| Player | Reason |
| Emmitt Smith | He is within 1,600 yards of breaking Walter Payton's yardage record, and he hasn't started slowing down yet. |
| Walter Payton | With the unfortunate death of Payton, his cards will hold more value from now on. |
| Corey Dillon | After breaking the single game yardage record, Dillon's cards will be hot items this off-season. |
| Ricky Williams | His cards were already high in value after he won the heisman but with the all-pro season he had this year, and despite his late season injury, he will be sought out by most card collectors. |
| Steve Beurlein | You lucky few with Beurlein rookie cards will be able to cash in soon as he has thrown for over 4,000 yards for the 2nd straight season. |
| Stephen Davis | When will this guy ever have a bad year? |
| Lamar Smith | After playing for 2 teams previously and doing cruddy, Smith has found a home in Miami, with good performance to back that statement up. |
| Tiki Barber | New York has their first big time running back in the 90's, this is definitely reason for celebration. He will be a hot topic in the football card biz. |
| Cris Carter & Randy Moss | I put these 2 together because they seem to progress with the help of eachother. My prediction is that when Carter retires, his card value will depend on Moss' performance. |
| Mike Anderson | Mike who? Who is this guy again? Oh yeah, only the 3rd different 1,000 yard rusher for the Broncos in the last 3 years. |
| Terell Owens | Owens broke the single game recieving yardage record, and that wasn't his only good game. |
| Eddie George | I bet ya thought he wouldn't get any better. Well, he did! |
| Elvis Grbac | Well, he has finally started playing football. And hopefully he keeps doing so. |
| Derrick Alexander | Along with the success of Grbac. Derrick Alexander had a great year also. |
| Derrick Thomas | Unfortunately, Thomas died in a car accident. But, he was one of the greats and his cards will definitely keep progressing. |
| Peyton Manning | Although his team did not perform up to expectation this year, he did lead the league in passing yards. |
| Edgerrin James | Yeah, hes still goin. |
| Kordell Stewart | Where did he come from? I thought you all hated him? |
