Every Air Jordan Sneaker Rumored and Confirmed to Drop in 2026

Two prices to lock in right now: $220 for the 'Bred' Air Jordan 4, confirmed for Black Friday (November 27) via SNKRS and select retailers, and $225 for the Nigel Sylvester x Air Jordan 4 'Brick After Brick,' arriving May 9 on SNKRS. Add the 'Space Jam' Air Jordan 11 on December 12 and a Levi's x Air Jordan 3 with a Los Angeles-exclusive colorway for NBA All-Star Weekend, and the architecture of Jordan Brand's 2026 calendar becomes unmistakable: front-loaded with collabs, back-loaded with grails, and dense enough to test a budget every single month.

The rundown below draws on Complex's comprehensive release calendar, last updated March 18, 2026, which mixes confirmed drops with heavily leaked intel sourced from four accounts: Sneaker Files, House of Heat, Brandon1an, and @zSneakerheadz on Instagram. Complex is explicit that many upcoming releases have not been officially confirmed by Jordan Brand, so treat the unverified items as high-confidence bets rather than certainties.

The Can't-Miss Shortlist

Before the full chronological breakdown, these are the ten drops worth setting phone alarms over:

• Levi's x Air Jordan 3 (Feb. 20, 2026): multiple iterations plus an LA exclusive for NBA All-Star Weekend
• Union x Fragment x Air Jordan 1 (already dropped Feb. 14/27): the three-way collab of the year
• Air Jordan 1 Low 'Year of the Horse' (February 2026): denim and pony hair, not your standard retro
• Air Jordan 14 "Black/University Blue" (March 21, 2026): clean and collectible
• Air Jordan 11 Low 'Mother's Day' (rumored May 2026): sail and gold with messages on the upper
• Nigel Sylvester x Air Jordan 4 'Brick After Brick' (May 9, $225): Cinnabar accents on Sail leather
• Air Jordan 1 Low 'Banned' (May 16, 2026): the 2011 High, converted to a low
• Travis Scott x Air Jordan 1 Low 'Pink' (date TBD): details sparse, demand guaranteed
• 'Bred' Air Jordan 4 (November 27, $220): Nike Air branding restored, OG intent intact
• 'Space Jam' Air Jordan 11 (December 12): 30th anniversary, original face-box packaging

January Through March: The Year Builds Quickly

The calendar opens with one of the more layered collab rollouts in recent Jordan Brand history. Multiple iterations of the Levi's x Air Jordan 3 drop across January and February, with February 20 serving as a confirmed anchor date. The headline detail is a regional exclusive: one colorway is available only in Los Angeles, timed to NBA All-Star Weekend. Regional scarcity like that has a predictable effect on secondary market pricing, so if you're not in LA, factor that into your resell math early.

Running alongside the Levi's collab in February is the Air Jordan 1 Low 'Year of the Horse,' Jordan Brand's zodiac-themed 2026 release. The upper is built in denim with pony hair details on both the heel counter and the Swoosh. That material pairing, leather's opposite in tactile softness, places this shoe closer to luxury-goods territory than standard retro business.

February also belonged to one of the most anticipated three-way collabs in recent memory. The Union x Fragment x Air Jordan 1 launched through Union Los Angeles on February 14, with a wider SNKRS drop of the Black and Varsity Red colorway following on February 27. The Sport Royal colorway moved through Union exclusively and via A Ma Maniere raffles, a distribution structure that rewarded retailer relationships over raw luck.

March offers two cleaner, lower-pressure options: the Air Jordan 1 Low 'Sail' on March 18 and the Air Jordan 14 "Black/University Blue" on March 21. Neither carries collab weight, but both land in a window when the budget may actually be intact after February's gauntlet.

May: Three Drops, Eight Days, Zero Easy Decisions

May is the month where the calendar compresses. Three releases land within a single week, covering different audiences and very different energy levels.

The Air Jordan 11 Low 'Mother's Day' is the most design-forward of the three. A sail and gold colorway rumored to drop in May, the shoe is expected to carry heartfelt messages throughout the upper, a detail that reads sentimental in concept and collectible in practice. Complex labels this one a rumor, so a firm date has not been confirmed by Jordan Brand.

May 9 brings the Nigel Sylvester x Air Jordan 4 'Brick After Brick' at $225. The shoe is built on distressed Sail leather with Cinnabar accents and Sylvester's Bike Air branding continuing the narrative thread of his ongoing series with Jordan Brand. The predecessor, the 2025 'Brick by Brick' AJ4, won ComplexCon Sneaker of the Year, which sets the expectation level for this drop in clear terms.

Seven days later, on May 16, the Air Jordan 1 Low 'Banned' arrives. Jordan Brand is converting the beloved 'Banned' Air Jordan 1 High from 2011 into a low-top silhouette. The original's cultural mythology runs deep, and the low-top conversion will divide collectors who want the authentic silhouette from those who prefer the wearability of a lower cut. Both camps will be paying attention.

Travis Scott's collab, the Air Jordan 1 Low 'Pink,' is also somewhere in the 2026 window, though the details available in current leaks remain limited to the name. Given Scott's sustained momentum with Jordan Brand, expect a fuller rollout as the release nears.

Holiday Season: The Calendar's True Weight

Jordan Brand's Q4 strategy is straightforward and effective: anchor Black Friday with a grail-tier colorway, then close December with the biggest retro of the year.

The 'Bred' Air Jordan 4 drops November 27 for $220. Black nubuck, Cement Grey accents, Fire Red details, and Nike Air heel branding restored to OG spec make this the most faithful version of the colorway in years. The shoe carries the historical weight of "The Shot," Michael Jordan's 1989 playoff buzzer-beater against Cleveland, and demand will reflect that mythology accordingly.

Then, on December 12, the 'Space Jam' Air Jordan 11 lands to mark the film's 30th anniversary. The details are locked to the 2000 original: "23" heel branding, Varsity Royal Jumpman logos, "Jumpman Jam" tongue tags, a lower-cut patent leather mudguard, and the retro face-box packaging from the early 2000s. This is the one drop in 2026 where everyone, collector or casual wearer, knows exactly what they're chasing.

Still Waiting on Dates: The Notable Unknowns

Several high-profile releases are confirmed in name without a release window attached. The Air Jordan 6 'Paris Saint-Germain' is listed among Jordan Brand's notable 2026 plans with no date in the current leaked calendar. Virgil Abloh's V.A.A. x Air Jordan 1 carries the same status: confirmed as a 2026 release, no date attached. Posthumous Abloh drops have historically been managed with deliberate, minimal-lead-time rollouts, so the announcement when it comes may arrive fast. The accounts to watch for movement on both are the same four Complex names: Sneaker Files, House of Heat, Brandon1an, and @zSneakerheadz.

Confirmed vs. Rumored: A Practical Breakdown

Drops with locked or widely confirmed dates: Levi's x Air Jordan 3 (Feb. 20), Union x Fragment x Air Jordan 1 (Feb. 14/27, already released), Air Jordan 1 Low 'Year of the Horse' (February), Air Jordan 1 Low 'Sail' (March 18), Air Jordan 14 "Black/University Blue" (March 21), Nigel Sylvester x AJ4 'Brick After Brick' (May 9, $225), Air Jordan 1 Low 'Banned' (May 16), 'Bred' Air Jordan 4 (November 27, $220), 'Space Jam' Air Jordan 11 (December 12).

Still in rumor territory: Air Jordan 11 Low 'Mother's Day' (Complex explicitly flags it as rumored), Travis Scott x Air Jordan 1 Low 'Pink' (no confirmed date), Air Jordan 6 'Paris Saint-Germain' (no date), Virgil Abloh V.A.A. x Air Jordan 1 (no date).

Budget Tiers

If every drop is a priority, none of them are. Here's how to allocate:

• Raffle-first, budget set aside: 'Space Jam' Air Jordan 11, 'Bred' Air Jordan 4 ($220), Nigel Sylvester x AJ4 ($225), Union x Fragment x Air Jordan 1
• Worth the effort, shop with intent: Air Jordan 1 Low 'Banned,' Levi's x Air Jordan 3, Virgil Abloh V.A.A. x Air Jordan 1 (once confirmed)
• Monitor and decide: Air Jordan 11 Low 'Mother's Day,' Travis Scott x AJ1 Low 'Pink,' Air Jordan 6 PSG

Curveball Predictions

The most likely shock drop of the year is the Virgil Abloh V.A.A. x Air Jordan 1. No confirmed date means the announcement could come with almost no lead time, consistent with how Jordan Brand handles emotionally charged posthumous releases. If it drops on a Friday in spring or summer with a 48-hour notice, that would be entirely in keeping with the playbook.

The release most likely to slip a cycle: the Air Jordan 11 Low 'Mother's Day.' Rumored lifestyle drops tied to calendar holidays are historically the most moveable in Jordan Brand's scheduling. If May passes without a confirmed date, spring 2027 is a reasonable expectation.

The 'Space Jam' Air Jordan 11 on December 12 closes the year with as much certainty as the sneaker calendar allows. Thirty years after the film, every reported detail points to an OG-faithful retro that will move the secondary market before it even hits retail.