Texans' CJ Stroud passes Chiefs' Patrick Mahomes in NFL merchandise sales

The NFL Players Association released the Top 10 best selling players on all officially licensed products from March 1st to May 31st this week.

According to the NFLPA, “products range from adult and youth game jerseys, t-shirts, hoodies, bobbleheads, plush toys, socks, face masks, headbands, figurines, wall decals, backpacks, pennants, photos, drinkware, pet products and more.”

On the roster, five players are quarterbacks, three players are members of the Detroit Lions and two are members of the Philadelphia Eagles.

The most surprising thing about the list is who is ranked No. 1. Last year, from March 1, 2023, to February 29, 2024, CJ Stroud was ranked No. 25. No. 1 was Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts.

Here is the complete list:

1. Houston Texans quarterback CJ Stroud

Stroud got off to a strong start in his 2023 rookie season, earning a Pro Bowl nod, earning Offensive Rookie of the Year honors and helping the Texans win the AFC South and then advance to the AFC Divisional round. After posting a 100.8 passer rating in his rookie season, Stroud boasts a 104.7 passer rating in Houston's first two games this season.

2. Patrick Mahomes, quarterback of the Kansas City Chiefs

Mahomes has cemented himself as the best quarterback in the NFL, helping the Chiefs win back-to-back Super Bowls and three championships over the past five seasons. A two-time NFL MVP, three-time Super Bowl MVP and six-time Pro Bowler, Mahomes is on his way to football immortality and has the Chiefs off to a 2-0 start to the season with wins over a pair of AFC contenders in the Baltimore Ravens and Cincinnati Bengals.

3. FROM the Detroit Lions, FROM Aidan Hutchinson

Hutchinson has been a threat on Detroit’s seven-man line throughout his two-plus-year NFL career. After recording 9.5 sacks and three interceptions in his rookie season (2022), Hutchinson recorded 11.5 sacks, three forced fumbles and was selected to the Pro Bowl on a Lions team that reached the NFC Championship Game in 2023. Most recently, he recorded 4.5 sacks in Detroit’s Week 2 game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

4. Amon-Ra St. Brown, Detroit Lions wide receiver

St. Brown, a fourth-round pick in the 2021 draft and a Pro Bowl selection in two of his three full NFL seasons, has established himself as one of the game’s top receivers and received a $120 million contract extension from the Lions in the offseason. In both 2022 and 2023, St. Brown totaled more than 100 receptions, while in the latter year he racked up 1,515 receiving yards and 10 touchdowns.

5. Joe Burrow, quarterback of the Cincinnati Bengals

The Bengals went from one of the NFL’s worst teams to a Super Bowl contender with “Joe Cool” under center. In Burrow’s second season, Cincinnati reached Super Bowl LVI, while the quarterback recorded over 4,400 passing yards and over 34 touchdown passes in both 2021 and 2022. The Bengals have appeared in the AFC Championship Game twice under Burrow, whose 68% career completion percentage is first in NFL history among qualified players.

6. Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Jalen gets injured

Philadelphia has boasted a forceful running game of late, and the quarterback is the central figure in that play. In Hurts' three full seasons as a starter, he has rushed for 716.3 yards and 12.7 touchdowns per season. Hurts led the Eagles to Super Bowl LVII, a season in which he posted a career-best 101.5 passer rating. Selected in the second round of the 2020 draft, Philadelphia gave Hurts a $255 million contract extension in 2023.

7. Saquon Barkley, Philadelphia Eagles running back

Philadelphia signed Barkley to a three-year deal after the running back spent the first six seasons of his career with the NFC East-rival New York Giants. Over his six full seasons, Barkley has been one of the game's best running backs, racking up two Pro Bowl nods, three 1,000-yard rushing seasons and two 10-plus rushing touchdown seasons while also averaging 48 receptions per season.

8. Detroit Lions running back Jahmyr Gibbs

Gibbs earned a Pro Bowl nod in his rookie season with the Lions, kicking up dust as both a running back and receiver. On the ground, Gibbs rushed for 945 yards and 10 touchdowns on 5.2 yards per carry, while also totaling 52 receptions. The 2023 first-round pick is one half of a dynamic running back duo with David Montgomery for Detroit.

9. Dallas Cowboys linebacker Micah Parsons

Parsons has been the standout player on Dallas’ defense and arguably its best overall player over the past three years. Already a two-time All-Pro and three-time Pro Bowler, Parsons has totaled 13-plus sacks in each of his three full seasons while racking up three forced fumbles in both 2021 and 2022 and has never missed a game due to injury to date (he missed Week 18 of the 2021 season due to COVID-19).

10. Brock Purdy, quarterback for the San Francisco 49ers

From “Mr. Irrelevant” to No. 10 in merchandise sales: The Brock Purdy story. After taking over as San Francisco's quarterback in December of his rookie season (2022), it's been pretty straightforward for Purdy. Last season (his first full season as a starter), Purdy totaled 4,280 passing yards, 31 passing touchdowns, 11 interceptions and an NFL-best 113.0 passer rating while completing 69.4% of his passes and helping the 49ers reach Super Bowl LVIII.

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