2025 Topps Chrome Black Jalen Royals #RAU-JR Auto RC Chiefs

Jalen Royals. Kansas City Chiefs. 2025 Topps Chrome Black Rookies Auto #RAU-JR. This is the on-card hard-signed rookie autograph of the Chiefs' most intriguing young receiver — pulled from one of the most distinctive football card releases of the decade.

Chrome Black is football's premium dark-aesthetic chromium product, built around a bold, shadow-driven design that sets it apart from every other Topps release. Every autograph in the set is hard-signed directly on-card — no stickers — and the Rookies Autograph program carries a parallel rainbow that runs from Blue Refractor /150 all the way down to a 1/1 Superfractor, making every copy its own level of rarity.

• The player: Royals was drafted by Kansas City in Round 4 (Pick 133) of the 2025 NFL Draft out of Utah State, where he posted 21 touchdowns and a 15.2 yards-per-catch average across his final two seasons. The Chiefs' own scouting staff compared his game directly to Rashee Rice — big hands, strong after the catch, elite route versatility.
• The set: 2025 Topps Chrome Black Football is a compact, hit-driven product — just 13 cards per hobby box, one guaranteed encased on-card auto per box — built for collectors who want quality over volume. This is the first-ever standalone Chrome Black Football release, making every RC auto from it a true first-edition piece.
• The upside: Head coach Andy Reid has publicly praised Royals' strength, hands, and football IQ heading into his second NFL season. With a year in the system and a full offseason under his belt, Royals is the exact type of under-the-radar Chiefs weapon that collectors wish they'd grabbed early.

A Jalen Royals Chrome Black Rookie Auto at the ground floor of his NFL career, in the hobby's sharpest-looking football release of 2025 — this is the card to own before Kansas City puts him to work.

Available at Collector Station, Easley, SC. Local pickup available. All sales final. Shipping damage must be reported within 48 hours of delivery with photos.