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All 78 breakout picks · Updated September 2026

Every breakout pick we score

Every player and card entry in the breakout picks tool, with its four scores. The price range and the buy/hold/sell call for each one are behind the login.

Baseball (13)

Breakout Pick	Breakout	Card upside	Access	Risk	Horizon
Caminero HR-Chase Flip	91	80	55	38	roughly a month
Chase DeLauter	84	88	55	30	about a year
Corbin Carroll	78	85	65	30	about six months
Ethan Salas	58	84	78	48	about three years
George Lombard Jr.	78	84	60	46	about a year
JJ Wetherholt	88	92	42	30	about a year
Junior Caminero	93	90	55	32	about a year
Kevin McGonigle	88	92	38	22	about a year
Kevin McGonigle All-Star Peak (Partial Sell)	58	55	38	36	roughly a month
Munetaka Murakami	88	90	43	26	about a year
Roman Anthony	72	86	72	45	about a year
Ronald Acuña Jr.	65	90	45	46	about a year
Shohei Ohtani Historic-Season Peak (Sell)	55	33	38	48	about six months

Basketball (11)

Breakout Pick	Breakout	Card upside	Access	Risk	Horizon
AJ Dybantsa	72	80	85	55	about two years
Cameron Boozer	89	90	62	34	about a year
Cooper Flagg	96	96	32	20	about a year
Ja Morant	58	92	55	54	about six months
Kon Knueppel	86	80	55	30	about a year
Olivia Miles	92	85	68	32	about six months
Tre Johnson	58	76	70	56	about two years
Wembanyama Y3 Peak (Partial Sell)	55	36	15	36	about six months
Yves Missi	54	74	80	44	about two years
Zaccharie Risacher	60	78	65	46	about a year
Zion Williamson	60	94	45	57	about six months

Football (11)

Breakout Pick	Breakout	Card upside	Access	Risk	Horizon
Bhayshul Tuten	74	74	78	42	about a year
Carnell Tate	82	81	70	48	about a year
CJ Stroud	78	88	55	38	about six months
Fernando Mendoza	78	88	48	52	about a year
Jayden Daniels Sophomore Peak (Sell)	50	34	55	46	about six months
Jeremiyah Love	86	88	58	34	about a year
Luther Burden III	82	82	65	34	about a year
Malik Nabers	84	90	55	48	about a year
Shedeur Sanders	48	65	72	68	about six months
Travis Hunter	58	70	60	60	about six months
Tyler Shough	78	84	73	36	about a year

Soccer (6)

Breakout Pick	Breakout	Card upside	Access	Risk	Horizon
Geovany Quenda	74	88	78	36	about a year
Lamine Yamal	83	92	38	34	about a year
Lennart Karl	52	96	75	38	about three years
Nico Paz	95	95	65	20	about a year
Noah Sadiki	78	82	90	32	about two years
Yan Diomande	76	90	85	44	about a year

Formula 1 (5)

Breakout Pick	Breakout	Card upside	Access	Risk	Horizon
Antonelli Race-Weekend Recurring Flip	89	82	35	28	roughly a month
Gabriel Bortoleto	68	80	82	36	about three years
Isack Hadjar	56	82	82	56	about a year
Kimi Antonelli	98	98	35	18	about a year
Oliver Bearman	66	80	72	50	about two years

Pokémon (5)

Breakout Pick	Breakout	Card upside	Access	Risk	Horizon
Charizard ex SAR	72	87	40	22	about two years
Pikachu ex SIR	74	74	48	26	about two years
Pokemon 30th Celebration (Sept 16)	84	87	68	32	about six months
Prismatic Evolutions Sealed ETBs	66	60	60	26	about two years
Umbreon VMAX Alt Art	68	85	15	26	about three years

Tennis (4)

Breakout Pick	Breakout	Card upside	Access	Risk	Horizon
Coco Gauff	78	85	60	32	about a year
Iva Jovic	82	86	86	32	about a year
Jakub Mensik	78	88	74	50	about two years
Learner Tien	90	92	78	22	about two years

Magic: The Gathering (4)

Breakout Pick	Breakout	Card upside	Access	Risk	Horizon
Commander Staples (Foil/Extended)	74	80	75	30	about three years
Reserved List Dual Lands	62	92	10	10	five years or longer
The One Ring (Serialized)	60	98	1	15	five years or longer
Universes Beyond Serialized	80	92	18	42	about two years

Starwars (4)

Breakout Pick	Breakout	Card upside	Access	Risk	Horizon
1977 Topps Star Wars Luke Skywalker #1	55	96	2	28	five years or longer
Carrie Fisher Topps Autographs	62	92	8	28	five years or longer
Spark of Rebellion Showcase Leaders	58	74	45	58	about three years
SWU Serialized /250 Chase Cards	72	90	12	42	about two years

Yu-Gi-Oh (3)

Breakout Pick	Breakout	Card upside	Access	Risk	Horizon
Dark End Dragon (Prize Card)	50	95	2	10	five years or longer
Vintage 1st Edition LOB/MRD	60	90	15	18	five years or longer
Yu-Gi-Oh Magnificent Monsters (Sept 4)	75	76	85	36	roughly a month

Hockey (3)

Breakout Pick	Breakout	Card upside	Access	Risk	Horizon
Connor Bedard Y3 Peak (Sell)	52	35	35	42	about six months
Lane Hutson	96	98	45	18	about a year
Macklin Celebrini	94	96	44	22	about a year

Golf (3)

Breakout Pick	Breakout	Card upside	Access	Risk	Horizon
Ludvig Aberg	78	80	46	28	about a year
Robert MacIntyre	66	72	75	34	about two years
Scottie Scheffler Peak (Sell)	58	42	55	38	about six months

Wrestling (2)

Breakout Pick	Breakout	Card upside	Access	Risk	Horizon
Je'Von Evans	74	86	80	32	about a year
Oba Femi	92	90	60	20	about a year

Lorcana (2)

Breakout Pick	Breakout	Card upside	Access	Risk	Horizon
Elsa — Spirit of Winter (Enchanted)	70	88	18	40	about three years
Lorcana Iconic Rarity (Fabled onward)	66	84	10	55	about two years

UFC (1)

Breakout Pick	Breakout	Card upside	Access	Risk	Horizon
Quillan Salkilld	86	84	65	32	about a year

Riftbound (1)

Breakout Pick	Breakout	Card upside	Access	Risk	Horizon
Riftbound TCG (League of Legends)	78	84	55	58	about a year

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