ONIT Athlete is a company specializing in trading cards and fan engagement for collegiate athletes and college sports fans. During my time at ONIT Athlete, I have created licensed trading cards for over 60 D1 NCAA schools, covering football, basketball, baseball, softball, hockey, and more. This has allowed me to work with licensed products and adhere to brand guidelines for every school, which is a dream come true for a sports designer! Sports has been my life since playing as a kid under the street lights to competing as a collegiate athlete. Through ONIT, I have developed innovative concepts for trading cards and packaging to help athletes, from star players to walk-ons, earn NIL money.
Below, you will find some of my trading card designs for base sets and specialty cards featured across all teams. I have also been responsible for designing short print drop cards, signature cards, and exclusive team boxes and collection boxes.
Signature & Patch Cards
These designs were created for top players to sign. Each card is numbered out of 150 or lower, making them hard to find and highly valuable to collectors. I have been privileged to design signature cards for top teams and athletes who not only represent their university well but also take pride in signing and having their likeness tied to the cards. These cards also offer additional NIL (Name, Image, and Likeness) opportunities for student-athletes.
These designs were created for top players to sign. Each card is numbered out of 150 or lower, making them hard to find and highly valuable to collectors. I have been privileged to design signature cards for top teams and athletes who not only represent their university well but also take pride in signing and having their likeness tied to the cards. These cards also offer additional NIL (Name, Image, and Likeness) opportunities for student-athletes.
A very rare and unique opportunity arose, giving me the chance to design ONIT's first signature patch card for Purdue's Zach Edey. This one-of-a-kind card features blueprints of a train for Purdue, as well as a maple leaf patch that pays homage to Edey's home country of Canada.
Base & Parallel Cards - Standard card design that is made for every player on the team
Special & Drop Cards:
Duo (Alabama): An exclusive card designed for Alabama's 2024 Final Four run, highlighting two of the top players.
Duo (Alabama): An exclusive card designed for Alabama's 2024 Final Four run, highlighting two of the top players.
Sticker Series (Ohio State): A specialty card made for every team featuring top players. This card showcases the team's logos and colors and provides excitement when found in a pack.
City Limits (Washington): A short print card featuring top players representing the city of the university. This card is sought after by collectors and fans and has unique art for each university.
Confetti (UConn): Created to celebrate UConn's historic back-to-back seasons, this exclusive card was designed for the UConn Super Box.
Team Super Boxes (UCONN & NC State) - This high-end product includes exclusive cards, a complete base set, and guaranteed autograph cards.
6 Pack Boxes (Wake Forest) - This top-selling product features 6 packs of cards for a total of 84, along with a guaranteed autograph card.
Campus Rush (Breaker Box) - This product features Ashton Jeanty in an ONIT Athlete uniform, 24 packs of cards from various football teams, and multiple guaranteed autographs per box.
EA Sports Box (GameStop) - This product includes exclusive holo cards and autographs, and will be sold exclusively in GameStop stores.