Buzz Break: 2015 Panini Prizm Collegiate Draft Picks football cards (hobby box)

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The box: 2015 Panini Prizm Collegiate Draft Picks football cards (hobby box)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com

Packs per box: 12
Cards per pack: 5
Cards in this box: 60
Base set completion: 48 of 250 (19 percent)
Duplicates: 0

Notables on base cards – Andrew Luck, LeSean McCoy, Wes Welker, Drew Brees, Charles Woodson, Andy Dalton, Larry Fitzgerald, Keenan Allen, Eddie Lacy, Derek Carr

Rookie Cards (24) – Notables include Tyler Lockett, T.J. Yeldon, Jesse James, Melvin Gordon

Insert cards: 10 (all in gallery below)
Prizm parallels (5) – Matt Ryan, Sammy Watkins, Allen Hurns, Bryce Petty, Breshad Perriman
Camo Prizm parallels (1) – Michael Dyer (/199)
Team Trademarks (1) – David Cobb
Helmet Diecut (1) – Vic Beasley
Stained Glass (1) – Jason Witten
All-American (1) – Ty Montgomery

Autographs/Memorabilia: 3
Prizm Draft Pick Autographs (1) – Maxx Williams
Blue Prizm Draft Pick Autographs (2) – Trae Waynes, Eric Tomlinson (/75)

What's Buzz-worthy: It's been a few years since Buzz last opened one of these boxes, but the energy and different looks of college football are still there with stars from the past and then the present (at the time this one was released) with new draft picks making up the two parts of a meaty base checklist. The colorful parallels are a big part of the chase here for both the basic cards and the autos but the price here -- the same as a blaster box right now -- makes this one to rip. It's a safer break in volume -- that helps you land the big names here that include Odell Beckham Jr., Jameis Winston, Marcus Mariota, Todd Gurley and Amari Cooper on the younger side -- and this box shows that as it didn't really deliver any of those guys. It still felt OK as it delivered three autos (two rarer) instead of its advertised two, but ink from Gurley and Cooper should be obvious draws in the right-here, right-now at this price. Not all football or draft-oriented releases age well, but this one has bright spots who are dominating in the NFL right now and finding their rarities on the cheap can be fun.

Product Grade: A-
Box Grade: B
Fun Grade: A-

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