Random Wax: 2019 Contenders Draft Picks Football Blaster with 2 Autos

2019 Contenders Draft Picks Football:  This blaster showed up at a reduced price at Wal-Mart.  Seems pretty fast considering there is older product still sitting there.  These blasters come with two autos so I jumped on it.  The two players I pulled, Joe Jackson and Andrew Wingard, have actually seen time on the field which hasn't always been the case with autos I've pulled in the past in the various Contenders Draft Picks offerings.  You just have to go in knowing the odds of pulling the big autos is extremely low.  Love that Bulldogs uni on Todd Gurley and he is a PC guy for me so we'll start this one off right.

This Contenders design isn't my favorite but think if the player photo had somehow been a bit bigger It would have made a big difference.  The combo of current players, retired greats and rookies in their college unis make these pulls enjoyable.

You'll find a few inserts here as well as parallels.  I like the Legacy inserts.  The Game Day Ticket inserts of rookies has a nice design.  Deebo has to be feeling some nerves right now as he goes up against the Chief in the biggest game of the year and his career.

The small set size means plenty of star power in each pack.  It seemed like this box was light on actual college players who might be drafted this year compared to the first blaster of these I opened.

The hardest part is deciding on which players to showcase.  Tom Brady, alias man crush, is a no brainer but there were plenty of others in this pack that could have made the cut.  I might look for some singles from this set here on out but not sure I'll grab any more blasters.  This was a fun box and find.

BREAKDOWN:

42 – Total Cards

2 – College Ticket Autograph (1 – Draft Ticket Blue Parallel)
1 – Connections
1 – Legacy
1 – Game Day Ticket
1 – Draft Day Ticket
1 – 2019 Draft Class

2019 Panini Contenders Draft Picks Football Blaster w/2 Autos

I'm a big fan of the Contenders brand so finding this 2019 Panini Contenders Draft Picks Football blaster was a fun surprise.  I'm good with the overall look of these but no matter how clear the player's names are on the scans that is not how they appear in person.  They are so small and being foil they are near impossible to read.  The team name is the same.  Still I like the college unis on current and past greats.  That's definitely a big draw for me.  These blasters come with two autos with mine being later round picks in the draft.  I never complain.  You don't know how players will do in the future and for me it is just pretty cool.  Mine were D'Andre Walker (Michigan) and Christian Miller (Alabama) and are shown farther down below.  I got a Wolverine which is a first for me. 

  I probably like the retired greats' cards more than anything.  So fun seeing these guys in their college unis.

Doesn't mean I don't like seeing current stars in their college attire.  We get so used to seeing them in their NFL uniforms and this gives us a different look at the player and a look at some of those cool unis.

The backs are colorful with typical information and write-ups which are fine with me.  I like the backs due to the nice color and team logo.  Font size is small but I always say that.  Inserts aren't bad but not overly exciting.  I do like seeing the full photos on the Game Day Ticket inserts.

The section number is the player's weight, the row is his height (61 = 6 feet 1 inch) and the seat is their jersey number.

Overall a fun box.  With two autos per box the price tag doesn't seem so tough.  The number of autographs in this set is quite large so getting a big name may be a chore but it is still fun chasing them.  Unless these just dry up it won't be my last look at these cards.

Nice looking autograph cards.  Not on card autos but I do like the card as a whole. 

Tom Terrific in those great Michigan unis.

BREAKDOWN:

2019 Contenders Draft Picks
42 – Total Cards
6 – Retired Greats
2 – Game Day Ticket
2 – College Ticket Autographs
1 – Connections
1 – Legacy
1 – Draft Class of 2019