Buzz Break: 2021 Panini Chronicles Draft Picks (blaster)

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The box: 2021 Panini Chronicles Draft Picks football cards (blaster)
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Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (for a few formats)

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

Packs per box: 4
Cards per pack: 5
Cards in this box: 20
Chronicles set completion: 
2 of 25 (8 percent)
Duplicates: 0

Standard Cards: 19 (all cards from box in gallery below)
Chronicles (2) – Justin Fields, Kenneth Gainwell
Donruss (1) – Travis Etienne
Flux (1) – DeVonta Smith
Illusions (1) – Ja'Marr Chase
Prestige (1) – Trey Lance
Prestige Pink (1) – Elijah Molden
Recon (1) – Micah Parsons
Rookies & Stars (4) – Trey Lance, Pat Freiermuth, Terrace Marshall Jr., Amron-ra St. Brown
Score (1) – Javonte Williams
Score Pink (1) – Ian Book
Select (1) – Mac Jones
Spectra (1) – Najee Harris
Spectra Pink Prizm (1) – Tutu Atwell
XR (1) – Trey Lance
XR Pink (1) – Trey Lance

Autographs/Memorabilia: 1
Rookie Signatures (1) – Austin Watkins Jr.

What's Buzz-worthy: If I were forced to name my top few brands of the last few years for football as a collector this one would be a contender for a top spot. Why? The variety, the star power and the runs that can happen even in a tiny box like this one -- 20 cards and four of those are Trey Lance cards ... and then I managed to pull an autograph here. (No, not Trey Lance ... but also not in every box.) As I have noted before, the brand's all-in-one approach that gives you a small volume of players presented in several different brands all in one spot -- a formula that's fun and can deliver big if you land the right names over and over ... in any sport. Numbering-wise, it's all one set but to me it feels like a Chronicles base set and then the rest feel like inserts because of the variety of the stock and looks. Pink parallels and Prizm parallels are the inserts here and you get a few in these boxes -- but other colors and a ton more in other formats so you should consider them (hit that link up top). Over time the easier pulls found here will get cheaper -- no doubt -- but the quality of stuff here simply from a collector standpoint is unmatched, especially if you're a college football fan. If you're collecting or not all that worried about cash returns, rip these all day long ... they are a lot of fun. If I could find them in-person at volume at SRP, I'd rip a lot more than I have.

Product Grade: A
Box Grade: A+ (ink not guaranteed plus good run of Trey Lance and others I'd be looking for)
Fun Grade: A (boxes should be larger ... and all sets in this one should be, too)

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