It won’t be cheap, but 2022 Panini Spectra football has a bold look in its design and a strong ratio of hits in every hobby box.
The colorful product contains four packs per hobby box and four cards to a pack. Panini is promising that hobby boxes will contain an average of four autographs and four memorabilia cards. There also will be seven base or parallel cards and one insert in every box.
Parallels will be in plentiful supply for the base, autograph and auto-relic cards.
When the product is released the week of Jan. 18, 2023, it will feature a base set of 135 cards. The set will be a mixture of established stars and rookies, and there will be 15 different parallels for each. They include Celestial (numbered to 99), Hyper (75), Interstellar (60), Neon Blue Die-Cut (50), Astral (40), Neon Green Die-Cut (30), Meta (25), Neon Pink Die-Cut (20), Neon Orange Die-Cut (15), Universal Die-Cut (10), Neon Splatter (8), Psychedelic (5), Neon Marble (4), Nebula (2) and Gold (1/1).
The Universal Die-Cut is making its debut this year.
There will be new inserts in this year’s product. Rookie Spectris, Wavelength and Spectraverse.
The big hits are what drive Spectra Football, with the emphasis remaining on rookies for many of the autograph cards. An added bonus is that some of the signatures are on-card autographs.
Veteran players are featured in Full Spectrum, an autograph card that features players that switched teams. The base cards are numbered to 149 or less. Parallels include Celestial (99 or less), Hyper (75 or less), Neon Blue (50 or less), Neon Green (35 or less), Meta (25 or less), Neon Pink (15 or less), Neon Orange (10 or less), Neon Splatter (8 or less), Psychedelic (5 or less), Neon Marble (4), Nebula (2 or 1/1) and Gold (1/1).
Icons are autographed cards that feature the game’s greats and are numbered to 149. Parallels can be found in Celestial (numbered to 99), Hyper (75), Neon Blue (50), Neon Green (35), Meta (25), Neon Pink (15), Orange (10), Splatter (8), Psychedelic (5), Neon Marble (4), Nebula (2) and Gold (1/1). 
Rookies take center stage in Rookie Patch Autographs, Aspiring Patch Autographs, Dual Patch Autographs and Radiant Rookie Patch Autographs.
Rookie Patch Autographs have 17 different parallels, with lots of Neon offerings. Parallels include Celestial (99 or less), Hyper (75 or less), Neon Blue (60 or less), Neon Green (35 or less), Neon Purple (30 or less), Neon Pink (25 or less), Neon Orange (15 or less), Meta (10 or less), Neon Black Light (10 or less), Neon Splatter (8 or less), Psychedelic (5 or less), Neon Marble (4 or less) and Nebula (2 or 1/1). There are several 1/1 cards — Gold, Gold Tag NFL Shield, Gold Tag NFLPA Logo and Gold Tag Nike Swoosh.
Aspiring Patch Autographs have 16 different parallel possibilities. They include Celestial Max (numbered to 75), Hyper (60), Neon Blue (50), Neon Green (35), Neon Purple (30), Neon Pink (25), Neon Orange (15), Neon Black Light (10), Meta (10), Neon Splatter (8), Psychedelic (5), Neon Marble (2), Gold (1/1), Gold Laundry Tags (1/1), Nike Shield (1/1), Nike Swoosh (1/1) and NFLPA Logo (1/1).
As the name implies, Dual Patch Autographs has autographs and uniform swatches from two different players on each card. Parallels include Hyper (numbered to 49), Neon Green (35), Neon Purple (25), Neon Pink (20), Neon Orange (15), Neon Black Light (10), Meta (10), Neon Splatter (8), Psychedelic (5), Neon Marble (4), Nebula (2), Gold (1/1), Gold Laundry Tags (1/1), NFL Shield Max (1/1), Gold Laundry Tags NFL Shield Max (1/1), Gold Laundry Tags Nike Swoosh Max (1/1) and Gold Laundry Tags NFLPA Logo Max (1/1).
Radiant Rookie Patch Signatures feature autographs and memorabilia from top rookies, with 17 different dozen parallels. The parallels include Celestial (numbered to 99), Hyper (75), Neon Blue (60), Neon Green (50), Neon Purple (35), Neon Pink (25), Neon Orange (15), Neon Black Light (10), Meta (10), Neon Splatter (8), Psychedelic (5), Neon Marble (4), Nebula (2), Gold (1/1), Gold Laundry Tags NFL Shield (1/1), Gold Laundry Tag Nike Swoosh (1/1) and Gold Laundry Tags NFLPA Logo (1/1).
Catalysts is a straight relic card whose base offering is numbered to 99 or less. Parallels can be found in several variation, including Hyper (75 or less), Neon Blue (60 or less), Meta (25 or less), Neon Pink (15 or less), Neon Splatter (8 or less), Psychedelic (5), Neon Marble 4 or less), Nebula (2 or 1/1) and Gold (1/1).
SRP is under $500 per box, but you can expect to pay significantly more. Check current pricing on eBay here.
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