Buzz Break: 2024 Leaf Metal Collective Football 1/1 Proofs

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The packs: 2024 Leaf Metal Collective Football 1/1 Pre-Production Proofs (two)
Where to buy: Click here

Keep reading for a full breakdown and gallery for what was in this one.

Cards per pack: 1
Base set completion: 
N/A
Duplicates: 0

Inserts/short-prints: 2
1989 Pro Set White Mojo Autographs Pre-production Proof (1) – Jackson Kollock (1/1)
2024 Press Pass Authentics Shimmer Pre-production Proof (1) – Lewis Bond (1/1)

What’s Buzz-worthy: This is another pair of packs that shows some of the depth potential here with Kollock presently a freshman QB for the Minnesota Golden Gophers. That comes after a Laguna Beach, Calif., prep career that included school career records for passing yards (7,087), passing touchdowns (94) and total touchdowns (115). As a senior, his team went 10-2 record and he threw for 1,711 yards and 21 touchdowns. He's at the start of his college career, while Bond is a WR at the end of his college run with his current campaign for the Boston College Eagles including a whopping 50 catches in just seven games for 505 yards but no scores this season. He has 10 receiving TDs for his career. ... As you can tell from the pack, this brand is one that meshes past looks from Pro Set and Press Pass as Leaf brings them to life once again with an emphasis on autos, color, flash and modern touches and textures. As you can tell from this pair, there are a lot of names in this set one might not know -- it's deep so there will probably be a lot more "miss" packs than "hits" unless one is a pure football diehard ... but at least it's a 1/1 proof every time (unique to the color or texture/style). Since it's football season, I dabbled as the price was strong here in terms of affordability -- less than $5 a pack at the link up top.

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Product Grade: B+ (the set approach has good variety ... but it's also very deep because of that)
Lot Grade: B
Fun Grade: B

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