Buzz Break: 2018 Donruss Optic NFL (memorabilia blaster)

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The box: 2018 Donruss Optic NFL cards (Walmart blaster)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (a few formats)

Packs per box: 6
Cards per pack: 4
Cards in this box: 24
Base set completion: 13 of 100 (13 percent)
Duplicates: 0

Base cards: Patrick Mahomes II, Kenyan Drake, Landon Collins, Matthew Stafford, Earl Thomas III, Marlon Mack, Patrick Peterson, Jerick McKinnon, Alex Collins, Marcus Mariota, Emmanuel Sanders, Todd Gurley II, Jordan Howard

Inserts/short-prints: 10 (all inserts/short-prints in gallery below with some base)
Rated Rookies (SP) (3) – John Kelly, Ian Thomas, Rashaad Penny
Pink Prizm Rated Rookies (1) – Dante Pettis
Rookie Cards (SP) (3) – Luke Falk, Justin Watson, Dalton Schultz
Pink Prizm Rookie Cards (1) – Danny Etling
Prizm (1) – Dion Lewis
Elite Series (1) – Ben Roethlisberger

Autographs/Memorabilia: 1
Horizontal Rookie Phenom Jerseys (1) – Lamar Jackson

What's Buzz-worthy: Why will I opt for a blaster box with a hit over one that goes without? A box like this comes close to offering the answer. The base cards do have some good names but the insert and rookie front in this one was rough -- real rough compared to my past breaks of this and there have been a few -- but the memorabilia card makes this one a win, especially after Week 1 when Lamar Jackson put on a show. This is easily my go-to brand from last season for the RCs and I found one of the top guys here in Jackson. ... As said before, other formats of blasters don't guarantee a hit but those include more elsewhere and that could also pay off -- especially with RCs and their parallels. Hit hobby boxes if you want guaranteed ink and other formats -- link above -- can also deliver well in different ways. They are all worth a look now, especially if the rookies build upon last season like Jackson did in his season debut.

Product Grade: A
Box Grade: B+ (saved by the Jackson)
Fun Grade: A

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