2017 Panini Donruss Elite Football Checklist

2017 Donruss Elite Football pairs 100 veterans and legends with 100 rookies numbered /499, and runs both through Aspirations and Status die-cut parallels. Released June 28, 2017, its 2,768-card checklist adds inserts such as Rookie Elitist, Spellbound and Face to Face, plus a large autograph lineup led by Elite Rookie Autographs and Turn of the Century.

What's in the checklist

• Base: 100 veterans and legends and 100 rookies /499, with Aspirations Die Cut, Status Die Cut, Red, Blue, Green, Orange, Purple and Gold versions, and rookie parallels from Red /149 to Gold /1
• Inserts: Rookie Elitist, Spellbound, Fired Up, Face to Face, College Ties, Home Field Advantage, Man Coverage and Title Waves
• Autographs: 49 Elite Rookie Autographs, 50 Turn of the Century Autographs, Pen Pals (Blue, Green and Red Ink) and Pen Pals Duals, Back to the Future Signatures, Elite Signatures, Impact Impressions, Passing the Torch and Team Lineage Signatures
• Memorabilia: Elite Coverage, Pro Bowl Standouts, Epic Materials, Prime Numbers and Throwback Threads

Key rookies

Rookie Elitist covers Mitchell Trubisky, Deshaun Watson, Dalvin Cook, Leonard Fournette, Christian McCaffrey, Alvin Kamara, Joe Mixon and JuJu Smith-Schuster. The base rookies include Aaron Jones, George Kittle and Tarik Cohen, and Elite Rookie Autographs feature Marshon Lattimore, Tre'Davious White, Zay Jones and Derek Barnett. Back to the Future Signatures include Dak Prescott, Carson Wentz and Michael Thomas.

Grading considerations

Elite Rookie Autographs and low-numbered rookie parallels are among the cards collectors commonly consider for grading. The Aspirations and Status die-cuts have fragile edges and points that ding easily, and foil surfaces show scratches. See our pricing.