Buzz Break: 2021 Wild Card Alumination Collegiate (Premium)

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The box: 2021 Wild Card Alumination Collegiate Edition football cards (premium blaster)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com

Keep reading to see a full breakdown and gallery of everything that was in this one.

Packs per box: 4
Cards per pack: 8
Cards per box: 32
Base set completion: 
20 of 90 (22 percent)
Duplicates: 3

Base cards – Notables include Taulia Tagovailoa, Kenneth Walker III, Desmond Ridder, Justyn Ross ... see all in gallery

Insert cards: 8 (all cards from box in gallery below)
Pink parallel (1) – John Metchie III
Dead Aim Gold Foil Orange (1) – Grant Wells
Dead Aim Gold Foil Pink (1) – C.J. Stroud
Dead Aim Gold Foil Green (1) – Sam Huard (/149)
Draft Driven Purple (1) – Kayshon Boutte
Draft Driven Pink (1) – Payton Thorne
Splintered Purple (1) – Kayshon Boutte
Splintered Orange (1) – Jerrion Ealy

Autographs/Memorabilia: 1
Silver Retail Mirror Autographs (1) – Kelee Ringo

What's Buzz-worthy: I picked this one up from the bargain bin since it's a premium box that gaurantees ink -- and in this case the ink was of a Georgia Bulldog now playing for the Philadelphia Eagles ... not the only time a draft set has done this to me and it's not necessarily a bad thing. This one arrived well after its traditional draft picks counterpart with this one being players who at the time were still active players on NIL deals to appear on cards. There's a lot to find here but the parallel action is heavier than heavy along with a decent volume of base cards from what is a small but still sizable set for the NIL genre. A number of names people should know can be found here -- Taulia Tagovailoa (Tua's little brother who is still in college), C.J. Stroud, Bryce Young, Desmond Ridder, Brian Robinson, Kenneth Walker and others ... thought this one, to me, is mostly about ink and the hope of a bigger name for a decent price. I landed a few names and a numbered card with the auto ... so it's likely the standard kind of mix but thing could get lean or maybe repetitive depending on how the names and parallels flow. That could go either way. As a cheap rip, I don't mind this one but the hobby boxes will deliver more -- eight autos there. I'd do that one if you like the looks of this sampler ... and it's also worth the look if you're more of a college football devotee but not looking to break the bank with a break of cards and still get some kind of auto, too.

Product Grade: B+ (good ink is possible here)
Box Grade: B
Fun Grade: B

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