Random Wax: 2022 Donruss Football Holiday Blaster

2022 Donruss:  I always enjoy holiday boxes.  Unfortunately, Panini didn't add snow or holiday related bling to these.  Disappointed but I still appreciate the cards.  My all-time favorite player in the NFL kicks it off.  John Elway had a cannon for an arm and finished his career with two straight Championships.

I do like this design.  It's a little different but the photos are good.

Jermaine Johnson made the Pro Bowl this year.

Some great players in the league but Myles Garrett is the only player still with the same team.

We do get the Rookie Sweaters relic which gives us some holiday feels.  I like Franchise Futures and that Christian Watson is an Optic Rated Rookie Preview Red and Green Parallel.

Does feel like we only get the players in the photos.  Sometimes it's better when we can see an actual play as opposed to just the players in frame.

Donruss 2002 and 1992s throwbacks.  I do like the 2002 design though the player name is hard to read.

I love retired greats and we get some of the best here.  I love them and that's a big part of Donruss for me.  Great Warren Moon photo too.

BREAKDOWN:
90 – Total Cards
12 – Rated Rookie
10 – Retired Greats
1 – RC
1 – Donruss 2002
1 – Donruss 1992
1 – Franchise Future
1 – Rookie Holiday Sweater Relic
1 – Optic Rated Rookie Preview Red and Green

2022 Donruss Football

2022 Donruss Football:  Dreams start this week with the 2023 NFL draft.  This is my first look at 2022 Donruss which has hit the shelves.  2021 Donruss was horrible and this is a much better design.  We'll kick it off with one of the best receivers in the league.

I do like this year's design.  It makes sense to me and is appealing to look at.  I do think more than one insert per pack would help with variety but Donruss is a meaty set at 300 base cards so set builders may appreciate less inserts.

Drake Jackson had the best season amongst this lot of youngsters.  He had three sacks across 15 games for the 49ers.

The backs are fine.  Duplicate photo is lazy but plenty of color and we see the logo again.

Love the retired greats in this set.  That Press Proof blue parallel works well with the old school Rams unis.  No complaints with either of these greats.

Good pack of cards.  I was happy with my first look at 2022 Design.  Some favorite players and the design were winners for me. Good luck to your teams tonight.

BREAKDOWN:

30 – Total Cards

5 – Retired Greats

4 – Rated Rookie

4 – Press Proof Blue Parallels

1 – Dominators