Buzz Break: 2022 Bowman University football cards (blaster)

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The box: 2022 Bowman University football cards (blaster)
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Keep reading for a full breakdown and gallery of what was in this one.

Packs per box: 7
Packs per box: 4-5
Cards per pack: 32
Base set completion: 
24 of 100 (24 percent)
Duplicates: 0

Notables on base cards – See gallery for all cards from this box.

Insert/short-print cards: 7
Chrome Prospect (Refractor finish) parallel (1) – Kenny Pickett
2000 Bowman (1) – Kyle Hamilton
Golden Boy (1) – Sam Howell
Pink Chrome Prospect (Refractor finish) parallels (4) – Marvin Mims, Malik Cunningham, Devin Lloyd, Jaylen Watson

Autographs/Memorabilia: 1
Chrome Prospect autographs (1) – R.J. Sneed

What's Buzz-worthy: This one is a win as autographs here are one in 75 packs -- that makes this, statistically, a good box. How good? Well, we'll see as the signer is still in the college ranks after a transfer and Kenny Pickett is waiting for his turn as the QB of the Pittsburgh Steelers after starring at Pitt. This box wasn't the flashiest of those I have opened -- and there have been quite a few now as these are cheap due to those long auto odds and longer odds on color ... but the Heisman Trophy winner's Superfractor auto was found in a blaster so anything is possible here with a bunch of luck. (Why's it here today? I didn't have any NFL boxes on hand among more than a dozen for possible on NFL kick-off day. (¯\_(ツ)_/¯) ... There will be fully licensed Topps college stuff in the future building upon this first release but right now these are a simple rip that lets a collector open some packs on the cheap and maybe find some big stuff. ... I was a little surprised to see this go retail but I'm glad it did as the Chrome element to this NIL release -- there are active college football stars here not just guys who were just drafted -- makes this one perhaps a leader of the pack for the new NCAA kind of cardboard.

Product Grade: A-
Box Grade: A- (ink and a Pickett Chrome appearance)
Fun Grade: A- (tiny boxes and Chrome is extra, not every pack)

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