Product Details
2019 Panini Contenders Optic Football takes the very popular Contenders NFL brand and injects it with Optichrome technology.
Just like the 2018 version, every Hobby box has two autographs. One of these autographs should be done on-card.
The SRP is $120 per Hobby box.
2019 Panini Contenders Optic Football Base / Inserts
While the Optic effect enhances the appearance, 2019 Panini Contenders Optic Football still relies heavily on 2019 Contenders designs. This means base Season Ticket cards for top veterans. Naturally, there are multiple parallels to chase.
2019 Panini Contenders Optic Football Season Ticket Hobby Parallels Breakdown
Red - #/199
Blue - #/99
Orange - #/50
Green Pulsar - #/27
Gold - #/10
Gold Vinyl - 1/1
Inserts include MVP Contenders (#/165) and the all-new Winning Tickets for Super Bowl MVPs. There are also Supernova Die-Cuts cards featuring NFL standouts.
2019 Panini Contenders Optic Football Ticket Autographs
Similar to the main Contenders, the 2019 Contenders Optic Football checklist revolves around Rookie Ticket autograph cards.
There are two groups in play, including Rookie Ticket and the hard-signed Rookie Ticket RPS autographs.
2019 Panini Contenders Optic Football Rookie Ticket Hobby Parallels Breakdown
- Red - #/199
- Teal - #/149
- Blue - #/75
- Orange - #/50
- Green Pulsar - #/27
- Gold - #/10
- Gold Vinyl - 1/1
- Blue - #/75
- Orange - #/50
- Green Pulsar - #/27
- Gold - #/10
- Gold Vinyl - 1/1
Collectors can also look back to several NFL legends with the low-numbered Contenders Rookie Ticket Tribute autographs. These on-card autographs cover players who debuted in 1999, 2002, 2007 (Calvin Johnson) and more.
2019 Panini Contenders Optic Football Autographs
That's not all for the autographs in 2019 Panini Contenders Optic Football, though. The Rookie of the Year Contenders line, numbered to 125 or less, is hard-signed, as well.
In addition, past NFL stars populate Legendary Contenders Autographs (#/99 or less).
Estimated Release Date: March 4, 2020
Product Configuration: 6 cards per pack, 1 pack per box, 20 boxes per case
2019 Panini Contenders Optic Football Hobby Box Break Average
- 2 Autographs
- 1 Insert and 1 Parallel
Card Gallery:
These are mock-up images and not final cards. Designs and contents are subject to change.
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Set Checklist
2019 Panini Contenders Optic Football Checklist
This is a preliminary checklist and subject to change. The full checklist will be added as soon as it is available.
Autographs Set Checklist
Calvin Johnson
Jason Witten
Julius Peppers
Shaun Alexander
Player of the Year Contenders Autographs
Christian McCaffrey
Deshaun Watson
Patrick Mahomes II
Supernova Die-Cuts Set Checklist
Christian McCaffrey
Khalil Mack
Patrick Mahomes II
Saquon Barkley