This is a guide to the three shortest print runs for each etopps football card set from 2000 to 2006.  Each year's set will list the player's card and the print run in parenthesis.

2000
Eddie George (496)
Jamal Lewis (500)
Edgerrin James (758)

2001
Tony Banks (186)
Akili Smith (202)
Derrick Mason (207)

2002
Doug Flutie (1,000)
Kurt Warner (1,114)
Marty Booker (1,309)

2003
Derrick Mason (488)
Brian Finneran (577)
Hugh Douglas (578)

2004
Arizona Cardinals (584)
New Orleans Saints (591)
Tampa Bay Buccaneers (595)

2005
Jacksonville Jaguars (476)
Carolina Panthers (571)
Dunta Robinson (572)

2006
A.J. Hawk (183)
Mike Bell (249)
Jay Cutler (254)