Buzz Break: 2022 Panini Select Draft Picks football cards (blaster)

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The box: 2022 Panini Select Draft Picks football cards (Fanatics blaster)
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Keep reading for a full breakdown of what was in this one along with a gallery of images.

Packs per box: 6
Cards per pack: 5
Cards per box: 30
Base (Concourse) set completion: 0 of 100
Duplicates: 0

Base cards: None as all parallel cards in retail.

Rookie Cards: None as all parallel cards in retail.

Inserts/SPs: 30 (all cards from box in gallery below)
Blue Concourse parallels (6) – Trevor Lawrence, John Elway, Marshall Faulk, Ja'Marr Chase, DK Metcalf, Julio Jones
Blue Concourse Rookie Card parallels (6) – Matt Corral, Breece Hall, Ahmad Gardner, Jake Ferguson, George Karlaftis, Trey McBride
Blue Field Level parallels (4) – Ricky Williams, Russell Wilson, Travis Kielce, Ryan Tannehill
Blue Field Level Rookie Card parallels (2) – Aidan Hutchinson, Romeo Doubs
Green Squares Concourse parallels (2) – Josh Allen, Rod Woodson
Green Squares Concourse Rookie Card parallels (2) – Arnold Ebiketie, Romeo Doubs
Green Squares Field Level parallels (1) – Matthew Stafford
Green Squares Field Level Rookie Card parallels (1) – Matt Corral
Red Lazer Concourse Rookie Card parallels (1) – Jalen Tolbert
Red Lazer Field Level Rookie Card parallels (1) – Justyn Ross
Silver Concourse Rookie Card parallels (1) – Jameson Williams
Select Stars Prizms (1) – Matt Ryan
Select Future (1) – Isaiah Spiller
Unstoppable (1) – Aidan Hutchinson

Autographs/Memorabilia: None

What's Buzz-worthy: I skipped this higher-priced, no-hit-guaranteed blaster since those two variables are important to me -- and I know that college stuff will dip later, too, as the retail shelves are still full in my area ... and my area likes college football. I did grab a couple of these with the extras in this version of the box at a discounted price and, well, I like it ... but only at the discounted price as it just didn't deliver enough oomph had I paid more. Was it a bad box? No. Was it a monster box? Probably not ... but I did like it and its counterpart you'll see here soon. The basic set is just two tiers in this one with some autos possible and a small lineup of inserts here with modest parallels possible in this format. We won't be seeing a boatload more college releases like this with the CLC licensing to change hands, but this one is as strong of a college release as we have seen with a lot of color and energy and better crops and emphasis of photos in some spots here. (It's unlike Prizm where everything seems to be distant full-body photos for whatever reason. This one at least has those ... and more.) The feel is deluxe here but college stuff will always take a seat behind the full-on pro releases and I'm not sure anything would change that part ... even I struggle here as I want one school for sure and then some stars here and there but not a lot of the guys found in these on unis I don't know. (That's perhaps a lot of people.) Long-term, the values on most stuff here will fade but there aren't as many college releases so at least these will stand out vs. a barrage of NFL stuff with the same guys year after year. Once the prices start to settle -- or places start to burn off boxes like this to make room for a new year's or other lines -- I think a release like this is one to rip in volume or just for fun. Why? I'm a collector who doesn't mind the college game ... and there are some soon-to-be-drafted NIL guys in here, too, who don't yet have pro teams so that will extend its interest a little more.

Product Grade: A (retail version grade ... I won't open hobby unless it dips more)
Box Grade: B (I like that everything is a parallel -- color looks better than silver base ... but some cards with damage issues)
Fun Grade: B (good mix ... just not the best mix of names in better spots)

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