2018 Panini Elite Draft Picks Football Variations Gallery
The 2018 Panini Elite Draft Picks Football variations offer a double-take on more than 50 rookies. Unlike a lot of variations, these are more of a second card to go after than a super short print.
That said, there are short prints as well for select base cards and variations. It’s a lot less confusing than it sounds. And we’re here to make it even easier.
In a nutshell, every card in the Draft Picks subset (#101-150, 152-154, 158) have two different cards. For most, it means a jersey color switch. From all appearances, both versions appear to be available in similar quantities. This is an approach taken recently with 2017-18 Panini Ascension Basketball.
Variation (and Base) Short Prints
That said, some spots on the broader Draft Picks checklist, encompassing both the regular and variation versions, are short prints. So, for Sam Darnold, each of his cards are harder to find than either of Josh Rosen’s.
When you look at a player’s variation pair, each have the same amount. This carries over to the parallels as well, which come in seven Status Die Cut and seven matching Aspirations colors.
Ten players are SP making for 20 total. Even then, they’re not extremely tough. According to Panini, every box but one in a 16-box case of 2018 Panini Elite Draft Picks Football has a short print. So, you’ll get almost a full set of short prints in a case.
Here’s the list of short print players:
101 Sam Darnold
104 Lamar Jackson
106 Derrius Guice
110 Calvin Ridley
112 Nick Chubb
121 Bo Scarbrough
122 Minkah Fitzpatrick
131 D.J. Chark
148 Kevin Toliver II
158 Tarvarus McFadden
2018 Panini Elite Draft Picks Football Variations Gallery
Here’s a full gallery of all the 2018 Panini Elite Draft Picks Football variation pairs to make for easy visual reference.
Short prints are noted below with SP.
101 Sam Darnold, USC Trojans SP
white jersey
red jersey
102 Josh Rosen, UCLA Bruins
blue jersey
white jersey
103 Josh Allen, Wyoming Cowboys
black jersey
white jersey
104 Lamar Jackson, Louisville Cardinals SP
football laces down
football laces at side
105 Saquon Barkley, Penn State Nittany Lions
white jersey
dark jersey
106 Derrius Guice, LSU Tigers SP
ball in left arm, looking forward
ball in right arm, turned to side
107 Courtland Sutton, SMU Mustangs
blue jersey
white jersey
108 James Washington, Oklahoma State Cowboys
white jersey
black jersey
109 Christian Kirk, Texas A&M Aggies
maroon jersey
white jersey
110 Calvin Ridley, Alabama Crimson Tide SP
red jersey
white jersey
111 Mason Rudolph, Oklahoma State Cowboys
ball in one hand
ball in two hands
112 Nick Chubb, Georgia Bulldogs SP
red jersey
white jersey
113 Ronald Jones II, USC Trojans
bent left arm
Nike swoosh visible on jersey
114 Deon Cain, Clemson Tigers
catching
running
115 Mark Andrews, Oklahoma Sooners
no ball
with ball
116 Nyheim Hines, NC State Wolfpack
black jersey
red jersey
117 Dante Pettis, Washington Huskies
catching
running
118 Hayden Hurst, South Carolina Gamecocks
red jersey
white jersey
119 Bradley Chubb, NC State Wolfpack
red jersey
white jersey
120 Luke Falk, Washington State Cougars
white jersey
black jersey
121 Bo Scarbrough, Alabama Crimson Tide SP
white jersey
red jersey
122 Minkah Fitzpatrick, Alabama Crimson Tide SP
white jersey
red jersey
123 Simmie Cobbs Jr., Indiana Hoosiers
white jersey
red jersey
124 Deontay Burnett, USC Trojans
red jersey
white jersey
125 Dallas Goedert, South Dakota State Jackrabbits
no ball
with ball
126 Royce Freeman, Oregon Ducks
green jersey
white jersey
127 Daron Payne, Alabama Crimson Tide
white jersey
red jersey
128 Kamryn Pettway, Auburn Tigers
navy blue jersey
white jersey
129 Derwin James, Florida State Seminoles
red jersey
white jersey
130 Allen Lazard, Iowa State Cyclones
with ball
red jersey
131 D.J. Chark, LSU Tigers SP
no ball
with ball
132 Mike Gesicki, Penn State Nittany Lions
blue jersey
white jersey
133 DeAndre Goolsby, Florida Gators
bent over
standing upright
134 Dalton Schultz, Stanford Cardinal
red jersey
white jersey
135 Anthony Miller, Memphis Tigers
blue jersey
white jersey
136 Kalen Ballage, Arizona State Sun Devils
black uniform
maroon uniform
137 John Kelly, Tennessee Volunteers
gray uniform
white uniform
138 Troy Fumagalli, Wisconsin Badgers
red jersey
white jersey
139 Baker Mayfield, Oklahoma Sooners
running
throwing
140 Justin Jackson, Northwestern Wildcats
purple jersey
white jersey
141 Connor Williams, Texas Longhorns
orange jersey
white jersey
142 Michael Gallup, Colorado State Rams
green jersey
white jersey
143 Robert Foster, Alabama Crimson Tide
running forward
running to side
144 Jester Weah, Pittsburgh Panthers
blue jersey
white jersey
145 Quadree Henderson, Pittsburgh Panthers
navy blue jersey
white jersey
146 Rashaad Penny, San Diego State Aztecs
black jersey
white jersey
147 Akrum Wadley, Iowa Hawkeyes
black jersey
white jersey
148 Kevin Toliver II, LSU Tigers SP
hands in at legs
hands out a legs
149 Ronnie Harrison, Alabama Crimson Tide
red jersey
white jersey
150 Sam Hubbard, Ohio State Buckeyes
crouched
running
152 Maurice Hurst, Michigan Wolverines
navy blue jersey
yellow jersey
153 Harold Landry, Boston College Eagles
red jersey
white jersey
154 Arden Key, LSU Tigers
both hands at waist
hand at mouth
158 Tarvarus McFadden, Florida State Seminoles SP
bent over
standing upright
Comments? Questions? Contact Ryan Cracknell on Twitter @tradercracks or by email.
I was wondering about these…I just opened a box and got both variations of Rosen, Allen and Barkley, but neither Darnold. Rosen AU/25 was a nice pull though!
Maybe I missed this, but are the variations printed equally? Sort of like what they did with Contenders Draft Picks Basketball last year? As a USC fan I’m a little bummed that Darnold is a SP.
In the Price Guide it just lists A and B with no description of the variations. Is it possible, since you have this list, to get brief descriptions added to the database?
Does anyone have any pricing for these variations? I have no local card shops and the ebay prices r extremely low on people like barkley and mayfield. If any one can shed some light on this i would greatly appreciate it
@Wayne – They’re listed in the online price guide, which can be accessed here (subscription required): https://www.beckett.com/price-guides/football
The variations and base are available in equal quantities so there really isn’t a premium for one or the other. It’s more a matter that each card has two versions.