Graded: 2021 Panini Contenders Optic Rookie Ticket Gold Vinyl Auto #101 Trevor Lawrence
Winning a College Football National Championship with Clemson (2018) and then being the first overall pick in the 2021 NFL Draft catapulted Trevor Lawrence to the top of the card collecting hobby upon turning pro. The four-year road with the Jacksonville Jaguars has been tough but that has not devalued some of Lawrence’s rookie cards, especially the 2021 Panini Contenders Optic Rookie Ticket Variation Autograph Gold Vinyl #101.
In the 2021 Panini Contenders Optic Rookie Ticket Variation Autographs, multiple versions of the card were released. Collectors can get Lawrence’s card as a straight auto, Blue, Cracked Ice, Gold, Green Pulsar, Nebula, Orange, Printing Plate Black, Printing Plate Cyan, Printing Plate Magenta, Printing Plate Yellow, Purple Pulsar, Red, Red, White, and Blue, Silver, and Teal.
The recently Beckett graded 2021 Panini Contenders Optic Rookie Ticket Variation Autograph was a Gold Vinyl earning a 9.5 Gem Mint.
The base Trevor Lawrence auto in this release raw can fetch anywhere from $125 to $250. Other raw productions like the Green Pulsar, Orange, Purple Pulsar, and Red range from $500 to $1,000.
What makes the Printing Plate Yellow, Printing Plate Magenta, Printing Plate Cyan, Printing Plate Black, and Gold Vinyl even more unique, each is a 1-of-1 card.
The value of the card has yet to be determined but based on pricing of other Trevor Lawrence autographed rookie cards it will come with a hefty price tag. As a comparison, the Autograph Gold as a 9.5 is valued over $4,100, but the Gold Vinyl is truly unique as a 1-of-1.
Trevor Lawrence’s Career Highlights
ACC Offensive Rookie of the Year (2018), ACC Offensive Player of the Year (2020), ACC Player or the Year (2020), ACC Athlete of the Year (2021), and College Football National Championship Game Offensive MVP (2019). Twice named first team All-ACC (2019, 2020) and was a first team All-American in 2020.
In four seasons with the Jaguars, Lawrence has twice surpassed the 4.000-yard passing mark earning All-Pro honors in 2022.
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