2016 Panini Prizm Collegiate Draft Picks Football Rack Pack Break #1

I rarely ever buy retail but since the 2016 NFL Draft is only a couple days away I figured I buy one rack pack of the new 2016 Panini Prizm Collegiate Draft Picks.

Nothing crazy interesting or good.  I really like the look of the cards.  You get two rookies per pack.  I think I was lucky to get a red Ezekiel Elliot.  That's probably the best card of the bunch.

2014 Upper Deck SP Authentic Football Box Break #12

Another good box for Future Watch inserts.  Autographs were just okay... Still waiting for a Teddy Bridgewater or Odell Beckham Jr. autograph.

Rookie Patch Autograph: Carlos Hyde /550

Canvas Collection Rookies: Cody Latimer, Jimmy Baroppolo, Bruce Ellington. 

2000 SP Authentic Future Watch: Odell Beckham Jr. /999, 

Zach Mettenberger /99, Sammy Watkins /999.

Autograph: Charlie Ward 

Autograph: Brett Smith 

Short Print Base Rookies: Bishop Sankey, Jarvis Landry, Logan Thomas.

2014 Upper Deck SP Authentic Football Box Break #11

This was a good box for Future Watch Inserts, but the autographs were all blah.

2000 SP Authentic Future Watch: Marqise Lee /999, Odell Beckham Jr. /999, Sammy Watkins /999.  

 Short Print Base Rookies: Paul Richardson, Teddy Bridgewater, Brandin Cooks.

Autograph: Cody Latimer (SP: 1:619 packs)

 Autograph: George Atkinson III

Rookie Patch Autograph: Bishop Sankey /550

2015 Topps Football 60th Anniversary Retired Autograph Pack

I purchased one of the Topps online exclusive 2015 60th Anniversary Retired Autograph packs. These packs sell for $75 on Topps' website.  You get one autograph card per pack.  

While there are a lot of Hall of Fame autographs in the pack, not all packs contain Hall of Famers.  I've seen some people mistakenly call these packs "HOF" packs, and that is inaccurate.  If you look on Topps' website, they describe these packs as:

A continuation of 2015 Topps Football, this product contains (1) 60th Anniversary Retired Autograph Rookie Card! The checklist will feature an NFL Hall of Fame rich mix of subject that will be pictured in their respective original Topps Football Rookie Card designs!

Nowhere in the above description does it say that a Hall of Fame autograph is guaranteed -- it's merely a "NFL Hall of Fame rich mix of subjects."  So don't buy these packs always expecting to get a Hall of Famer.  

I got really lucky and did get a Hall of Fame autograph, though!

This is my first Emmitt Smith autograph so I'm pretty excited about my luck.  The card looks really nice in person.  It is printed on Topps' thinnest and flimsiest card stock, however.  For such an expensive card, it would have been nice if it was on a slightly thicker and more sturdy card stock.  You don't notice this though unless you are handling the card without a sleeve or toploader to protect it.

The back of the cards are underwhelming though.  I would have liked to see a genuine card back with some biography information and statistics for the player featured on the front.  Most people will be looking at the front of the card so I know most people won't care about the back.  I'm one of the few who does.

Overall, I would say that these are decent buys for $75.  I would buy a few more packs if I had the cash to spend.  Oh, and in case you're wondering, the card comes inside of a toploader within the pack itself.  There is no box or base cards.  Just one autograph card.

2015 Topps Heritage Football Box Break #5

Tyler Kroft Autograph

Brett Hundley Refractor

2015 Topps Heritage Football Box Break #4

Alvin Dupree Autograph

Marshawn Lynch Refractor

Base rookie cards not pictured: Kevin White, Rashad Greene, Landon Collins, and Leonard Williams.

2015 Topps Heritage Football Box Break #3

Jamison Crowder Autograph

Rob Gronkowski Refractor

Base rookie cards not pictured: Dres Anderson, Brett Hundley, T.J. Yeldon, Shaq Thompson, and David Cobb.