2026 Upper Deck CFL Football Checklist, Release Details

2026 Upper Deck CFL Football Brings Back a Familiar Format With Key Changes

2026 Upper Deck CFL Football continues Upper Deck’s long-running Canadian football release with a straightforward checklist and a small group of chase elements. The product stays true to the flagship style collectors expect, but this year’s hobby configuration introduces a notable packaging change and removes memorabilia cards from the mix.

Hobby boxes still contain the same total number of cards as recent editions, but the pack-out has changed. Instead of eight packs of 12 cards, which had been the standard since 2023, collectors will now find 16 packs of six cards per hobby box. The box contents also shift away from relics, with no memorabilia cards included in the 2026 product. Autographs remain part of the format, and the number of numbered cards and Gold parallels per box is up compared with recent years.

2026 Upper Deck CFL Football Hobby Box Breakdown

Each hobby box is configured to deliver two autographs, eight numbered cards, and 22 Gold parallels. That combination gives the release a familiar chase structure while keeping the checklist centered on CFL veterans and rookies.

Cards per pack: 6
Packs per box: 16
Boxes per case: 16 total, arranged as two eight-box inner cases
Set size: 100 cards
Release date: August 19, 2026, subject to change
Autographs per hobby box: 2
Gold parallels per hobby box: 22
Numbered parallels per hobby box: 8

Upper Deck has not announced print runs for cards without serial numbers.

Base Set Structure: Veterans and Star Rookies

The 2026 base set again totals 100 cards and is split into two sections. Cards 1 through 80 feature CFL veterans, while cards 81 through 100 make up the Star Rookies subset. The rookie portion is a notable part of the release because Star Rookies have not appeared in Upper Deck CFL flagship since 2015.

Veteran base cards are joined by a deep parallel lineup that includes Gold, Deluxe, UD Exclusives, Purple, and High Gloss versions. Gold parallels for veterans fall one per pack, while the other numbered versions provide the serial-numbered chase.

The Star Rookies subset follows the same parallel structure, with one key difference in Gold frequency. Star Rookies Gold parallels fall one per four packs.

Veteran Base Parallels

Gold 1:1 packs
Deluxe /250
UD Exclusives /100
Purple /49
High Gloss /10

Star Rookies Base Parallels

Gold 1:4 packs
Deluxe /250
UD Exclusives /100
Purple /49
High Gloss /10

Autographs Return Across the Base Checklist

Autographs remain one of the core chase elements in 2026 Upper Deck CFL Football. Collectors can find autograph parallels from both the veteran base set and the Star Rookies subset.

Veteran autograph parallels are the more common of the two, landing at an average of one per 10 packs. Star Rookies autograph parallels are tougher, arriving at an average of one per 34 packs.

Autograph Parallel Breakdown

Base Autograph Parallel: 64 cards, 1:10 packs
Base Autograph Parallel Star Rookies: 13 cards, 1:34 packs

The autograph checklist includes a mix of veteran standouts and rookie names across all nine CFL teams. Some cards are marked SP in the source checklist, indicating short-printed entries within the autograph lineup.

2026 Upper Deck CFL Football Base Checklist Highlights

The veteran checklist covers 80 cards and features players from the Hamilton Tiger Cats, Montreal Alouettes, Ottawa REDBLACKS, Saskatchewan Roughriders, Toronto Argonauts, Winnipeg Blue Bombers, BC Lions, Calgary Stampeders, and Edmonton Elks. The list includes a number of established names such as Brady Oliveira, Zach Collaros, Nathan Rourke, Bo Levi Mitchell, Trevor Harris, and Cody Fajardo, along with many other current CFL contributors.

Card 80 is a dual-player base card featuring Trevor Harris and Nathan Rourke, listed for the Saskatchewan Roughriders and BC Lions.

The Star Rookies subset begins at card 81 and runs through card 100. The rookie checklist includes Jaydon Grant, Robert Carter Jr., Derek Slywka, Payton Collins, Keelan White, Stevie Scott III, Kyler Fisher, Chelen Garnes, Quincy Vaughn, Jackson Findlay, Aaron Casey, Travis Theis, Philip Ossai, Kenneth Logan Jr., Chris Fortin, Seven McGee, Anthony Johnson, Devin Veresuk, Mark Vassett, and Trey Vaval.

Team Set Checklists Organize the Product by Club

In addition to the master checklist, Upper Deck has broken out the 2026 CFL set by team. These team pages make it easier to track which players appear for each club, although the team listings do not include parallel information. For that, collectors still need to reference the full checklist.

The team set breakdown covers all nine CFL teams. Each team section lists the base cards, Star Rookies, and autograph parallels tied to that club.

BC Lions Team Set

Base cards: Jonah Tavai, Mathieu Betts, James Butler, Sean Whyte, Justin McInnis, Keon Hatcher, Nathan Rourke, Trevor Harris/Nathan Rourke
Star Rookies: Robert Carter Jr., Jackson Findlay, Seven McGee
Autograph parallels: Jonah Tavai, Mathieu Betts, Justin McInnis, Keon Hatcher, Nathan Rourke
Autograph Star Rookies: Jackson Findlay, Seven McGee

Calgary Stampeders Team Set

Base cards: Derrick Moncrief, Clarence Hicks, Folarin Orimolade, Jaylon Hutchings, Jalen Philpot, Zack Williams, Dedrick Mills
Star Rookies: Jaydon Grant, Quincy Vaughn, Chris Fortin, Anthony Johnson, Mark Vassett
Autograph parallels: Derrick Moncrief, Folarin Orimolade, Jalen Philpot, Zack Williams, Dedrick Mills
Autograph Star Rookies: Jaydon Grant, Quincy Vaughn, Chris Fortin, Anthony Johnson, Mark Vassett

Edmonton Elks Team Set

Base cards: Javon Leake, Justin Rankin, Kordell Jackson, Cody Fajardo, David Beard, Joel Dublanko, Malik Carney
Star Rookies: Chelen Garnes, Kenneth Logan Jr.
Autograph parallels: Javon Leake, Justin Rankin, Kordell Jackson, David Beard, Joel Dublanko, Malik Carney
Autograph Star Rookies: Chelen Garnes, Kenneth Logan Jr.

Hamilton Tiger Cats Team Set

Base cards: Stavros Katsantonis, Coulter Woodmansey, Kiondre Smith, Wynton McManis, Jamal Peters, Julian Howsare, Brandon Revenberg, Bo Levi Mitchell, Kenny Lawler, Marc Liegghio, Liam Dobson
Star Rookies: Kyler Fisher, Philip Ossai, Devin Veresuk
Autograph parallels: Stavros Katsantonis, Coulter Woodmansey, Kiondre Smith, Wynton McManis, Jamal Peters, Julian Howsare, Brandon Revenberg, Bo Levi Mitchell, Kenny Lawler, Marc Liegghio
Autograph Star Rookies: Philip Ossai

Montreal Alouettes Team Set

Base cards: Pier-Olivier Lestage, Kabion Ento, Isaac Adeyemi-Berglund, Jose Maltos Diaz, Tyler Snead, Justin Lawrence, Davis Alexander, Tyrell Richards, Nick Callender, Tyrice Beverette
Star Rookies: Stevie Scott III, Travis Theis
Autograph parallels: Pier-Olivier Lestage, Kabion Ento, Isaac Adeyemi-Berglund, Jose Maltos Diaz, Tyler Snead, Justin Lawrence, Davis Alexander, Tyrell Richards, Nick Callender, Tyrice Beverette
Autograph Star Rookies: Stevie Scott III, Travis Theis

Ottawa REDBLACKS Team Set

Base cards: Eugene Lewis, Justin Hardy, C.J. Reavis, Dino Boyd, Dru Brown, A.J. Allen, Kalil Pimpleton, Daniel Adeboboye
Star Rookies: Keelan White
Autograph parallels: Eugene Lewis, C.J. Reavis, A.J. Allen, Kalil Pimpleton

Saskatchewan Roughriders Team Set

Base cards: Nick Wiebe, Jacob Brammer, Micah Johnson, Jermarcus Hardrick, Jameer Thurman, Trevor Harris, Dohnte Meyers, Tevaughn Campbell, Keesean Johnson, Rolan Milligan Jr., Logan Ferland, AJ Ouellette, Mike Rose, Trevor Harris/Nathan Rourke
Star Rookies: Payton Collins
Autograph parallels: Nick Wiebe, Jacob Brammer, Micah Johnson, Jermarcus Hardrick, Jameer Thurman, Trevor Harris, Keesean Johnson, Rolan Milligan Jr., Logan Ferland, AJ Ouellette, Mike Rose

Toronto Argonauts Team Set

Base cards: Damonte Coxie, Lirim Hajrullahu, Adarius Pickett, DaShaun Amos, Cameron Judge, Kevin Mital, Nick Arbuckle, Peter Nicastro
Star Rookies: Derek Slywka, Aaron Casey
Autograph parallels: Damonte Coxie, Lirim Hajrullahu, DaShaun Amos, Cameron Judge, Peter Nicastro

Winnipeg Blue Bombers Team Set

Base cards: Stanley Bryant, Tony Jones, Nic Demski, Brady Oliveira, Evan Holm, Jovan Santos-Knox, Zach Collaros, Jarell Broxton
Star Rookies: Trey Vaval
Autograph parallels: Stanley Bryant, Tony Jones, Nic Demski, Brady Oliveira, Evan Holm, Jovan Santos-Knox, Zach Collaros, Jarell Broxton
Autograph Star Rookies: Trey Vaval

Checklist Notes Collectors Should Know

The source checklist identifies several autograph cards with SP designations, including some veteran names such as Eugene Lewis, Jonah Tavai, Derrick Moncrief, Tony Jones, Isaac Adeyemi-Berglund, Nic Demski, Brady Oliveira, Justin McInnis, Zach Collaros, Joel Dublanko, Keon Hatcher, and others. Those SP tags are part of the published checklist and should be treated as short-printed entries within the autograph parallel set.

Because Upper Deck has not announced print runs for non-serial-numbered cards, collectors will need to rely on pack odds and the published checklist structure when evaluating scarcity. The numbered parallels available in the set are Deluxe /250, UD Exclusives /100, Purple /49, and High Gloss /10, with Gold serving as the most accessible parallel tier.

With the return of Star Rookies, the removal of memorabilia cards, and the revised 16-pack hobby format, 2026 Upper Deck CFL Football keeps the flagship CFL release focused on the league’s current stars while adding a few changes to the familiar formula.