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: 
1 of 25 (4 percent)
Duplicates: 0

Standard Cards: 19 (all cards from box in gallery below)
Chronicles (1) – Terrace Marshall Jr.
Chronicles Pink (1) – Travis Etienne
Donruss (2) – Kyle Pitts, Zach Wilson
Flux (1) – DeVonta Smith
Flux Silver Prizms (1) – Terrace Marshall Jr.
Illusions Pink (1) – Travis Etienne
Optic (1) – Kellen Mond
Prestige (1) – Rondale Moore
Recon Pink (2) – Kyle Pitts, Justin Fields
Rookies & Stars (4) – Najee Harris, Trevor Lawrence, Kenneth Gainwell, Rashod Bateman
Score (1) – Zach Wilson
Score Pink (1) – Rashod Bateman
Spectra (1) – Elijah Moore
XR Pink (1) – Mac Jones

Autographs/Memorabilia: 1
Rookie Signatures (1) – Cade Johnson

What's Buzz-worthy: This is a fun one and I grabbed it, though it's not new at this point at all, at SRP to revisit it one more time -- and truth be told it probably won't be the last time I do it. Why? Well, it's not because of the ink -- I landed one this time though his card didn't say much about him -- but it's about the name power here and the ability to stockpile good names or players from your school if they are in there on the cheap while getting some ripping in. ... As I said before, 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. 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.

Product Grade: A
Box Grade: A- (ink isn't guaranteed and good parallel presence)
Fun Grade: A- (boxes should be larger ... and all sets in this one should be, too)

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