2021 Panini Score Football Checklist

2021 Score Football is a large, set-builder-friendly release with a 300-card veteran base and 100 Rookies, each running through a long parallel ladder from Lava /575 down to Gem Masters 1/1. Its biggest insert is a Tom Brady TD Tribute series of 581 cards organized by season from 2001 to 2020. It was released May 21, 2021.

What's in the checklist

• Base and Rookies: Gold, Green, Purple, Red, Scorecard, Lava /575, Red Dots /460, Gold Dots /225, Spokes /110, Showcase /100, Gold Zone /50, Artist's Proof /35, Red Zone /20, First Down /10 and on to 1/1 and Printing Plates
• Tom Brady TD Tribute: season-by-season sets from 2001 through 2020, ranging from 18 to 50 cards each
• Inserts: 1991 Throwback Rookie, First Score, Hot Rookies, NFL Draft, Fantasy Stars, All Hands Team, Breakthrough, Celebration, Next Level Stats, Score Team, 3D, Intergalactic, Freshman Flashbacks and Rise Up
• Autographs and relics: 90 Rookies Signatures, base signature parallels in Red Zone, End Zone and Gem Masters, 2020 Pinnacle Inscriptions, 2019 Super Bowl Signatures Prizm and Scoring Materials

Key rookies

The 1991 Throwback Rookie insert features Trevor Lawrence, Justin Fields, Trey Lance, Zach Wilson, Mac Jones, Ja'Marr Chase, Kyle Pitts and Jaylen Waddle. First Score revisits the 2020 class with Joe Burrow, Justin Herbert, Justin Jefferson and CeeDee Lamb, and the veteran base includes Patrick Mahomes II and Tom Brady.

Grading considerations

Low-numbered Rookies parallels and Gem Masters 1/1 signatures are among the cards collectors commonly consider for grading. Score's paper stock is prone to soft corners and edge chipping, and the Die-Cut parallels have fragile edges. See our grading scale.