's older name (the Houston Oilers and the San Diego Chargers, one autograph each) are counted with the team it became, so the counts above cover 32 teams. Before you buy, ask how the break assigns a card like that. Every Card Break Format explains the formats.
Questions collectors ask
Is an autograph guaranteed in a box?
Yes. Topps' launch listing, as recorded on our set page, guarantees three autographs in a Hobby box.
Will my team get an autograph?
Not necessarily. Three autographs go to at most three of the 32 teams, so at least 29 teams get none, and some teams have only a handful of autograph cards on the checklist.
How much should I spend on a spot?
Set a budget before the break and spend only what you'd be fine with if your team gets no autograph, as at least 29 of the 32 teams will in a one-box team break.
Check your team before release day
The 2026 Topps Midnight Football set page lists every subset and each team's cards. Look up your team's autograph cards there before you buy a spot.
