Amari Cooper has out-produced every other rookie receiver in the NFL this season with 50 catches for 732 yards and four touchdowns. While those aren't exactly Jerry Rice numbers, he's perhaps the hobby's focal point on a Raiders team (along with QB Derek Carr) that seems like it's improving. This week they've got the lowly Lions, so this seems like a good time to say things look golden for Cooper.

Keep reading for four more guys to watch on 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 five threads about collecting and more that you should check out right now.

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The second Blowout Black Friday Doorbuster Preview this year is one that will give you three shots at something big from Panini America.

Specifically, you'll get two autographs and one memorabilia card in every box of 2013-14 Panini Timeless Treasures basketball cards. It will be one of the dramatically discounted Doorbuster deals on Black Friday (Nov. 27) at BlowoutCards.com.

How much for a box?

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This year’s Panini America Black Friday packs will focus on youth as well as veterans -- there's a new crop of rookies and a few new touches for the line that help hobbyists and hobby shops build collections one promo pack at a time.

The packs will include the first memorabilia cards of players from this year’s class of NBA rookies. They’ll also include, as always, autographs and memorabilia cards from Panini’s sports along with some other inclusions -- 1/1 HyperPlaid parallels, for example, and a Cyber Monday pack program only for online group-breakers.

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If he signs it, they will come.

Leaf Trading Cards revealed on Friday that it has the first certified autographs of actor Kevin Costner found in packs of the upcoming 2015 Leaf Trinity baseball product.

Other than occasional cuts, he had never signed for a card company.

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The first Blowout Black Friday Doorbuster Preview this year -- you'll see them daily right here on BlowoutBuzz.com -- is one that will give you a few chances at an autograph of the reigning National League Rookie of the Year and the guy who's been the hottest buy in the hobby for more than a year.

He's Chicago Cubs third baseman Kris Bryant and the first box is 2014 Bowman Chrome. It will be one of the dramatically discounted Doorbuster deals on Black Friday (Nov. 27) at BlowoutCards.com.

How much will it be?

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An annual tradition since 1960 is the Topps MLB All-Star Rookie Team and, no surprise, this year's squad is paced by the reigning American League and National League Rookies of the Year.

Topps revealed the team of players on Friday who will have the Rookie Cup adorning their 2016 Topps baseball cards.

NL ROY Kris Bryant is one of three Cubs to make the team, while AL ROY Carlos Correa was the lone Astro.

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Not long ago, Bryce Harper was a hyped high-schooler on the cover of Sports Illustrated, then a dropout who got his GED early to hit junior college for a year before being taken No. 1 overall in the MLB Draft.

Now, four years into his MLB career, he's the unanimous National League MVP.

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What: 2015 Panini Luxe football cards
Arrives: Feb. 3, 2016
Box basics: Four cards per box, five boxes per case

What's buzz-worthy: This high-end brand will include three autographs -- all on-card -- and one jumbo memorabilia card per box in its NFL debut.

See a gallery and more ... below.

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Variant editions of comic books are sometimes the Superfractors of that world, commanding crazy cash because of their scarcity and, of course, demand for them.

While this copy of Star Wars Vader Down issue No. 1 is not a 1/1 creation, it's estimated by those in the know to be as rare as a dozen copies because it was only available to dealers who ordered ... wait for it ... 4,999 copies of the standard book. You buy that many, you get one of these.

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What: 2015 Historic Autographs Casey's Juggernaut Originals
Arrives: Dec. 9
Box basics: One PSA-encapsulated vintage baseball card and cut autograph combo display per box.

What's buzz-worthy: The New York Yankees dominated MLB from 1948 to 1955 with five consecutive World Series victories within that seven-year span for manager Casey Stengel -- this product focuses on player and cards from that era. Oh, and there are five 1951 Bowman Mickey Mantle Rookie Cards inside this product, which is comprised of only PSA-authenticated autographs and cards inside a Historic Autographs display.

See a gallery and more ... below.

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Who will be signing for 2015 Bowman Draft? That's a question that's been on the minds of many collectors the last few months and Topps provided two answers on Thursday morning.

The first two signers will be Dansby Swanson and Brendan Rodgers.

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We're less than three months away from the arrival of the industry's longest-running and most-heavily collected baseball card brand of the year seemingly every year.

It's 2016 Topps.

And among the unusual inclusions in that one is the honeycombed creation you see above.

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What: 2015 BenchWarmer Holiday Past & Presents
Arrives: Dec. 11
Hobby box basics: Box breakdown is TBD (16 boxes per case)

What's buzz-worthy: This upcoming product is a combination of new cards and "ultra-low numbered archive cards" and, according to the company, there will be only 65 cases produced.

See a gallery and more ... below.

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Mike Trout is among MLB's active elite and his first standard Bowman Chrome autograph is topped by only one card in the Chrome world -- a much-rarer Albert Pujols 2001 auto limited to only 500 copies.

So, naturally, one question comes to mind seeing this Refractor parallel of Trout's debut card, which is on eBay right now. Just how much can this sell for?

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Buzz hasn't yet seen how a typical box breaks down or the odds, but the first wave of 2015 Topps WWE Undisputed cards on eBay say one thing -- it looks like an instant classic.

With an autograph in every pack, a massive checklist of signers, a ton of on-card autos from past and present greats, the first high-end release in WWE card history could be one that prompts many to collect 'em all.

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We're 10 games into the NBA season and Andre Drummond is a player who hasn't been out-performed by any other on the court this year.

Or the last 40.

The Detroit Pistons center is off to a start that definitely should have collectors considering his cardboard, which can be found beginning with 2012-13 products -- you know, the year of Panini America's high-end rookie back then, Flawless. (Yep, he's in there.)

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David Ortiz has been the face of the Boston Red Sox lately and he's the only player with the team for all three of its World Series wins in the last 11 years. He'll be retiring after the 2016 season and there's ultimately one question on the minds of many baseball fans (and probably a few collectors) out there.

Is he a Hall of Famer?

Tell us what you think with our poll below or by leaving a comment.

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Uncle Drew has schooled a few players on the small screen.

Now it's time for him to do it on some Panini America cardboard, which the company teased online on Tuesday.

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Star Wars is a force. We all know that it's a behemoth at the box office, a trailblazer in the toy aisle and just about everywhere else these days in advance of The Force Awakens' arrival next month.

But the sales figures estimates for the toy sales alone so far are staggering.

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Add Ichiro Suzuki to the list of signers for 2015 Topps Dynasty.

Topps teased the inclusion of the Japanese icon and future Hall of Famer on Tuesday with the three 1/1 cards seen here highlighting each of the teams the 15-year MLB veteran has played for.

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They've been the reigning Rookie of the Year award-winners for less than 24 hours, but there are already six new collectibles noting their wins.

They are Kris Bryant and Carlos Correa -- and they are the National League and American League winners who already have Topps prints commemorating their new-found status.

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What: 2016 The Walking Dead Season 4 Part 1
Arrives: February 2016
Hobby box basics: 24 packs of five cards, 12 boxes per case (hits TBD)

What's buzz-worthy: The latest Walking Dead set will include autographs, prop and wardrobe memorabilia cards and sketch cards along with a selection of cardboard chronicling what has been TV's top show for the last few years.

Keep reading for more.

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What: 2016 Big Bang Theory Seasons 6-7
Arrives: March 2016
Hobby box basics: 24 packs of five cards, six boxes per case (hits TBD)

What's buzz-worthy: The sixth and seventh seasons in this long-running series will be captured in a 72-card base set with foilboard parallels and three insert card sets.

Keep reading for more.

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