Random Wax: 2023 Donruss Football

2023 Score:  Trevor Lawrence had one of his best seasons going 13-4 with the Jaguars as they won the AFC South.  A bit of a surprise from the Jags who haven't seen this kind of success during Larence's career.  I am hoping we see more consistency from him moving forward.

Jason Kelce is a 6X All-Pro and one of those guys it's easy to like.  It was tough seeing George Kittle go down with an Achilles injury in the playoffs.  I'm know he'll be back those are never fun.  Maxx Crosby had another double-digit sack season.

Tre Tucker had 57 receptions for the Raiders this season, standing out amongst these three.

This design is okay but not a favorite of mine.  Feels like I've seen similar designs a lot in the past few years from Panini.

Some love for the defense.  All three are studs.

Nice Amon-Ra St. Brown photo.  Not a bad Gridiron Kings design.  Overall, a fun pack with a good pull.

BREAKDOWN:
30 – Total Cards
4 – Rated Rookie
4 – Press Proof Blue Parallel
1 – Gridiron Kings

Random Wax: 2023 Donruss Football

 2023 Donruss: Justin Herbert and the Chargers had a good 2024 season, winning 11 games.  Herbert threw 23 touchdowns while only throwing 3 interceptions.  I'd like to see the Chargers take another step forward this year and maybe win a game or two in the post season.

Tight end love!  George Kittle had another great season with 78 receptions, 1100+ yards and 8 touchdowns.  This is not a favorite design of mine, but we've seen worse Donruss designs.

Paku Nacua has been nothing short of great starting with his rookie season.  Nice Press Proof Blue Parallel for him.

There were four of these parallels in the pack.  Tee Higgins got paid in the offseason.  Hope Cincy can avoid their slow start this season.  

I'm not sure about these Action All-Pros but I'm okay with it being different.  And I pulled a kicker...nothing against kickers but still.

Mike Evans started his career with 11 straight 1,000 yard seasons which hasn't ever been done before.  He's an amazing receiver and has been very durable throughout his career.  

BREAKDOWN:
30 – Total Cards
4 – Rated Rookie
4 – Press Proof Blue Parallel
1 – Action All-Pros

Random Wax: 2023 Donruss Football

 2023 Donruss:  We'll kick off this pack with A-Aron in his Jets uni which he wore for such a short time.  We're all curious if the Rodgers-Jets marriage will work.  It stunk that he was injured for basically the entire 2023 season.

The design on this Donruss offering is okay but won't' go down as a favorite of mine.  I look forward to seeing what Derrick Henry will do in Baltimore this season.  He led the league in rushing attempts for the fourth time in his career last year.

The backs aren't exciting but okay.  I like the back of the Legend Series though one line of stats would have really helped.  I was gifted this eight-card pack for Christmas.

For a small pack I think I did well.  Luke Kuechly is a favorite of mine, so he was a fun pull.

BREAKDOWN:
8 – Total Cards
1 – Rated Rookie
1 – Legends Series

2023 Donruss Football

2023 Donruss:  This one has been out a few weeks but finally picked it up this weekend.  Jalen Hurts and the Philadelphia Eagles are setup to be the #2 seed in the NFC if they can win out and they have a favorable schedule.

The base design threw me off a bit and I couldn't' figure out why.  But it's the fact there is a white outline to each player in the photo.  Still a bit unsure about it.  The design overall is okay.  The colored hash marks are good but I'm not sure about the tread marks or whatever those are supposed to be.  But I think I like it.  We'll see what time has me thinking.  I like the Mahomes and Chase cards and photos.

Tank Dell was having a really good rookie season before an injury sidelined him for the rest of the season.  That card is also one of the four Press Proof Blue Parallels that come in each fat pack.  The design for these is different from the veterans.  There is an extra set of "hash marks" on each side of the border.

If you haven't seen Cameron Dicker's video promoting him for the Pro Bowl you are missing out.  Great job by him and the Chargers.  Go take a look.  300 veterans and 100 rookies make up the base cards.

The backs here are the base design, Champ is Here (spoiler alert) and the rookie base cards.  A little color on the base designs but they won't' wow you.  Need a logo on the veteran base designs.

No player positions on these cards.  They could have easily got those in there in the bottom right corner.

Always fun to get a first look at new cards.  The Champ is Here insert set is a great though the Donruss logo really didn't need to be in the middle of the championship belt.  They had plenty of options that weren't self serving.

BREAKDOWN:

30 – Total Cards

4 – Rated Rookie

4 – Press Proof Blue Parallel

1 – Champ is Here