If you're a South Carolina Gamecocks fan, then you might know his story -- but if you're a fan of his potential new NFL team tonight or later this week you might not.

And it also matters a lot if you want Hayden Hurst's first cards.

The former Gamecocks tight end already has more than 130 different football cards between all of the NFL draft products that have been arriving this spring but none of them can call "dibs" on being first.

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With the first round of the NFL Draft set for tonight in Arlington, Texas, Panini America is at the epicenter of the football universe.

And if you're wanting the newest cards of the newest picks -- their first cards with their new NFL teams noted -- you may already be out of luck ... at least for the rarer parallels as those are already sold out.

Panini Instant already is the home for cards from tonight's draft (8 p.m.) with single cards, parallels and a 50-card set option that will include three bonus cards that will not be found anywhere else.

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What:

What's buzz-worthy: This new brand takes to the gridiron and "pays homage to the periodic table and features a vibrant design, metal base cards, and on-card autographs."

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What:

What's buzz-worthy: Once again Panini America's lustrous line hits the gridiron with at least one rookie jersey auto per box and plenty more creations that are simply golden.

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Do you like Buzz Breaks? Today's your day then as we launch 12 in 12 -- a series of a dozen breaks of wax boxes and wax packs in a dozen hours. We'll post one every hour all day long ... this is Hour 11.

The box: 1996 Score Board NFL Special box
The cost: $5 (seriously)

What's inside this one? Keep reading ...

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From time to time, Buzz will break a box of something and post the results here. Like this and want to see more? Or maybe there's a box you'd want to see busted? Send Buzz an email at BlowoutBuzz@blowoutcards.com.

The packs: 2018 Panini Elite Draft football cards (two retail jumbos)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (for hobby)

Cards per pack: 20
Cards in this lot: 40
Base set completion: 
35 of 208 (17 percent)
Duplicates: 0

Notables on base cards – Josh Rosen, Josh Allen, Mason Rudolph, Matthew Stafford, Barry Switzer, Alvin Kamara, Brett Favre, Khalil Mack, Dick Butkus, Ozzie Newsome, Emmitt Smith, Amari Cooper, Troy Aikman

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The Blowout Cards Forums are where thousands of collectors converge daily to discuss, well, a little bit of everything. Here are a few threads about collecting and more that you should check out right now.

What's Buzzing Today: Nothing but interesting breaks and big pulls in today's edition.

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The Blowout Cards Forums are where thousands of collectors converge daily to discuss, well, a little bit of everything. Here are a few threads about collecting and more that you should check out right now.

What's Buzzing Today: Shohei Ohtani pulls, a former big-leaguer's perspective on signing (video), big pulls and plenty more.

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What: 2018 Leaf Metal U.S. Army All-American Bowl football cards
Arrives: May 30
Box basics: Eight autographs per box (15 boxes per case)
Order: Click here

What's buzz-worthy: Leaf's Metal take on the All-American Bowl is back for another season with an array of possibilities that includes inscriptions, patch cards and more for this prep all-star showcase event.

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What: 2018 TRISTAR Hidden Treasures Autographed Football Mini Helmets
Arrives: May 30
Box basics: One autographed mini helmet per box (10 boxes per case)
Order: Click here

What's buzz-worthy: TRISTAR's Hidden Treasures is back on the gridiron for another year with some new NFL names and some of the biggest names from the past all inside its boxes.

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From time to time, Buzz will break a box of something and post the results here. Like this and want to see more? Or maybe there's a box you'd want to see busted? Send Buzz an email at BlowoutBuzz@blowoutcards.com.

The box: 2011 NFL Collector's Box (Fairfield repack)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com

Imagine a repack that's mostly about hits ... this is it.

What's in this one? Keep reading ...

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What:

What's buzz-worthy: Elite returns with a new crop of NFL rookies in their pro uniforms, a new look at veterans and a full array of inserts and hits with the familiar feel collectors expect for this brand.

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From time to time, Buzz will break a box of something and post the results here. Like this and want to see more? Or maybe there's a box you'd want to see busted? Send Buzz an email at BlowoutBuzz@blowoutcards.com.

The box: 2017 Panini Contenders Draft Picks football cards (blaster box)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com

Packs per box: 7
Cards per pack: 6
Cards in this box: 42
Base set completion: 
26 of 100 (26 percent)
Duplicates: 0

Notable players found on base cards – Marshall Faulk, Lawrence Taylor, Amari Cooper, Brett Favre, Odell Beckham Jr., Dak Prescott, J.J. Watt, Russell Wilson, LaDainian Tomlinson, Aaron Rodgers, Tim Tebow, Eric Dickerson, Rob Gronkowski, Julio Jones, Barry Sanders, Red Grange

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The Blowout Cards Forums are where thousands of collectors converge daily to discuss, well, a little bit of everything. Here are a few threads about collecting and more that you should check out right now.

What's Buzzing Today: Big pulls, big players and a few other surprising threads.

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What: 2018 Leaf Autographed Football Jersey Edition
Arrives: June-July
Box basics: One autographed custom jersey per box (eight boxes per case)
Order: Click here

What's buzz-worthy: Leaf once again brings the fabric of the game to the blind-wrapped football memorabilia market with "an incredible mix of Hall of Famers, fan favorites, the biggest stars in the game today plus the hottest young players in the game."

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The Blowout Cards Forums are where thousands of collectors converge daily to discuss, well, a little bit of everything. Here are a few threads about collecting and more that you should check out right now.

What's Buzzing Today: Ozzie Albies arrives, Shohei Ohtani's key Rookie Cards, pondering "high-end" and big pulls to start the week.

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The Blowout Cards Forums are where thousands of collectors converge daily to discuss, well, a little bit of everything. Here are a few threads about collecting and more that you should check out right now.

What's Buzzing Today: Monster pulls, a big baseball debate about Shohei Ohtani, inside Leaf Pearl and plenty more.

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A pair of graded Proof Morgan Dollars stolen from New England Patriots’ star Rob Gronkowski’s home during the Super Bowl were found quickly thanks to the their certification numbers that come with their slabbing.

Professional Coin Grading Service, aka PCGS, which is a sister company of Professional Sports Authenticator, certified the coins and they were found thanks to the info on their slabs. According to PSA, the Foxborough, Mass., police didn’t have any leads until Numismatic Crime Information Center founder Doug Davis shared the coins' info via the NCIC network. They were found quickly after that.

"Within 30 minutes of sending out the alert, I received a call from another dealer who advised he had the coins and the identity of the person who sold them,” Davis said.

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What: 2018 Historic Autographs HOF Inductees (baseball & football)
Arrives: May 9
Box basics: Three slabbed & authenticated autographs per box (10 boxes per case)
Order: Click here

What's buzz-worthy: A mix of Hall of Famers from both baseball and football are found in this one, which is all about authenticated cards in slabs -- not cuts.

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The Blowout Cards Forums are where thousands of collectors converge daily to discuss, well, a little bit of everything. Here are a few threads about collecting and more that you should check out right now.

What's Buzzing Today: Nothing but breaks highlights and some WrestleMania 34 chatter here in today's edition.

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The Blowout Cards Forums are where thousands of collectors converge daily to discuss, well, a little bit of everything. Here are a few threads about collecting and more that you should check out right now.

What's Buzzing Today: Huge pulls, pondering mock drafts, Game of Inches memorabilia card sets and more on this WrestleMania Sunday.

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The Blowout Cards Forums are where thousands of collectors converge daily to discuss, well, a little bit of everything. Here are a few threads about collecting and more that you should check out right now.

What's Buzzing Today: Huge pulls and other interesting finds dominate today's slate.

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What: 2018 Panini Luminance football cards
Arrives: June 6
Box basics: Three autographs and one memorabilia card per four-pack box (12 boxes per case)
Order: Click here

What's buzz-worthy: This new brand from Panini will arrive with on-card Draft Day Signatures in every other box and a whole lot of new looks.

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What: 2018 TRISTAR Hidden Treasures Game Day Greats Football Jersey Edition
Arrives: April 25
Box basics: One autographed football jersey per box (five boxes per case)
Order: Click here

What's buzz-worthy: TRISTAR's Hidden Treasures line tries on jerseys for another go with a lineup of past and present greats from the gridiron as well as some new stars from this year's NFL Draft.

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The Blowout Cards Forums are where thousands of collectors converge daily to discuss, well, a little bit of everything. Here are a few threads about collecting and more that you should check out right now.

What's Buzzing Today: Big returns, big pulls, big trade rumors and more on this (big?) day.

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