2026 Onyx Track and Field: Lyles, Gout Gout and Eight Hobby Autographs

Noah Lyles in red, Mondo Duplantis in a rainbow singlet, Gout Gout with both arms raised: 2026 Onyx Track and Field has a cast that makes sense before you get anywhere near the autograph count. The photographs capture athletes running, celebrating and catching their breath. They give this release its personality.

There is plenty of ink, too. Onyx's Hobby box promises eight autographs across 24 packs, while its four-pack Blaster guarantees one. Both belong to the same release, also branded Onyx Rips Track & Field, with numbered autograph cards, inscriptions and Rips Relics among the chases.

Lyles helped get this set off the ground

Lyles was involved in more than posing for the packaging. In Joe Lemire's July 23 launch report for Sports Business Journal, he described a connection that began at an Orlando card show. He was there for Pokémon, Yu-Gi-Oh! and Dragon Ball; a promoter connected him with Onyx founder Lance Fischer. Lyles then helped recruit athletes for the project.

That is a particularly good origin for a release built around packs, signatures and the pleasure of finding your favourite athlete. A collector helped put his own sport into the format he already enjoyed. The product launched on July 23, 2026, and Onyx now offers both box formats directly.

The athlete checklist reaches beyond the sprint lanes

Onyx describes a 45-athlete checklist. Alongside Lyles, Duplantis and Gout, its current product page names Keely Hodgkinson, Rai Benjamin, Georgia Hunter Bell, Jordan Anthony, Cameron Myers, Trey Cunningham, Josh Hoey, Hobbs Kessler, Dina Asher-Smith, Trayvon Bromell and Matthew Hudson-Smith. The manufacturer's athlete list also includes Nico Young, Donavan Brazier, Jake Wightman, Athing Mu-Nikolayev and others.

The photographs do useful work here. Favour Ofili's preview catches her moving through the frame, braids flying and one arm extended. The pale upper background gives her purple kit a crisp outline, while the crowd and track remain visible below. It feels immediate and busy in the right places.

Tia Jones gets a different treatment: a smiling, hands-on-hips photograph, a red bow and a red racing kit against blue trackside scenery. The same torn-paper-style border accommodates a moment away from the race. Those two cards show why the photography matters as much as the list of names: Onyx has room for both the effort and the athlete's expression afterward.

Autographs with room for the athlete

The standard autograph previews use a light band across the lower part of the photograph. Above it, the athlete remains large and the name sits at the side. Duplantis's multicoloured singlet stands out against black and gold; Gout's raised arms push up toward the top corners. Rai Benjamin's purple kit supplies a third distinct look within the same basic layout.

The manufacturer's sell sheet also announces numbered autographs and inscribed cards. Onyx's separate highlight image shows Jordan Anthony, Lyles and Athing Mu-Nikolayev examples labelled 1 of 1, with blue handwriting spreading across the lower panels and bright circular foil patterns behind it. The inscriptions make those examples more personal than a signature alone, and give the handwriting a substantial share of the card.

Rips Relics turn the design sideways

The Lyles and Gout Rips Relics previews switch to a horizontal layout. A hexagonal memorabilia window sits at upper left, the autograph area takes the lower left, and a full-body athlete occupies the right. Red rays spread across Lyles's black background; Gout gets red against yellow, with his purple kit and raised arms supplying the contrast.

Both previews label the material race-worn apparel. That is the useful provenance detail: the design connects the athlete photograph and autograph with material worn in competition. The preview does not identify a particular race. Onyx advertises race-used relic cards for the release, while the sell sheet describes Rips Relics as randomly inserted; neither box's autograph guarantee promises one of these specific cards.

Hobby or Blaster: the exact box differences

Onyx's Hobby box costs $149.99: 24 packs, five cards per pack, 120 cards total and eight guaranteed autographs. The manufacturer sell sheet specifies eight Hobby boxes per case.

The Blaster costs $20.99: four packs, five cards per pack, 20 cards total and one guaranteed autograph. It puts an autograph into a much smaller opening, which is an appealing way for a fan following Lyles or Hodgkinson to try the release.

Hobby gives you six times as many packs and eight times as many guaranteed autographs as one Blaster. That makes it the fuller choice for someone interested in several athletes on this checklist. The guarantees are counts, however: they do not specify a particular athlete, inscription or relic. Onyx has not supplied a complete format-by-format allocation of those special cards in these product materials.

What makes this Onyx release worth a look

The strongest part of Onyx Track and Field is the combination of recognisable athletes and photographs with distinct moods. Lyles's forceful running pose, Gout's celebration, Duplantis's bright singlet and Jones's relaxed smile give the cards something to work with before foil or memorabilia enters the picture. The autograph band generally leaves those images enough room to carry the design.

For a collector following this group of athletes, the eight-autograph Hobby format gives the checklist a substantial opening; the Blaster brings the same release down to four packs and a single signature. Either way, the appeal starts with the names and the pictures. Lyles helped get them into packs. Onyx has given collectors several good reasons to look through them.