Jayden Daniels, Michael Jordan, Ohtani Top 2025 PSA's Most-Collected Athletes Rankings

Washington Commanders quarterback Jayden Daniels' trading cards are being collected at an extremely high rate.

Professional Sports Authenticators (PSA) announced Friday that Daniels had more cards graded than any other athlete in 2025, following by NBA icon Michael Jordan and Los Angeles Dodgers superstar Shohei Ohtani.

Top PSA Athletes in 2025

1. Jayden Daniels (NFL): 236,100 cards graded
2. Michael Jordan (NBA): 206,000
3. Shohei Ohtani (MLB): 165,400
4. Caitlin Clark (WNBA): 136,700
5. Bo Nix (NFL): 115,200
6. Victor Wembanyama (NBA): 110,200
7. Caleb Williams (NFL): 99,100
8. Drake Maye (NFL): 94,200
9. Paul Skenes (MLB): 91,700
10. JJ McCarthy (NFL): 89,400

Daniels' position atop the overall athlete rankings comes a a bit of a surprise given the immense popularity of Jordan and Ohtani, although his 2024 Panini Prizm 347 was the most-graded sports card of 2025 with 15,200 grades given (via PSA).

The reigning Offensive Rookie of the Year helped lead the Washington Commanders to the NFC Championship Game during his 2024 campaign.

While Daniels has been limited by injuries this season, he's still completed 60.6 percent of his throws for 1,262 yards and eight touchdowns compared to three interceptions in seven starts. He's also rushed for 278 yards and two scores.

Top Football Players of 2025

1. Jayden Daniels: 236,100 cards graded
2. Bo Nix: 115,200
3. Caleb Williams: 99,100
4. Drake Maye: 94,200
5. JJ McCarthy: 89,400
6. Michael Penix Jr.: 75,600
7. Brock Bowers: 52,500
8. Patrick Mahomes II: 52,000
9. Malik Nabers: 42,000
10. CJ Stroud: 38,400

It isn't a shock to see Jordan sit at No. 2 despite his playing days ending in 2003, as the six-time champion and five-time MVP also ranked No. 2 on PSA's 2024 list.

Top Basketball Players of 2025

1. Michael Jordan: 206,000 cards graded
2. Caitlin Clark: 136,700
3. Victor Wembanyama: 110,200
4. Kobe Bryant: 74,000
5. LeBron James: 59,000
6. Cooper Flagg: 48,200
7. Stephen Curry: 33,000
8. Anthony Edwards: 30,000
9. Shaquille O'Neal: 27,500
10. Luka Dončić: 24,400

As for Ohtani, he earned his fourth MVP award and helped lead the Dodgers to their second consecutive World Series title in 2025. He racked up 25 doubles, 55 home runs, 109 walks and 102 RBI while posting a .282/.392/.622 slash line.

Ohtani also made 14 appearances on the mound, compiling a 2.87 ERA while recording 62 strikeouts in 47 innings of work.

Top Baseball Players of 2025

1. Shohei Ohtani: 165,400 cards graded
2. Paul Skenes: 91,700
3. Ken Griffey Jr.: 65,100
4. Aaron Judge: 56,000
5. Elly De La Cruz: 45,400
6. Nolan Ryan: 37,000
7. Bobby Witt Jr.: 35,000
8. Jackson Holliday: 28,100
9. Jackson Chourio: 28,000
10. Bo Jackson: 27,300

PSA graded 20 million total cards in 2025.