Buzz Break: 2021 Donruss football cards (jumbo pack)

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The pack: 2021 Donruss NFL cards (jumbo)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (for a few formats)

Keep reading for a full breakdown and gallery of highlights from this one.

Packs per box: 1
Cards per pack: 30
Base set completion: 
18 of 250 (7 percent)
Duplicates: 0

Notables on base cards – Justin Herbert, Rob Gronkowski, Tyler Lockett, Taysom Hill, Christian McCaffrey, Matt Ryan, Aaron Jones

Insert/short-print cards: 12 (all in gallery below with some base)
Rated Rookies (SP) (3) – Micah Parsons, Jaelon Darden, Tylan Wallace
Blue Press Proof (2) – Jalen Mills, Jon Bostic
Blue Press Proof Rated Rookies (1) – Tommy Tremble
Elite Series (1) – D'Andre Swift
Photo variations (4) – Justin Herbert, Jonathan Taylor, George Kittle, Russell Wilson
Blue Press Proof photo variations (1) – Josh Jacobs

Autographs/Memorabilia: None

What’s Buzz-worthy: My second pack of this one was very similar to my first -- I suspect they often will be consistent -- but this time I landed Justin Herbert on both a base card and a variation as well as a variation as a Blue Press Proof, which seems like it could be a tougher pull based on the overall set size and how few Blues are in a pack. (No odds on wrappers, so no idea.) Those three get this pack to an A- for me -- at least at suggested retail price -- though it can easily be topped. ... As I noted previously, these pack a decent amount of variety for a single unit -- some obvious Blue Press Proof cards and then a stack of flipped-over cards where your helmet-less photo variations are found (but not all cards flipped are SPs). The design this year is simpler and cleaner based on what I have seen and I think it works -- it will look even better on Optic stock -- and about the only tough part here is how hobby boxes are scorchers leaving one to dabble elsewhere with other formats ... at least until the next NFL releases arrive packed with rookies in their pro uniforms. The Rookie Cards here are the highlight and this one is loaded with standard RCs -- everybody seems to be a Rated Rookie this year -- as there are 100 of them atop the 250 cards in the basic set. For a few more thoughts, check out my other break of this one.

Product Grade: A
Pack Grade: A- (two Herberts and a Blue for a variation is palatable for the price)
Fun Grade: B

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