
Russell Maryland
1991 • Upper Deck
#636

The 1991 Fleer Ultra Russell Maryland #288 rookie card captures the Dallas Cowboys' future defensive cornerstone in one of the era's most celebrated card designs.
1991 • Fleer • Ultra
National Football League • Dallas Cowboys
Near Mint
288
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The 1991 Fleer Ultra Russell Maryland #288 rookie card stands as a key piece from one of football's most iconic card sets. Fleer Ultra debuted in 1991 with a revolutionary design that elevated card photography and printing quality—a stark departure from the standard cardstock of the era. Russell Maryland, selected second overall in the 1991 NFL Draft by Dallas, became a cornerstone of the Cowboys' dominant defense throughout the 1990s. His rookie card captures him at the start of a Hall of Fame-caliber career, making it highly sought by Cowboys collectors and vintage football card enthusiasts alike. The Ultra set's bold design, premium stock, and limited print run relative to modern standards have made 1991 Fleer Ultra cards enduring favorites among collectors. Whether building a Cowboys collection, assembling a vintage rookie set, or investing in early-1990s football cards, the Russell Maryland #288 offers both historical significance and design appeal that continues to resonate with the collecting community.
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Russell Maryland’s 1991 Fleer Ultra rookie sits in a lower price tier relative to the marquee rookie cards from that Cowboys era, but it still benefits from his status as the first overall pick and a key contributor to multiple championship teams. High-grade examples command a premium because condition-sensitive Ultra surfaces and edges can separate elite copies from typical raw cards. Within the broader 1991 Ultra football set, this card generally trades in line with solid team- and draft-driven demand rather than star-skill-position pricing.
This is a standard rookie card from the base Ultra release rather than a serial-numbered parallel or short print, so overall supply is not inherently scarce. What matters more is graded scarcity at the top end, where clean copies can be less plentiful than raw availability suggests due to foil, centering, and surface issues common to the issue. With just one active listing noted, current visible supply is limited, but the card’s long-term rarity profile is driven more by condition scarcity than by print-run restriction.
As a retired player without the sustained hobby spotlight of Hall of Fame skill-position stars, Maryland’s card carries a narrower collector base, which can cap upside even when demand is steady among Cowboys collectors. Rookie-card status supports baseline interest, but submission trends are unlikely to accelerate unless high-grade examples begin consistently trading above market relative to comparable early-1990s defensive linemen. The outlook is stable rather than explosive, with the strongest momentum likely tied to registry-grade demand and championship-era Cowboys collecting.

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