2018-19 Panini Contenders Draft Picks Football Checklist

2018-19 Panini Contenders Draft Picks Football features a 151-card base set focused entirely on college players, with no traditional rookie cards since players are shown in their college uniforms. The product includes 14 distinct insert and parallel categories, following Panini's standard parallel structure with Silver Prizm versions and numbered tiers scaling down to 1/1 printing plates. The set emphasizes college-themed subsets with various ticket designs and foil treatments.

What to chase: Key chase cards include low-numbered parallels of top college prospects who would become notable NFL players, particularly in the College Draft Ticket variations and Championship Ticket subsets. The Cracked Ice and Diamond Ticket parallels offer premium scarcity, while the various colored foil treatments (Blue and Red) provide multiple parallel options for team and player collectors. Collegiate Connections inserts linking multiple players and the numbered printing plates represent the highest-end pulls from the product.