2017 Panini Contenders Optic Football Checklist

2017 Panini Contenders Optic Football puts the Contenders ticket design on Optic chromium stock, released March 7, 2018. A 90-card Season Ticket base and 10 Rookie Tickets lead into Rookie Ticket Autographs, and every themed insert, from MVP Contenders to Legendary Contenders, has a matching autograph set.

What's in the checklist

• Base: 90 Season Tickets and 10 Base Rookie Tickets with Red /199, Blue /99, Gold /10 and Gold Vinyl 1/1 parallels
• Rookie Ticket Autographs: RPS and standard versions with Red /75, Blue /25, Gold /10 and Gold Vinyl 1/1 parallels; some cards carry different print runs
• Inserts: All-Pro, Defensive and Offensive Player of the Year, Hall of Fame, MVP, Rookie of the Year and Super Bowl Contenders /99, Legendary Contenders /49 and Round Numbers /75
• Insert autographs: signed versions of each Contenders insert, Round Numbers Dual Autographs and 1998–2001 Contenders Tribute Autographs

Key rookies

Rookie Ticket Autographs include Patrick Mahomes II, Deshaun Watson, Mitchell Trubisky, Leonard Fournette, Christian McCaffrey, Alvin Kamara, Kareem Hunt, Dalvin Cook and Joe Mixon. Base Rookie Tickets cover Myles Garrett, Aaron Jones and Tarik Cohen. Legendary Contenders features Hall of Famers Jim Kelly, Emmitt Smith, Brett Favre, Randy Moss and Calvin Johnson.

Grading considerations

Patrick Mahomes II and Deshaun Watson Rookie Ticket Autographs are among the cards collectors commonly consider for grading. Optic chromium shows print lines and surface scratches, and the Gold Vinyl and Gold parallels make any surface flaw more visible. See our grading scale.