Buzz 8 in 8: Busting 2013 Panini Rookies & Stars NFL (Hour 5)

Do you like Buzz Breaks? Today's your day then as we launch 8 in 8 -- a series of a eight breaks of wax boxes and wax packs in as many hours today. We'll post one every hour ... this is Hour 5.

The box: 2013 Panini Rookies & Stars football cards (hobby box)
The cost: Click here

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

Packs per box: 24
Cards per pack: 8
Cards in this box: 192
Base set completion: 
100 of 100 (100 percent)
Duplicates: 48

Notables on base cards – Tom Brady, Julio Jones, Andrew Luck, Matt Ryan, Tim Tebow, Cam Newton, Larry Fitzgerald, Calvin Johnson Jr., Adrian Peterson, Antonio Gates, Drew Brees, Aaron Rodgers, Russell Wilson, Tony Romo, Peyton Manning, Philip Rivers, Eli Manning, Matthew Stafford

Inserts: 40 (a sampling of everything in gallery below)
Rookies (24) – Le'Veon Bell, Landry Jones, Kenny Stills, Dion Jordan, Mike Glennon, Bjoern Werner, Matt Elam, Onterio McCalebb, Desmond Trufant, Johnathan Cyprien, Sheldon Richardson, Christine Michael, Dion Sims, Chris Thompson, Johnathan Banks, Aaron Dobson, Chance Warmack, Matt Scott, David Amerson, Johnathan Franklin, Xavier Woods, Cobi Hamilton, Montee Ball, Vance McDonald
Longevity (2) – Ronnie Hillman, Steve Johnson
Longevity Rookies (2) – Theo Riddick, Gavin Escobar
Longevity Team Logo (1) – Jordan Poyer (/32)
Longevity Gold (1) – Alfred Morris (/49)
Rookie Crusade (2) – Joseph Randle, Matt Barkley
Game Plan (2) – Russell Wilson, Adrian Peterson
NFL Nation (2) – Trent Richardson, Robert Griffin
Statistical Standouts (2) – Richard Sherman, Adrian Peterson
Touchdown Club (2) – Adrian Peterson, Demaryius Thomas

Autographs/Memorabilia: 4
Longevity Rookie Materials (2) – Denard Robinson, Dion Jordan (/299)
Rookie Autographs Longevity (1) – Mychal Rivera
Slideshow Autographs (1) – Geno Smith (/100)

Super Bowl Score (how many players we landed here) — 49ers 6, Chiefs 5 ... SCORE: 49ers 12, Chiefs 10

What's Buzz-worthy: This rookie crop isn't the strongest these days but that means the boxes are cheaper than other years around them -- and that can make for some decent returns if you land some autographs that are guys who have fared well. Rookies here with ink include DeAndre Hopkins, Eddie Lacy, Geno Smith, Zach Ertz, Keenan Allen, Le'Veon Bell and Travis Kelce -- all guys who have had ups or downs since this one arrived -- and a lot of other guys, too. This box would have been big back in the day with that Geno Smith auto but it doesn't hold up all that well now -- without that card it'd be a C box at best. You get a bunch of base here and a set and a half -- and one reason I picked this one besides the volume of what you get here is the design. I like the look and feel of this one and it's got good photo cropping to go with it. There are potential patch cards and patch-auto cards to be found here, too. If you find the right combo of a player and rarity it'll pay for a box or more. Crusade cards and parallels are also a standout inclusion to look for here with a set for 10 veterans and 40 rookies with each having a number of parallel sets. All in all, I could have done better but it also wasn't too rough for the price. Older NFL can be hit and miss as many young players' careers can already be over in this timeframe, but if you just rip for fun to see what surprises you might find, this isn't a bad option.

Product Grade: B
Box Grade: B (Geno would have been huge at release plus a couple rares)
Fun Grade: B+ (good hit volume, heavy rookie volume, decent insert volume)

What's next? Be back in an hour ...

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