Buzz Break: 2023 Panini Chronicles Draft Picks (blaster)

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The box: 2023 Panini Chronicles Draft Picks football cards (blaster)
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Keep reading for a breakdown and gallery of what was in this one.

Packs per box: 6
Cards per pack: 4
Cards in this box: 25
Chronicles Draft set completion: 
3 of 25 (12 percent)
Duplicates: 0

Chronicles (3) – Jalin Hyatt, Tank Bigsby, Josh Downs

Inserts: 21 (all cards from box in gallery below)
Black (1) – Bijan Robinson
Clear Vision (1) – C.J. Stroud
Clearly Donruss (2) – Josh Allen, Darnell Washington
Contenders (3) – Jaxon Smith-Njigba, Zach Charbonnet, Dalton Kincaid
Contenders Optic (1) – Josh Downs
Donruss (3) – Derrick Henry, Jaylen Waddle, Tim Tebow
Illusions (1) – Andre Johnson
Magnitude (1) – Hendon Hooker
Pinnacle (3) – C.J. Stroud, Jaxon Smith-Njigba, Josh Downs
Phoenix (1) – Kenny McIntosh
Revolution (2) – Nick Chubb, Noah Sewell
XR (1) – Josh Jacobs
Zenith (1) – Will Anderson Jr.
Zenith Pink (1) – Quentin Johnson

Autographs/Memorabilia: None

What's Buzz-worthy: That Clear Stroud card is a near-perfect creation and then a second appearance from the NFL's Rookie Of The Year on offense and then one from the defensive ROY, too, along with an extra card in there somewhere should have made this an A+ box. But ... some roller mark surface scuff on a few cards here (including the Pinnacle Stroud) held this one back in my mind. Still a good box but that issue is one that matters perhaps more than ever. The good news is that this was a bargain-bin box so I'll survive. ... As I noted previously, I ultimately skipped this one in the retail wild back when it arrived, figuring there was plenty made. Why rip now? I'm a collector and when it comes to college football these pack a lot of fun, a lot of good names and then those names that can line up across the multiple sets inside ... even with a smaller box like this. This time, that was Stroud. ... I'd call this brand a favorite for me for any sport in recent years -- but the boxes do remain small. (That's about my only quibble here ... packs are tiny with just four cards.) ... The Revolution cards are only found in retail -- and they look good -- and Pink parallels are also only in blasters. I found a few guys with school ties and some A-list NFL guys in here as well. This would have been a perfect bargain-bin box had there been no condition issues.

Product Grade: A
Box Grade: A- (an extra card & more than one Stroud ... only thing keeping this bargain-binner from A+ was surface scuffing)
Fun Grade: B+ (always a good mix in this release but they're very small)

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