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2020 Panini Contenders Optic Football Checklist
The 2020 Panini Contenders Optic Football checklist lists 388 cards across 24 sections and 166 documented parallels, including 13 autograph sections.
- Cards
- 388
- Subsets
- 23
- Parallels
- 166
- Auto subsets
- 13
- Release date
- April 9, 2021
About 2020 Contenders Optic Football
2020 Panini Contenders Optic Football overview, key cards and what collectors chase
2020 Panini Contenders Optic Football moves the Contenders ticket design onto Optic chromium stock, with Silver, Pulsar, Cracked Ice and Nebula parallels. Released April 9, 2021, it pairs a 58-card Season Ticket veteran set with Rookie Ticket and Rookie Ticket RPS Autographs, plus a run of Contenders Tribute Autographs.
What's in the checklist
- Season Ticket and Rookie Ticket: 58 veterans and 42 rookies (59–100) with Silver, Red /125, Blue /99, Orange /50, Green Pulsar /27, Cracked Ice /22, Purple Pulsar /21, Gold /10, Nebula /2 and Gold Vinyl 1/1
- Rookie autographs: Rookie Ticket RPS Autographs (42 cards, from Red /199) and Rookie Ticket Autographs (60), plus 2000 Contenders Throwback Rookie Autographs
- Veteran autographs: Legendary Contenders, Player of the Year Contenders, Coaches Ticket and Veteran Ticket Autographs, and 1999–2012 Contenders Tribute Autographs
- Inserts: Rookie of the Year Contenders, MVP Contenders, All-Time Contenders, Round Numbers, Winning Tickets, Xs and Os and End Zone
Key rookies
Rookie Ticket RPS Autographs open with Joe Burrow, Chase Young, Tua Tagovailoa, Justin Herbert and Henry Ruggs III, followed by Jerry Jeudy, CeeDee Lamb, Justin Jefferson and Jordan Love. Legendary Contenders Autographs include Emmitt Smith, Dan Marino, Jerry Rice, Steve Young, Randy Moss and Brett Favre.
Grading considerations
Rookie Ticket RPS Autographs in Cracked Ice, Nebula and Gold Vinyl are among the cards collectors commonly consider for grading. Optic chromium surfaces show print lines and scratches, so inspect them under light. See our pricing.
Season Ticket
- Silver
- Red /125
- Blue /99
- Orange /50
- Green Pulsar /27
- Cracked Ice /22
- Purple Pulsar /21
- Gold /10
- Nebula /2
- Gold Vinyl 1/1
- Cyan Printing Plate 1/1
- Magenta Printing Plate 1/1
- Yellow Printing Plate 1/1
- Black Printing Plate 1/1
- 1 Kyler Murray
- 2 DeAndre Hopkins
- 3 Todd Gurley II
- 4 Julio Jones
- 5 Lamar Jackson
- 6 Marquise Brown
- 7 Josh Allen
- 8 Stefon Diggs
- 9 Teddy Bridgewater
- 10 Christian McCaffrey
- 11 Roquan Smith
- 12 Khalil Mack
- 13 Joe Mixon
- 14 Baker Mayfield
- 15 Nick Chubb
- 16 Dak Prescott
- 17 Ezekiel Elliott
- 18 Drew Lock
- 19 Melvin Gordon III
- 20 Matthew Stafford
- 21 Aaron Rodgers
- 22 Davante Adams
- 23 Deshaun Watson
- 24 J.J. Watt
- 25 Philip Rivers
- 26 T.Y. Hilton
- 27 Gardner Minshew II
- 28 Patrick Mahomes II
- 29 Travis Kelce
- 30 Tyreek Hill
- 31 Derek Carr
- 32 Josh Jacobs
- 33 Jared Goff
- 34 Aaron Donald
- 35 Keenan Allen
- 36 DeVante Parker
- 37 Kirk Cousins
- 38 Adam Thielen
- 39 Cam Newton
- 40 Julian Edelman
- 41 Drew Brees
- 42 Michael Thomas
- 43 Daniel Jones
- 44 Saquon Barkley
- 45 Sam Darnold
- 46 Myles Garrett
- 47 Carson Wentz
- 48 Ben Roethlisberger
- 49 JuJu Smith-Schuster
- 50 Jimmy Garoppolo
- 51 George Kittle
- 52 Russell Wilson
- 53 DK Metcalf
- 54 Tom Brady
- 55 Mike Evans
- 56 Derrick Henry
- 57 Ryan Tannehill
- 58 Terry McLaurin
1999 Contenders Tribute Autographs AUTO
Numbered /25.
- Gold Vinyl 1/1
- 1999-DC Daunte Culpepper
2000 Contenders Throwback Rookie Autographs AUTO
Numbered /25.
- Gold Vinyl 1/1
- 2000-CDL CeeDee Lamb
- 2000-JH Justin Herbert
- 2000-JHU Jalen Hurts
- 2000-JB Joe Burrow
- 2000-HR Henry Ruggs III
- 2000-JL Jordan Love
- 2000-CY Chase Young
- 2000-JJ Jerry Jeudy
- 2000-BA Brandon Aiyuk
- 2000-TT Tua Tagovailoa
2003 Contenders Tribute Autographs AUTO
Numbered /25.
- Gold Vinyl 1/1
- 2003-TP Troy Polamalu
2004 Contenders Tribute Autographs AUTO
Numbered /25.
- Gold Vinyl 1/1
- 2004-LF Larry Fitzgerald
- 2004-SJ Steven Jackson
2010 Contenders Tribute Autographs AUTO
Numbered /25.
- Gold Vinyl 1/1
- 2010-RB Rob Gronkowski
- 2010-ET Earl Thomas III
2011 Contenders Tribute Autographs AUTO
Numbered /25.
- Gold Vinyl 1/1
- 2011-AJ A.J. Green
- 2011-PP Patrick Peterson
2012 Contenders Tribute Autographs AUTO
Numbered /25.
- Gold Vinyl 1/1
- 2012-RW Russell Wilson
- 2012-KC Kirk Cousins
- 2012-AL Andrew Luck
2019 Contenders Optic
Update cards found in 2020 Contenders Optic.
All-Time Contenders
Numbered /99.
- Blue /75
- Orange /50
- Green Pulsar /27
- Gold /10
- Gold Vinyl 1/1
- Cyan Printing Plate 1/1
- Magenta Printing Plate 1/1
- Yellow Printing Plate 1/1
- Black Printing Plate 1/1
- 1 Warren Sapp
All-Time Contenders
Print runs vary by card.
- Blue /75
- Blue /50
- Orange /50
- Orange /35
- Green Pulsar /27
- Gold /10
- Green Pulsar /10
- Gold /5
- Nebula /2
- Gold Vinyl 1/1
- Cyan Printing Plate 1/1
- Magenta Printing Plate 1/1
- Yellow Printing Plate 1/1
- Black Printing Plate 1/1
- AT1 Charles Haley /99
- AT2 Joe Thomas /99
- AT4 Torry Holt /75
- AT5 Mike Alstott /75
- AT6 Dwight Freeney /99
- AT7 Ray Lewis /15
- AT8 Steve Young /15
- AT9 Randy Moss /15
- AT10 Chris Cooley /75
Coaches Ticket Autographs AUTO
Print runs vary by card. Some cards were issued only as parallels.
- Green Pulsar /27
- Cracked Ice /22
- Green Pulsar /15
- Cracked Ice /10
- Gold /10
- Gold /5
- Gold Nebula /2
- Gold Vinyl 1/1
- Cyan Printing Plate 1/1
- Magenta Printing Plate 1/1
- Yellow Printing Plate 1/1
- Black Printing Plate 1/1
- CTA-DRE Dan Reeves /50
- CTA-MDI Mike Ditka /25
- CTA-MSH Mike Shanahan /50
- CTA-BCO Bill Cowher /50
- CTA-BPA Bill Parcells /25
- CTA-MLE Marv Levy /50
- CTA-JJO Jimmy Johnson /50
- 7 Mike Vrabel
End Zone
- Gold-Vinyl 1/1
- EZ1 Patrick Mahomes II
- EZ2 Lamar Jackson
- EZ3 Josh Allen
- EZ4 Kyler Murray
- EZ5 Aaron Rodgers
- EZ6 Russell Wilson
- EZ7 Tom Brady
- EZ8 Cam Newton
- EZ9 Justin Herbert
- EZ10 Joe Burrow
Legendary Contenders Autographs AUTO
Print runs vary by card.
- Green Pulsar /5–/27
- Gold /10
- Gold /5
- Gold /4
- Nebula /2
- Gold Vinyl 1/1
- Cyan Printing Plate 1/1
- Magenta Printing Plate 1/1
- Yellow Printing Plate 1/1
- Black Printing Plate 1/1
- LCA-ESM Emmitt Smith /10
- LCA-DMA Dan Marino /15
- LCA-EDI Eric Dickerson /49
- LCA-JRI Jerry Rice /15
- LCA-DBU Dick Butkus /25
- LCA-DSA Deion Sanders /15
- LCA-RLE Ray Lewis /15
- LCA-BSA Barry Sanders /15
- LCA-PMA Peyton Manning /15
- LCA-SYO Steve Young /15
- LCA-RMO Randy Moss /15
- LCA-BFA Brett Favre /10
- LCA-TPO Troy Polamalu /15
- LCA-JEL John Elway /15
MVP Contenders
- Blue /99
- Pink /75
- Orange /50
- Green Pulsar /27
- Gold /10
- Gold Vinyl 1/1
- MVP1 Lamar Jackson
- MVP2 Patrick Mahomes II
- MVP3 Tom Brady
- MVP4 Dalvin Cook
- MVP5 Aaron Rodgers
- MVP6 Kyler Murray
- MVP7 Josh Allen
- MVP8 Alvin Kamara
- MVP9 Russell Wilson
- MVP10 Deshaun Watson
- MVP11 Christian McCaffrey
- MVP12 Ezekiel Elliott
- MVP13 Drew Brees
- MVP14 Ben Roethlisberger
- MVP15 Jared Goff
Player of the Year Contenders Autographs AUTO
Print runs vary by card.
- Green Pulsar /27
- Green Pulsar /15
- Gold /10
- Green Pulsar /10
- Gold /5
- Green Pulsar /5
- Gold /3
- Nebula /2
- Gold Vinyl 1/1
- Cyan Printing Plate 1/1
- Magenta Printing Plate 1/1
- Yellow Printing Plate 1/1
- Black Printing Plate 1/1
- PYA-PMA Patrick Mahomes II /15
- PYA-CMC Christian McCaffrey /25
- PYA-KYM Kyler Murray /25
- PYA-JAL Josh Allen /25
- PYA-RWI Russell Wilson /15
- PYA-ARO Aaron Rodgers /12
- PYA-TBR Tom Brady /10
- PYA-DHE Derrick Henry /49
Rookie of the Year Contenders
Numbered /99.
- Blue /75
- Orange /50
- Green Pulsar /27
- Gold /10
- Nebula /2
- Gold Vinyl 1/1
- Cyan Printing Plate 1/1
- Magenta Printing Plate 1/1
- Yellow Printing Plate 1/1
- Black Printing Plate 1/1
- ROY1 Joe Burrow
- ROY2 Justin Jefferson
- ROY3 Tee Higgins
- ROY4 Tua Tagovailoa
- ROY5 Jonathan Taylor
- ROY6 Clyde Edwards-Helaire
- ROY7 J.K. Dobbins
- ROY8 Chase Young
- ROY9 Brandon Aiyuk
- ROY10 Jerry Jeudy
- ROY11 Laviska Shenault Jr.
- ROY12 Justin Herbert
- ROY13 AJ Dillon
- ROY14 CeeDee Lamb
- ROY15 Henry Ruggs III
Rookie Ticket
- Silver
- Red /125
- Blue /99
- Orange /50
- Green Pulsar /27
- Cracked Ice /22
- Purple Pulsar /21
- Gold /10
- Nebula /2
- Gold Vinyl 1/1
- Cyan Printing Plate 1/1
- Magenta Printing Plate 1/1
- Yellow Printing Plate 1/1
- Black Printing Plate 1/1
- 59 AJ Dillon
- 60 Anthony McFarland Jr.
- 61 Antonio Gibson
- 62 Brandon Aiyuk
- 63 Bryan Edwards
- 64 Cam Akers
- 65 CeeDee Lamb
- 66 Chase Claypool
- 67 Chase Young
- 68 Clyde Edwards-Helaire
- 69 Cole Kmet
- 70 D'Andre Swift
- 71 Denzel Mims
- 72 Devin Duvernay
- 73 Henry Ruggs III
- 74 J.K. Dobbins
- 75 Jacob Eason
- 76 Jake Fromm
- 77 Jalen Hurts
- 78 Jalen Reagor
- 79 James Morgan
- 80 Jerry Jeudy
- 81 Joe Burrow
- 82 Jonathan Taylor
- 83 Jordan Love
- 84 Joshua Kelley
- 85 Justin Herbert
- 86 Justin Jefferson
- 87 KJ Hamler
- 88 Ke'Shawn Vaughn
- 89 Laviska Shenault Jr.
- 90 Jake Luton
- 91 Michael Pittman Jr.
- 92 Tee Higgins
- 93 Tua Tagovailoa
- 94 Van Jefferson
- 95 Zack Moss
- 96 L'Jarius Sneed
- 97 James Robinson
- 98 Jeff Okudah
- 99 Javon Kinlaw
- 100 Chris Streveler
Rookie Ticket Autographs AUTO
Some cards were issued only as parallels.
- Silver
- Blue /99
- Orange /50
- Green Pulsar /27
- Cracked Ice /22
- Purple Pulsar /21
- Gold /10
- Nebula /2
- Gold Vinyl 1/1
- Cyan Printing Plate 1/1
- Magenta Printing Plate 1/1
- Yellow Printing Plate 1/1
- Black Printing Plate 1/1
- 143 Jeff Okudah
- 144 CJ Henderson
- 145 Noah Igbinoghene
- 146 Derrick Brown
- 149 Kenneth Murray
- 151 Patrick Queen
- 152 Damon Arnette
- 154 Jordyn Brooks
- 155 Kristian Fulton
- 156 Trevon Diggs
- 158 Ross Blacklock
- 160 Grant Delpit
- 161 Xavier McKinney
- 162 Jaylon Johnson
- 164 Kyle Dugger
- 166 Terrell Lewis
- 167 Zack Baun
- 168 Neville Gallimore
- 169 Julian Okwara
- 170 Cameron Dantzler
- 172 Josiah Deguara
- 173 Dalton Keene
- 174 Adam Trautman
- 175 Jabari Zuniga
- 177 Jacob Phillips
- 178 Anfernee Jennings
- 179 Ashtyn Davis
- 180 Albert Okwuegbunam
- 181 DeeJay Dallas
- 183 Colby Parkinson
- 185 Curtis Weaver
- 186 Collin Johnson
- 187 John Hightower IV
- 188 Joe Reed
- 189 Quintez Cephus
- 191 Darnell Mooney
- 192 K.J. Osborn
- 193 Isaiah Hodgins
- 195 James Proche
- 196 Freddie Swain
- 197 Eno Benjamin
- 198 Devine Ozigbo
- 199 Ben DiNucci
- 200 Malcolm Perry
- 201 Bryce Perkins
- 202 Jamycal Hasty
- 203 James Robinson
- 204 Steven Sims Jr.
- 205 Chris Streveler
- 206 Tyler Huntley
- 207 L'Jarius Sneed
- 190 Isaiah Coulter
- 148 Isaiah Simmons
- 150 K'Lavon Chaisson
- 153 Jeff Gladney
- 159 Raekwon Davis
- 165 Antoine Winfield Jr.
- 182 Harrison Bryant
- 184 Brycen Hopkins
- 194 Donovan Peoples-Jones
Rookie Ticket RPS Autographs AUTO
- Silver
- Red /199
- Teal /99
- Blue /75
- Orange /50
- Green Pulsar /27
- Cracked Ice /22
- Purple Pulsar /21
- Gold /10
- Nebula /2
- Gold Vinyl 1/1
- Cyan Printing Plate 1/1
- Magenta Printing Plate 1/1
- Yellow Printing Plate 1/1
- Black Printing Plate 1/1
- 101 Joe Burrow
- 102 Chase Young
- 103 Tua Tagovailoa
- 104 Justin Herbert
- 105 Henry Ruggs III
- 106 Jerry Jeudy
- 107 CeeDee Lamb
- 108 Jalen Reagor
- 109 Justin Jefferson
- 110 Brandon Aiyuk
- 111 Jordan Love
- 112 Clyde Edwards-Helaire
- 113 Tee Higgins
- 114 Michael Pittman Jr.
- 115 D'Andre Swift
- 116 Jonathan Taylor
- 117 Laviska Shenault Jr.
- 118 Cole Kmet
- 119 KJ Hamler
- 120 Chase Claypool
- 121 Cam Akers
- 122 Jalen Hurts
- 123 J.K. Dobbins
- 124 Van Jefferson
- 125 Denzel Mims
- 126 AJ Dillon
- 127 Antonio Gibson
- 128 Ke'Shawn Vaughn
- 129 Lynn Bowden Jr.
- 130 Bryan Edwards
- 131 Zack Moss
- 132 Devin Duvernay
- 133 Darrynton Evans
- 134 Joshua Kelley
- 135 La'Mical Perine
- 136 Jacob Eason
- 137 Anthony McFarland Jr.
- 138 James Morgan
- 139 Gabriel Davis
- 140 Antonio Gandy-Golden
- 141 Tyler Johnson
- 142 Jake Fromm
Round Numbers
- Blue /99
- Pink /75
- Orange /50
- Green Pulsar /27
- Gold /10
- Gold Vinyl 1/1
- RN1 Joe Burrow / Tua Tagovailoa
- RN2 Jordan Love / Justin Herbert
- RN3 Chase Young / Jeff Okudah
- RN4 Henry Ruggs III / Jerry Jeudy
- RN5 CeeDee Lamb / Jalen Reagor
- RN6 CJ Henderson / K'Lavon Chaisson
- RN7 Jeff Gladney / Justin Jefferson
- RN8 Damon Arnette / Henry Ruggs III
- RN9 Cam Akers / Van Jefferson
- RN10 Jonathan Taylor / Michael Pittman Jr.
- RN11 James Morgan / La'Mical Perine
- RN12 Brandon Aiyuk / Javon Kinlaw
- RN13 Trevon Diggs / Xavier McKinney
- RN14 A.J. Terrell / Isaiah Simmons
- RN15 K'Lavon Chaisson / Patrick Queen
- RN16 Chase Claypool / Cole Kmet
- RN17 KJ Hamler / Yetur Gross-Matos
- RN18 Dalton Keene / Devin Asiasi
- RN19 Justin Herbert / Kenneth Murray
- RN20 Joe Burrow / Justin Jefferson
Veteran Ticket Autographs AUTO
Print runs vary by card.
- Cracked Ice /22
- Cracked Ice /10
- Gold /10
- Gold /5
- Nebula /2
- Gold Vinyl 1/1
- Cyan Printing Plate 1/1
- Magenta Printing Plate 1/1
- Yellow Printing Plate 1/1
- Black Printing Plate 1/1
- VT1 Adam Thielen /25
- VT2 Jason Witten /25
- VT3 Adrian Peterson /15
- VT4 Ryan Tannehill /25
- VT5 Patrick Mahomes II /15
- VT6 Ezekiel Elliott /15
- VT7 Richard Sherman /25
- VT8 Tyrann Mathieu /25
- VT9 Melvin Gordon III /25
- VT10 Christian McCaffrey /25
Winning Tickets
- Blue /99
- Pink /75
- Orange /50
- Green Pulsar /27
- Gold /10
- Gold Vinyl 1/1
- WT1 Patrick Mahomes II
- WT2 Russell Wilson
- WT3 Tom Brady
- WT4 Lamar Jackson
- WT5 Aaron Rodgers
- WT6 Drew Brees
- WT7 Christian McCaffrey
- WT8 Michael Thomas
- WT9 Cam Newton
- WT10 Aaron Donald
- WT11 Kyler Murray
- WT12 Josh Allen
- WT13 Dak Prescott
- WT14 Deshaun Watson
- WT15 Derrick Henry
- WT16 Joe Burrow
- WT17 Clyde Edwards-Helaire
- WT18 Tua Tagovailoa
- WT19 Justin Herbert
- WT20 James Robinson
- WT21 Chase Young
- WT22 D'Andre Swift
- WT23 Henry Ruggs III
- WT24 CeeDee Lamb
- WT25 Jerry Jeudy
Xs and Os
- Blue /99
- Pink /75
- Orange /50
- Green Pulsar /27
- Gold /10
- Gold Vinyl 1/1
- XO1 Kyler Murray / Patrick Peterson
- XO2 Josh Allen / Tre'Davious White
- XO3 Ray Lewis / Trent Dilfer
- XO4 Christian McCaffrey / Luke Kuechly
- XO5 Lamar Jackson / Patrick Queen
- XO6 Baker Mayfield / Myles Garrett
- XO7 DeMarcus Lawrence / Ezekiel Elliott
- XO8 Bob Lilly / Roger Staubach
- XO9 Drew Lock / Von Miller
- XO10 Deshaun Watson / J.J. Watt
- XO11 Darius Leonard / Philip Rivers
- XO12 Dwight Freeney / Peyton Manning
- XO13 Geno Atkins / Joe Burrow
- XO14 Aaron Donald / Jared Goff
- XO15 Patrick Mahomes II / Tyrann Mathieu
- XO16 Drew Brees / Marshon Lattimore
- XO17 Daunte Culpepper / Jared Allen
- XO18 Eli Manning / Michael Strahan
- XO19 Joey Bosa / Justin Herbert
- XO20 Carson Wentz / Fletcher Cox
- XO21 Deion Sanders / Troy Aikman
- XO22 Cam Newton / Stephon Gilmore
- XO23 Jimmy Garoppolo / Nick Bosa
- XO24 Kam Chancellor / Russell Wilson
- XO25 JuJu Smith-Schuster / T.J. Watt
- XO26 Ben Roethlisberger / Troy Polamalu
- XO27 Lavonte David / Tom Brady
- XO28 Shaquil Barrett / Tom Brady
- XO29 Adam Thielen / Danielle Hunter
- XO30 Jim McMahon / Mike Singletary
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