Buzz Break: 2020 Panini Chronicles Draft Picks (mega box)

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The box: 2020 Panini Chronicles Draft Picks football cards (mega box)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (for hobby)

Keep reading for a breakdown and gallery of what was in this one.

Packs per box: 12
Cards per pack: 5
Cards in this box: 60
Chronicles base set completion: 
5 of 25 (20 percent)
Duplicates: 0

Base cards – Tua Tagovailoa, Henry Ruggs III, Jerry Jeudy, CeeDee Lamb, K.J. Hamler

Insert cards: 54 (all cards from box in gallery below)
Prestige Draft Picks (6) – Joe Burrow, Chase Young, Cam Akers, Anthony McFarland Jr., Brian Lewerke, Mitchell Wilcox
Prestige Draft Picks Xtra Points Blue (1) – Jalen Reagor
Playoff Draft Picks (6) – Javon Leake, Nate Stanley, Darrynton Evans, D'Andre Swift, Bryan Edwards, K.J. Hill
Playoff Draft Picks Kickoff (1) – Justin Jefferson
Donruss Rated Rookies (6) – J.K. Dobbins, CeeDee Lamb, Jacob Eason, Collin Johnson, Devin Asiasi, Sean McKeon
Donruss Rated Rookies Red Press Proof (1) – Jerry Jeudy
Donruss Elite Rookies (1) – D'Andre Swift
Donruss Elite Rookies Aspirations Red (1) – Tua Tagovailoa
Certified Rookies (1) – CeeDee Lamb
Certified Rookies Red (1) – Darius Anderson
Certified Rookies Blue (1) – Chase Young
Absolute Rookies (1) – D'Andre Swift
Limited Phenoms (1) – Jacob Eason
XR Rookies (2) – Henry Ruggs III, Isaiah Hodgins
Crown Royale Draft Picks (12) – Joe Burrow, John Hightower, Jamycal Hasty, Shea Patterson, Jake Breeland, Hunter Bryant, Cheyenne O'Grady, Antonio Gibson, Derrick Brown, Salvon Ahmed, Brian Lewerke, K.J. Hill
Crown Royale Draft Picks Red (2) – Derrick Brown, Jamycal Hasty
Crown Royale Draft Picks Blue (1) – Bryan Edwards
Phoenix Draft Picks (1) – Isaiah Hodgins
Phoenix Draft Picks Blue (1) – Jonathan Taylor
Select Draft Picks (2) – Eno Benjamin, Adam Trautman
Spectra Draft Picks (1) – Kalija Lipscomb
Spectra Draft Picks Red (1) – Zack Moss
Donruss Optic Rated Rookies (2) – Justin Herbert, James Morgan
Donruss Optic Rated Rookies Red (1) – Antonio Gibson

Autographs/Memorabilia: 1
Playoff Draft Picks Signatures (1) – Jason Strowbridge

What's Buzz-worthy: My second of these boxes delivered well once again with tons of variety and a number of names but perhaps not as much flash in some of the spots in the lineup -- but enough that ultimately it checked in at the same grade as last time for me. (It could be some school ties influencing me this time -- there were some highlights for me there.) ... As said last time, this release gets a top grade from me because it's one that takes the bigness of college football but breaks it down into several smaller sets with stronger checklists and offers up a wide variety of looks at those elite players in their school colors. Why does this work for me? More shots at the few names I want -- and they can arrive pretty well here. (Almost to the point where I'd want to do a team break of this release in bulk or maybe just a player draft -- two things just not easily do-able with most football releases but seem perhaps more possible here.) Value-wise? We'll see ... stuff that's easily found tends to be cheaper in terms of secondary market values unless a guy is red-hot ... and even over time their NFL stuff will get attention first unless you're a college collector. (I'm more that guy.) ... Translation to all of this? Stay away bulk-flippers and bot buyers ... you won't win here. (At least that's my hope ... leave some for the kids, err me.) Parallels here include Red, Green and Blue while there also appear to be other potential finds here and plenty more in hobby boxes. Go crazy there, bulk buyers -- you get a lot more ink and other stuff in hobby. The breakdown here is pretty even, though the Crown Royale cards are most-plentiful. (Why? I'm not sure ... maybe this one was made to not be an exclusive and they were made earlier than everything else?) I really need to examine the checklist closer for this one -- it seems like it's a jam-packed project but in a good way ... and I'm not even talking about hits. I'd be inclined to potentially chase entire simpler-card player runs out of this one -- and I feel like I have a ton for my guys here out of just two boxes. (Wish I had grabbed more.) If I see it, I will.

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

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