2018 Donruss Optic Football Cards

A gorgeous set with classic photography.

Thanks for your help with the holo football card question I asked you about but I noticed there is no prizm on the back of the card however I did notice that the cards listed as a holo on eBay are serial numbered.I still appreciate your help though Trey and keep up the good work. Thanks again, Jim

I appreciate your reply and clearing up my question about the prime insert card Trey. I have one more question about these cards that I really don’t understand as I mainly collect baseball cards. When they refer to a Donruss optic Holo, does that mean it would be the equivalent of a refractor in the baseball card world? I’m assuming that when they say Holo they mean holographic but I don’t know for sure and that’s why I’m asking. I really appreciate all your help with different cards and things I don’t understand about them. The cardboard connection is definitely a premium site to find out what you need to know about collector cards in general but sometimes there are things that I just don’t understand and I appreciate your help greatly.

I like this set as it has very good pics of players and the design artwork is also very creative. I got a rookie Phenom card out of a blaster box of Michael Gallup and it is serial numbered / 50. I saw in your product details that this card is a Serial numbered parallel in the rookie phenoms which is a insert card but I can’t figure out what the difference is between the standard card and the prime / 50 card? I was wondering if you have any information on this Trey as it would be very extremely helpful. Beckett doesn’t even have the rookie phenoms cards listed in their entire product details about this year and specific set. You are always so knowledgeable about all cards that it amazes me and I appreciate when you answer with a reply. Overall I believe this card set is a little above average and in a way has too many insert cards as most sets do nowadays. Thanks very much, Jim

The only reason I don’t give 5 stars is because I feel Panini should have to provide odds on its retail product, at least this way people can make a more informed decision prior to purchase.

Thanks for the info

Sorry I can’t send a pic I tried but it will not let me reply but if you send me an email I will attach a photo of the card. The card is number 161 Calvin Ridley Holo auto numbered 38/50

This and select are my favorite since I just started collecting again for the past 3 years. I do have a question if anyone can answer checking this checklist my holo auto was numbered to /50 not /99 is that rare or normal. The checklist said FOTL purple are numbered to /50 and the red so if anyone can answer thanks .

I like the cards but i bought a blaster box as there are no dealers around me. i opened the first pack and boy was i surprised out of a 4 card pack i got 3 optic cards and a 1989 proset card what a shock. in the end out of the 24 cards you get in the box i got 10 optic cards the rest were cheap junk proset cards. they lost a buyer of thier product as i will not spend my collecting money on them ever agian.

OUT OF SIX BOXES I GOT A JOSH ALLEN ON CARD AND ONE PACK PULLED A SAQUAN BARKLEY AND DERRIUS GUICE AUTO EXCHANGE RELICS BACK TO BACK ALSO NICK CHUBB ON CARD AUTO AND LOTS OF NICE INSERTS.NEVER HAVE GOT TWO AUTO EXCHANGE IN ONE PACK.

I bought and ripped a case.. First box right off the bat no auto! Turns out after opening the remaining eleven boxes and no rpa which is one per case.. Is the auto I’m missing BS! The only descent auto I got was a Sam Darnold silver holo auto #/99! I got 2 sticker autos of scrub players that I’ve never heard of! Not one Rated Rookie Silver holo from Baker or Saquan but a Rainbow of ito Smith lol. Garbage..

The one product I don’t mind is Optic, however, retail blaster box has ZERO chances of pulling an auto. Look at the inserts and parallels on side of box. No autos. You get one PLAYER WORN crappy memorabilia card. Player worn is a joke.
Now the mega boxes in retail a little better as you get one PLAYER WORN crappy memorabilia card and one auto. Although my box contained a rewards card. Typical.
And your rewards site is a joke. You can redeem points for cards but what I found comical is you can get a cheap Panini baseball cap for 1000 points. That’s right 1000 points. So you put 150 point cards in your product. You’re saying 7 -150 point reward cards (which should be 7 autos in your damn products) is the same as your crappy plain black baseball hat?

Panini is a joke

A bit biased because I just pulled a green Saquon Barkley Rated Rookie Auto #’d 5/5. A good product. Could have more rated rookies (my favorite part) and I preferred how the rated rookies previously showed the players without helmets (regular Donruss still did it this year). Other than that, the colored parallels are fun. The Downtown cards are a fun insert. I paid $90 for a box and think it was fair value for the fun.

This is a nice product overall, if you’re looking to make money this probably won’t be the product for you because the autographs can be rough as seen in the first off the line version. You may pay 130 for a auto from some rc not in the league anymore. But at least in these hobby boxes you get a good amount of rookie cards and a chance at some cool parallels.

Looks like a good ratio of inserts cards to base cards from a hobby box. 35 total inserts & 45 base cards isn’t too bad. Very nice to see there will be a minimum of 20 total RC’s out of 80 cards per box as well.

That’s 1 rookie every 4 cards pulled. Another solid ratio as well. I’ve always loved the looks of the Optic Cards but they don’t seem to change things up much in terms of look & style or I would give these a 5* rating.