Buzz 8 in 8: Busting 2019 Donruss Optic NFL (Hour 4)

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 4.

The box: 2019 Donruss Optic football cards (Walmart mega box)
The cost: Click here for a few other formats

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

Packs per box: 10
Cards per pack: 4
Cards in this box: 40
Base set completion: 
19 of 100 (19 percent)
Duplicates: 0

Notables on base cards – George Kittle, Travis Kelce, Deshaun Watson, Saquon Barkley, Dak Prescott, Adrian Peterson, Aaron Donald, T.J. Watt, J.J. Watt, James Conner

Inserts/short-prints: 10 (all in gallery below with some base)
Rated Rookies (SP) (3) – Daniel Jones, Damien Harris, Terry McLaurin
Prizm Rated Rookies (1) – Nick Bosa
Red & Yellow Prizm Rated Rookies (3) – Noah Fant, Devin Bush, Ed Oliver
Rookie Cards (SP) (7) – Quinnen Williams, L.J. Collier, Travis Homer, Nasir Adderley, Jeffrey Simmons, Tyree Jackson, Saquan Hampton
Red & Yellow Prizm Rookie Cards (3) – Dexter Lawrence, Chandler Cox, Julian Love
Prizm (1) – Joey Bosa
Elite Series (1) – Corey Davis
Elite Series Rookies (1) – Easton Stick

Autographs/Memorabilia: 1
Red & Yellow Prizm Rookie Phenoms Jerseys (1) – Deontae Johnson

Super Bowl Score (how many players we landed here) — 49ers 2, Chiefs 1 ... HALFTIME SCORE: 49ers 6, Chiefs 5

What's Buzz-worthy: These Walmart boxes ($38ish) aren't the hobby mega boxes that include an autograph every time so it's not quite as enticing as that or even their Target counterparts in the past that also carried a higher price. (If you want something similar with more hits at this same price, grab a standard Donruss mega -- those guarantee both ink and a mem card every time.) This particular box didn't deliver a lot of notable names save for a few rookies (and the base selection was actually pretty bad in this one) but what it delivered was a definite upgrade over blasters. Your hit here is a Red & Yellow parallel and those parallel cards are also keys in this format. They aren't numbered but their exclusivity to this one format could make them more of interest over time compared to others and you do get a little more of them here vs. the Pinks found just two per blaster. This box would have been a hit for Bosa fans and it included my third Jones card of the year in almost as many boxes ... but I can say that I've had better mega boxes in the past. If these linger on shelves, they should be considered as there is a good volume here that can lead to good potential if the names all line up in key spots together. It doesn't look like any ink will flow in these boxes, so if you want that hit the other boxes, but if you're just more of an NFL Rookie Card chaser like me, then these are a good place to look.

Product Grade: A
Box Grade: B+ (helped by the Prizm Bosa)
Fun Grade: A-

What's next? Be back in an hour ...

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