There’s a new king of NFL merchandise sales and it shouldn’t be much of a surprise. Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes moved past Tom Brady into the No. 1 spot on the NFLPA’s list of top 50 selling players.
The list is considered a ranking of players based on sales from March 1, 2019 through Feb. 29, 2020.
Brady, who signed with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers after the 2019 season, fell to number 2.
The list is made up of sales reports for all officially licensed NFL player-identified merchandise and includes online and traditional retail outlets as reported by dozens of NFLPA licensees.
Categories include trading cards, bobbleheads, collectible figures, men’s, women’s and youth game jerseys, T-shirts and hoodies, wall decals, pennants, matted and framed photos and many other items.
While it doesn’t likely include items sold at places such as hobby shops, card shows or on Facebook, it does provide some valuable insight on the most popular players at the current time. From a trading card perspective, it’s likely Kyler Murray, Deshaun Watson, Josh Allen, Daniel Jones, Davante Adams, Sam Darnold and Josh Jacobs would have fared a little better.
Here’s a look at the Top 50:
Player Team
1 Patrick Mahomes II Kansas City Chiefs
2 Tom Brady New England Patriots
3 Lamar Jackson Baltimore Ravens
4 Ezekiel Elliott Dallas Cowboys
5 Baker Mayfield Cleveland Browns
6 Aaron Rodgers Green Bay Packers
7 Odell Beckham Jr. Cleveland Browns
8 Khalil Mack Chicago Bears
9 Jimmy Garoppolo San Francisco 49ers
10 George Kittle San Francisco 49ers
11 Saquon Barkley New York Giants
12 Dak Prescott Dallas Cowboys
13 Drew Brees New Orleans Saints
14 JuJu Smith-Schuster Pittsburgh Steelers
15 Russell Wilson Seattle Seahawks
16 Nick Bosa San Francisco 49ers
17 Carson Wentz Philadelphia Eagles
18 Alvin Kamara New Orleans Saints
19 Julian Edelman New England Patriots
20 Josh Allen Buffal Bills
21 Mitchell Trubisky Chicago Bears
22 Adam Thielen Minnesota Vikings
23 Christian McCaffrey Carolina Panthers
24 Leighton Vander Esch Dallas Cowboys
25 Sam Darnold New York Jets
26 Travis Kelce Kansas City Chiefs
27 Deshaun Watson Houston Texans
28 Daniel Jones New York Giants
29 Todd Gurley Los Angeles Rams
30 Amari Cooper Dallas Cowboys
31 Zach Ertz Philadelphia Eagles
32 J.J. Watt Houston Texans
33 Josh Jacobs Oakland Raiders
34 Von Miller Denver Bronocs
35 T.J. Watt Pittsburgh Steelers
36 Jason Witten Dallas Cowboys
37 Kyler Muray Arizona Cardinals
38 Michael Thomas New Orleans Saints
39 Stefon Diggs Minnesota Vikings
40 Le’Veon Bell New York Jets
41 Jamal Adams New York Jets
42 Julio Jones Atlanta Falcons
43 Garnder Minshew Jacksonville Jaguars
44 Nick Foles Jacksonville Jaguars
45 Davante Adams Green Bay Packers
46 Minkah Fitzpatrick Pittsburgh Steelers
47 James Conner Pittsburgh Steelers
48 Rob Gronkowski New England Patriots
49 Derek Carr Oakland Raiders
50 Aaron Donald Los Angeles Rams