Buzz Break: 2016 Panini Elite football cards (hanger box)

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The box: 2016 Donruss Elite football cards (hanger)
Where to buy: Click here

Packs per box: 1
Cards per pack: 20
Cards in this box: 20
Base set completion: 
14 of 100 (14 percent)
Duplicates: 0

Base cards – Barry Sanders, John Elway, Eli Manning, J.J. Watt, Derek Carr, Jameis Winston, Cam Newton, Joe Montana, Larry Csonka, Dez Bryant, Isaiah Crowell, Jamaal Charles, Matt Forte, Doug Martin

Inserts: 5 (all cards from box in gallery below)
Green parallel (1) – Marcus Peters
Green rookies (2) – Eli Apple, Braxton Miller
Green Game Face (1) – Larry Csonka
Green Etched in Time (1) – Fran Tarkenton

Autographs/Memorabilia: 1
Green rookie autographs (1) – Su'a Cravens

What's Buzz-worthy: I previously scheduled this for this month's Buzz 12 in 12 marathon, but I pulled the exact same auto I got from one of these boxes the last time I did that ... so you see it here early. Beyond the hit here, these boxes are consistent with the only variations in what they deliver being which inserts you land. Back then Elite had returned after a year off with a revamped look that, to this collector, felt crisper and cleaner with a perfect array of parallels, diecut inserts, holofoil designs, etched foilboard, autographs and memorabilia cards. … You don't see a lot of those in these retail boxes (regular price $30) but what you do find is green. You get green rookies, green parallels and green inserts atop a guaranteed hit. If you land those big names from a good year, you may find extra green in your pocket.

Product Grade: A
Box Grade: A- (good run of stars helped)
Fun Grade: B

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