Buzz 8 in 8: Busting 2019 Donruss NFL cards (Hour 7)

Do you like Buzz Breaks? Today's your day then as we launch 8 in 8 -- a series of a eight breaks of wax boxes and wax packs in as many hours today. We'll post one every hour ... this is Hour 7.

The box: 2019 Donruss football cards (Fanatics blaster)
The cost: $24.99 (click here for a few formats)

What's inside this one? Keep reading ...

Packs per box: 11
Cards per pack: 8
Cards in this box: 88
Base set completion: 
71 of 250 (28 percent)
Duplicates: 0

Notables on base cards – Patrick Mahomes, Joe Montana, Joe Namath, Julio Jones, Mark Ingram, Calvin Ridley, Kenyan Drake, Travis Kelce, Mark Brunell, Drew Brees, Rob Gronkowski, Anthony Munoz, Calvin Johnson, Steve Largent, Adam Vinatieri, Tim Brown, Todd Gurley, Saquon Barkley, Matt Ryan

Inserts/short-prints: 16
Rated Rookies (SP) (4) – Irv Smith Jr., Terry McLaurin, N'Keal Harry, Qadree Ollison
Rated Rookies Canvas parallel (1) – Daniel Jones
Rookie Cards (SP) (7) – Gardner Minshew II, Quinnen Williams, Dakota Allen, Joejuan Williams, Marquise Blair, Travis Homer, Chauncey Gardner-Johnson
Red Press Proof (1) – Tyler Lockett
Red The Champ is Here (1) – Rob Gronkowski
1989 Donruss Tribute (1) – Josh Rosen
Elite Series (1) – Bobby Wagner

Autographs/Memorabilia: 1
Orange Rookie Phenoms Jerseys (1) – Daniel Jones

Super Bowl Score (how many players we landed here) — Chiefs 4, 49ers 2 ... SCORE: 49ers 24, Chiefs 22

What's Buzz-worthy: These boxes have basically the same inclusions as standard boxes save for a Red The Champ Is Here card in every box but cost $5 more than a normal one. (Insert the shrug emoji here.) I didn't really compare them but had thought these included more packs like some other past exclusives -- but nonetheless this box delivered well with two key Daniel Jones appearances. (And I've ultimately pulled nothing but Jones in key spots in a number of the basic Donruss/Optic brands ... so he'd better deliver in Year 2.) That doubleheader gets this one an A+ -- the Canvas parallels are not in every box based on what I've seen and he's definitely among the better options, especially with Eli Manning now retired. Blasters in general are home to a Rookie Card of some type in every pack as well as orange-foil memorabilia cards, though my previous one didn't have one of those (just standard).These boxes don't carry odds and are leaner on non-rookie inserts than I'd like -- perhaps a move to add value to them by not having too many out there but that's a little dry for Donruss. Some unofficial (but released somewhere among the retail channels) odds are noted in the gallery below -- they might surprise you. I'm not the biggest fan of this design this year but this brand has been among my favorites the last few years with its various collector-minded designs and inclusions ... so that's why it made today's marathon. Hit the link above for a few better options.

Product Grade: B+
Box Grade: A+
Fun Grade: B (feels light on inserts ... something Donruss delivers in some formats very, very well)

What's next? Be back in an hour ...

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