2015 Topps Football Variations Guide and Checklist
With 100 variations in tow, 2015 Topps Football pushes close to variation overload. While the veterans generally feature a celebratory pose along with a different jersey color, the sheer overall number combined with a strong similarity among the rookie subjects means the 2015 Topps Football Variation short prints are not the easiest to spot. With that in mind, the following guide aims to eliminate any confusion with a detailed look at the image differences.
Although the 2015 Topps Football Variations are slightly easier to pull this year compared to 2014, Topps elected to not include the full variation list on the final checklist so the total number is not officially known. However, the solicitation put that number at 100 and that was also the case in 2014. This includes 40 rookie variations and 60 veteran variations.
Collectors will also likely notice that many legends of the game pop up as both base variations and autographs. In these instances, there are actually two variations for a single number. The pairings feature a top current and former player, with many at the same position and from the same team. This is the case for the Aaron Rodgers base card (#1) that has a celebration variation for Rodgers and a Brett Favre variation. Some even feature two legends with one current base player or simply a base card with one legend variation.
Another change from last year is that while the rookie variations have a different code on the card's back, the veteran cards do not. This means collectors have to pay more attention to the images. For base cards, the final three digits are 866, and that is the same number for veteran variations. Rookie variations switch that number to 901, so those will at least have a secondary option to distinguish from the base.
There are also a few rookies that only have signed variations. Those are not shown in the guide.
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Veterans
2015 Topps Football Variations Guide - Veterans
Inserted 1:16 jumbo packs. Some card numbers feature multiple players. Frank Gore (#230) and Colin Kaepernick (#238) have variations with switched numbers. So the variation for Gore is #238 and Kaepernick is #230.
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1 Aaron Rodgers  - Green Bay Packers
Base: Green jersey, throwing motion
Variation #1: White jersey, hands up
Variation #2: Brett Favre
3 Jordy Nelson - Green Bay Packers
Base: Green Jersey, catching ball near head
Variation: White jersey, tossing football
4Â Joseph Randle - Dallas Cowboys
Base: Running with ball on chest (Gold parallel)
Variation #1:Â Tony Romo
Variation #2: Roger Staubach
Variation #2 -Â Roger Staubach
10 Eddie Lacy - Green Bay Packers
Base: Running with hand up
Variation:Â Tossing football
11 Clay Matthews - Green Bay Packers
Base: Tackling Jay Cutler
Variation: Jumping
15 Matt Forte - Chicago Bears
Base:Â Running
Variation #1:Â Pointing up
Variation #2:Â Gale Sayers
20 Randall Cobb - Green Bay Packers
Base: Jumping with ball
Variation:Â Running
25 Kelvin Benjamin - Carolina Panthers
Base: Light blue jersey (Pink parallel)
Variation:Â Black jersey
30 Cam Newton - Carolina Panthers
Base: Black jersey, throwing motion
Variation #1: White jersey, hand up
Variation #2: Braylon Beam (honorary coach)
Variation #2 - Braylon Beam (honorary coach)
35Â Dez Bryant - Dallas Cowboys
Base:Â Catching touchdown
Variation: Making "X" with hands
40 DeMarco Murray - Philadelphia Eagles
Base:Â Green jersey
Variation #1:Â White jersey
Variation #1:Â Emmitt Smith
Variation #2 - Emmitt Smith (Cowboys)
44Â Troy Polamalu - Pittsburgh Steelers
Base:Â Running
Variation #1:Â Standing
Variation #2:Â Ronnie Lott (49ers)
Variation #2 - Ronnie Lott (49ers)
50 Matt Ryan - Atlanta Falcons
Base:Â Throwing
Variation:Â Fist pump
55Â Julio Jones - Atlanta Falcons
Base: Horizontal layout, reaching with ball
Variation:Â Deion Sanders
65 Alshon Jeffery - Chicago Bears
Base: Holding ball out
Variation: Kneeling, hand on chest
70 Calvin Johnson - Detroit Lions
Base:Â Preparing to catch ball
Variation:Â Barry Sanders
75Â Arian Foster - Houston Texans
Base: Running with ball
Variation #1:Â Preparing to spike with intense facial expression
Variation #2:Â Earl Campbell (Oilers)
Variation #1 - Earl Campbell (Oilers)
80 Peyton Manning - Denver Broncos
Base: White jersey, ball near head
Variation #1:Â Orange jersey
Variation #2: John Elway
90Â Matthew Stafford - Detroit Lions
Base:Â White jersey, throwing
Variation:Â Blue jersey, fist pump
95Â Sammy Watkins - Buffalo Bills
Base:Â Stiff arm (Gold parallel)
Variation:Â Standing with ball
105Â Jamaal Charles - Kansas City Chiefs
Base: White jersey, running with ball in rain
Variation: White jersey, hand on chest
110 Jimmy Graham - Seattle SeahawksÂ
Base:Â Catching ball with two hands
Variation:Â Preparing to spike football
115 J.J. Watt - Houston Texans
Base: Running, hands low
Variation: Raised hand
120Â Odell Beckham Jr. - New York Giants
Base:Â One-handed catch
Variation #1:Â First down gesture
Variation #2:Â Jerry Rice
125 Tom Brady - New England Patriots
Base:Â Throwing
Variation:Â Punching air
130 Ben Roethlisberger - Pittsburgh Steelers
Base:Â Pre-throw
Variation #1: Hands up
Variation #2: Terry Bradshaw
150 Drew Brees - New Orleans Saints
Base: Black jersey
Variation: White jersey
155 Eli Manning - New York Giants
Base:Â White jersey, throwing
Variation: Blue jersey, fist pump
160Â Andrew Luck - Indianapolis Colts
Base:Â Throwing
Variation:Â Preparing to spike football
175Â Rob Gronkowski - New England Patriots
Base:Â Catching ball
Variation: Spiking football
182 T.Y. Hilton - Indianapolis Colts
Base:Â Running
Variation:Â Hands up
185 LeSean McCoy - Buffalo Bills
Base:Â Running to side, ball is high in arm
Variation:Â Running ahead, ball near waist
186 Jason Pierre-Paul - New York Giants
Base: White jersey, jumping
Variation:Â Lawrence Taylor
198 Ryan Tannehill - Miami Dolphins
Base:Â White jersey, throwing
Variation: Dan Marino
205 Mike Evans - Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Base: Red jersey, catching ball against helmet
Variation:Â White jersey, standing with football
206 Marshawn Lynch - Seattle Seahawks
Base: Horizontal layout, blue jersey (Gold parallel)
Variation:Â Terrell Davis
208 Alfred Morris - Washington Redskins
Base:Â Maroon jersey, running
Variation: White jersey, salute
209 Richard Sherman - Seattle SeahawksÂ
Base:Â Horizontal layout, stiff arm
Variation:Â Vertical layout, holding turkey
210 Philip Rivers - San Diego Chargers
Base: White jersey
Variation:Â Blue jersey
212 Patrick Willis - San Francisco 49ers
Base:Â Tackling Andre Ellington
Variation #1:Â TBD
Variation #2:Â Mike Singletary
220 C.J Anderson - Denver Broncos
Base:Â Orange jersey
Variation:Â Marshawn Lynch
225 Le'Veon Bell - Pittsburgh Steelers
Base:Â Throwback jersey
Variation #1:Â White jersey
Variation #2:Â Bo Jackson
228 Adrian Peterson - Minnesota Vikings
Base: White jersey, running with ball
Variation: Purple jersey, hand up
229 Tre Mason - St. Louis Rams
Base: Blue jersey
Variation #1:Â Eric Dickerson
Variation #2:Â Marshall Faulk
230 Frank Gore - Indianapolis Colts
Base: Horizontal layout, blue jersey
Variation #1:Â Colin Kaepernick (white jersey)
Variation #2: Steve Young
235 Russell Wilson - Seattle Seahawks
Base: Blue Jersey, horizontal layout
Variation: White jersey, vertical layout
238 Colin Kaepernick - San Francisco 49ers
Base: Red jersey, horizontal layout
Variation: Frank Gore (Colts)
240 Antonio Brown - Pittsburgh Steelers
Base: Running
Variation: Hands up
Rookies
2015 Topps Football Variations Guide - Rookies
Inserted 1:23 jumbo packs. A few lower-tier rookies only appear to have signed variations. They are not listed below.
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391Â DeVante Parker - Miami Dolphins
Base: Preparing to catch ball
Variation:Â Ball in arm, leg up
398 Nelson Agholor - Philadelphia Eagles
Base:Â Ball against chest
Variation: Catching ball with one hand
399Â Chris Conley - Kansas City Chiefs
Base:Â Ball in right hand, running (Gold parallel)
Variation:Â Catching ball with both hands
401 Kevin White - Chicago Bears
Base:Â Ball near stomach
Variation: Ball near shoulder, jumping
402 Maxx Williams - Baltimore Ravens
Base:Â Preparing to catch, no ball visible
Variation:Â Hurdling with ball
406 Devin Smith - New York Jets
Base:Â Ball in left hand, looking ahead
Variation: Ball in right hand, full foot visible
407 Sammie Coates - Pittsburgh Steelers
Base: Ball in right arm, running
Variation: Ball resting on thigh, pointing ahead
409 Breshad Perriman - Baltimore Ravens
Base:Â Running with ball
Variation: Looking to the side and hand out toward the camera
410 Javorius Allen - Baltimore Ravens
Version 1: Standing straight, ball near neck
Version 2: Running, ball in front of numbers
414Â Phillip Dorsett - Indianapolis Colts
Base:Â Upright
Variation:Â Leg up
418 Devin Funchess - Carolina Panthers
Base: Standing
Variation:Â Kneeling
422 Todd Gurley - St. Louis Rams
Base:Â Ball in right arm, running
Variation: Preparing to catch ball
423 Melvin Gordon - San Diego Chargers
Base: Knee up
Variation: Jumping with both feet
429 Marcus Mariota - Tennessee Titans
Base:Â Throwing motion
Variation: Ball near chest, running
430 T.J. Yeldon - Jacksonville Jaguars
Base: Ball in right arm, hands closer to body (Pink parallel)
Variation: Ball resting near shoulder, hand out
432 David Cobb - Tennessee Titans
Base:Â Running with ball
Variation:Â Preparing to catch ball
433 Jay Ajayi - Miami Dolphins
Base: Jersey number obscured, running
Variation:Â Jersey number visible, hand up
442 Garrett Grayson - New Orleans Saints
Base:Â Throwing
Variation:Â Pointing
445 Jaelen Strong - Houston Texans
Base:Â Catching ball
Variation:Â No ball, gesturing ahead with hand
446Â Ty Montgomery - Green Bay Packers
Base:Â Running with ball in right arm
Variation: Catching with two hands
447Â Brett Hundley - Green Bay Packers
Base:Â throwing motion
Variation:Â Heisman pose
448Â Duke Johnson - Cleveland Browns
Base:Â TBA
Variation:Â Ball near head, smiling
450 Mike Davis - San Francisco 49ers
Base:Â Running, ball in left arm
Variation: Jumping, ball in right arm
451 Amari Cooper - Oakland Raiders
Base:Â Running
Variation:Â Jumping, arms wide
452 Stefon Diggs - Minnesota Vikings
Base:Â Holding ball close to body
Variation:Â Flexing
459 Bryce Petty - New York Jets
Base:Â Throwing
Variation:Â Thumbs up
462Â Tyler Lockett - Seattle Seahawks
Base: Ball in left arm, running
Variation: Ball in right arm, stiff arm
469Â Justin Hardy - Atlanta Falcons
Base: TBA
Variation: Ball in right hand, hand pushed down
471 Jeremy Langford - Chicago Bears
Base:Â running to the side
Variation:Â Pointing at camera
473Â David Johnson - Arizona Cardinals
Base:Â Running (60th Anniversary Red Foil parallel)
Variation:Â Preparing to catch ball
474 Vince Mayle - Cleveland Browns
Base: running with ball near stomach
Variation:Â walking with ball near head
476 Matt Jones - Washington Redskins
Base:Â Running
Variation:Â Jumping
477 Dorial Green-Beckham - Tennessee Titans
Base: running with ball near stomach
Variation:Â Hesiman pose
479Â Leonard Williams - New York Jets
Base:Â Hand up, no ball
Variation:Â Running with ball
490 Tevin Coleman - Atlanta Falcons
Base: Upright
Variation: Crouched
494 Jamison Crowder - Washington Redskins
Base: Numbers obscured
Variation: Numbers visible
495 Rashad Greene - Jacksonville Jaguars
Base:Â Running with ball (60th Anniversary parallel)
Variation: Smiling at camera, flexing with both arms
497 Ameer Abdullah - Detroit Lions
Base: Ball near neck, running
Variation: Hand up, jumping
499 Sean Mannion - St. Louis Rams
Base:Â Throwing
Variation:Â Running
500Â Jameis Winston - Tampa Bay BuccaneersÂ
Base:Â Throwing ball
Variation:Â Reaching ahead with ball
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Russell
Minor correction…..instead of it saying that #395 has a variation, it should say #398. Also, I noticed that #494 Jamison Crowder has a variation, too.
Trey Treutel
Russell » Thanks!