2018 Donruss Elite Football maintains the history of the NFL brand while supplying the new class of rookies.
Three-hit Hobby boxes average two autographs and one relic, plus every pack has a hit, insert, rookie card or parallel. This output is virtually the same as 2017.
2018 Donruss Elite Football Base / Inserts
The 2018 Donruss Elite Football checklist offers 100 base cards and 100 rookies in the main set. The rookie cards are notable as they showcase NFL uniforms and a print run of 699 or less. First-year players also have Aspirations (#/99 or less), Status (#/99 or less), Aspirations Die-Cut (#/24), and Status Die-Cut (#/24) parallels, plus Orange (#/25), Blue (#/10), and Black (1/1) editions.
With eight expected per box, the inserts in 2018 Donruss Elite Football include Rookie Elitist for the top college players, as well as debut sets like Captain Clutch, Dual Threats, Elite Deck, and Hard Hats.
2018 Donruss Elite Football Autographs / Memorabilia
Leading the way for the 2018 Donruss Elite Football hits are hobby-favorites Pen Pals Autographs and Pen Pals Dual Autographs. These on-card rookie autographs have Black Ink, Blue Ink, Green Ink and Red Ink versions. Other options for rookie signatures include Turn of the Century Autographs (#/199 or less).
Elite Signatures (#/99 or less) is reserved for the all-time greats, and Impact Impressions (#/99 or less) highlights past and present stars.
Another popular choice is found with the Passing the Torch cards that have autographs on both sides. For these, an established star is joined by an emerging talent. In addition, the Team Lineage Signatures (#/15 or less) insert pays tribute to a specific franchise by way of three signatures.
Lastly, memorabilia cards average one per box in 2018 Donruss Elite Football. Options include Throwback Threads for retired greats alongside low-numbered Prime (#/15) parallels.
Estimated Release Date: 06/27/2018
Product Configuration: 5 cards per pack, 20 packs per box, 12 boxes per case
2018 Donruss Elite Football Hobby Box Break Average
- 2 Autographs
- 1 Memorabilia Card
- 3 Rookie Cards
- 6 Parallels
- 8 Inserts