An annual favorite for NFL collectors, 2021 Donruss Optic Football features flashy rookie cards and multiple chase inserts.
Estimated Release Date: July 22, 2022
Hobby Configuration: 4 cards per pack, 20 packs per box, 12 boxes per case
2021 Donruss Optic Football Hobby Box Break Average
- 1 Autograph
- 20 Rated Rookie Cards
- 8 #'d Parallels and 2 Additional Parallels
- 4 Inserts
Of course, many of the designs come from 2021 Donruss Football, but with an added Optichrome finish.
Each box contains exclusive Purple Stars editions.
See also: 2020 Donruss Optic Football Cards
2021 Donruss Optic Football Base / Inserts
Covering the league with a 300-card set, 2021 Donruss Optic Football includes 100 Rated Rookie cards for the first-year talent.

The shiny parallel lineup adds the new Ice (#/15) edition.

Each Hobby box should deliver 10 parallels with eight being serial-numbered.
The H2 boxes have exclusive Red Mojo Rated Rookie cards that average four per box.
2021 Donruss Optic Football Base / Rated Rookie Parallels Breakdown
Hobby Base
- Holo
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Aqua - #/299
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Orange - #/199
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Blue - #/179
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Silver Circles - #/125
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Red - #/99
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Pink Velocity - #/79
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Purple - #/50
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Lime Green - #/35
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Black Pandora - #/25
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Ice - #/15
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Gold - #/10
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Green - #/5
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Gold Vinyl - 1/1
Hobby Rated Rookie
- Holo
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Red Mojo (H2)
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Aqua - #/299
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Orange - #/199
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Blue - #/179
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Silver Circles - #/125
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Red - #/99
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Pink Velocity - #/79
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Purple - #/50
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Lime Green - #/35
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Black Pandora - #/25
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Ice - #/15
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Gold - #/10
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Green - #/5
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Gold Vinyl - 1/1
In addition, the inserts combine to average four per Hobby box.
The short-printed Mythical honors 25 of the league's best players.

New choices include Gifted Rookies, GloBall, Legendary Logos, and Rising Sons.

Highlighting top players and rookies, as well as former Super Bowl champions, Downtown remains a popular case-hit option.

2021 Donruss Optic Football Insert Parallels Breakdown
Downtown
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Black Pandora - #/25
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Gold - #/10
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Gold Vinyl - 1/1
Gifted Rookies
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Black Pandora - #/25
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Ice - #/15
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Gold - #/10
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Gold Vinyl - 1/1
Mythical
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Black Pandora - #/25
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Gold - #/10
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Gold Vinyl - 1/1
Other inserts include Retro Series (25 cards) and The Rookies (20 cards).
2021 Donruss Optic Football Autographs / Relics
The 2021 Donruss Optic Football checklist also boasts on-card signatures in Rated Rookie RPS Autographs.
These are limited to 150 copies or less along with several low-numbered parallels.

2021 Donruss Optic Football Rated Rookie Autographs Rundown
Hobby
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Base Auto - #/150 or less
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Holo - #/125 or less
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Blue - #/99 or less
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Red - #/75 or less
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Pink Velocity - #/50 or less
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Purple - #/35 or less
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Black Pandora - #/25 or less
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Ice - #/15 or less
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Gold - #/10 or less
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Green - #/5 or less
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Gold Vinyl - 1/1
Among the more limited options, Legendary Patch Autographs (#/25 or less) is for all-time greats and Rookie Patch Autographs (#/25 or less) takes another look at the young stars.

Both of these sets offer a Gold Vinyl (1/1) parallel, as well.
