Colorado quarterback Shedeur Sanders has led his father’s football program back into the spotlight. Now he’s getting his first football cards featuring his school colors.
Sanders and his versatile teammate Travis Hunter are among the players featured in the upcoming release of 2023 Bowman University Chrome Football. Both will have autographed cards in the product as well as base cards and inserts.
Current Heisman Trophy contenders Caleb Williams (USC), Drake Maye (North Carolina) and Marvin Harrison Jr. (Ohio State) will be among others who have autographs randomly packed in ’23 Bowman U.
Sanders already has cards inside Onyx vintage and they’ve been selling for impressive numbers since Colorado’s first win under “Coach Prime,” Deion Sanders. However, those cards don’t carry the collegiate licensing that are part of Topps’ Bowman U line.
Configuration
Each box will have 24 packs with four cards per pack. A typical Hobby box will have two autographs, four Prospect Refractor parallels, one Prospect Shimmer Refractor and at least three base color parallels or image variations to go along with base cards. Look for other configurations as well, including blaster boxes.
Look for one autograph in every six to seven blaster boxes and around two numbered parallels for every three boxes opened. This year’s product does have some on-card autographs.
Base Set
The 2023 Bowman U Chrome Football base set will include 200 players but each will have a stadium full of parallel versions, some of which will be exclusive to case and box break companies. Others will be exclusive to Hobby boxes.
Buckle up, here’s the list:
• Refractor – 1:6 Packs
• X-Fractor – 1:12 packs
• Shimmer Refractor – 1 per Hobby Box – Hobby Exclusive
• Stealth Refractor – 1 per Breaker Box – Breaker Exclusive
• Purple Refractor Parallel – #’d to 399
• Purple Mini-Diamonds Refractor Parallel – #’d to 399
• Aqua Refractor Parallel – #’d to 299
• Blue Refractor Parallel – #’d to 199
• Fuchsia Mini-Diamonds Refractor Parallel – #’d to 150
• Green Refractor – #’d to 99
• Green Shimmer Refractor – #’d to 99 – Hobby Exclusive
• Yellow Refractor Parallel – #’d to 75
• Gold Refractor Parallel – #’d to 50
• Gold Shimmer Refractor – #’d to 50 – Hobby Exclusive
• Orange Stealth Refractor – #’d to 25 – Breaker Exclusive
• Orange Refractor Parallel – #’d to 25
• Orange Shimmer Refractor – #’d to 25 – Hobby Exclusive
• Red Shimmer Refractor – #’d to 5 – Hobby Exclusive
• Red Refractor Parallel – #’d to 5
• Black Shimmer Refractor – #’d 1-of-1 – Hobby Exclusive
• SuperFractor Parallel – #’d 1-of-1
Blaster boxes will have four Pink Refractor parallels per box that are only found in that configuration. There are Green Lava Refractors numbered to 99 that are exclusive to Retail boxes.
There are image variations for ten of the players in the base set including Sanders, Williams, May and Harrison.
Inserts
Insert cards will include some cards done in the design of the 1955 Bowman NFL cards. They’ll be found one in ever six packs and have Aqua Refractor (# to 150) and Orange Refractor (# to 25) parallels. There will also be 1/1 SuperFractors.
Ramblin’ Man inserts are found in every eight packs. The set will feature “the most elusive, athletic, hole-hitting, ball-spiking skill players ramblin’ their way around the field,” according to the Topps PR machine. They’ll have Aqua, Gold (# to 50), Orange and SuperFracttor parallel versions.
Much rarer are The Big Kahuna inserts. Found one in every 288 packs, they’re exclusive to Hobby and Breaker boxes and have Orange (# to 25) and 1/1 SuperFractor parallels.
Bowman Unexpected Delights Early Risers will be found on average at two per box and will be exclusive to Hobby and Breaker boxes. Lava (# to 150), Gold (# to 50), Orange (# to 25) and 1/1 SuperFractor parallels are possible.
Saturday Superstars inserts are limited to 200 Saturday Superstars with rare Red (# to 5) and SuperFractor parallels in the mix.
Autographs
Chrome Prospect Autographs are the basic autos you’ll find in 2023 Bowman U Football and those, too, will have a mountain of parallel possibilities. Among them:
• Refractor Parallel – #’d to 499
• Fuschia Mini Diamond Parallel – #’d to 150
• Green Refractor Parallel – #’d to 99
• Yellow Refractor Parallel – #’d to 75
• Gold Refractor Parallel – #’d to 50
• Gold Lava Refractor Parallel – #’d to 50 – Hobby Exclusive
• Orange Refractor Parallel – #’d to 25 – Hobby Exclusive
• Orange Shimmer Parallel – #’d to 25 – Hobby Exclusive
• Red Refractor Parallel – #’d to 5
• Red Shimmer Parallel – #’d to 5
• SuperFractor Parallel – #’d 1-of-1
Die-cut Future of Football Autographs are Hobby Exclusive and numbered to 50 with Orange (# to 25) and SuperFractors possible. They’ll be on-card and include players like Oregon’s Bo Nix.
Bowman Unexpected Delights Early Risers Autographs will be numbered to 99 but are exclusive to those Breaker boxes with Orange and SuperFractors on the checklist.
Ramblin’ Man and 1955 Bowman cards will have autographed versions, with both numbered to 99 unless you find an Orange or SuperFractor rarity.
Big Kahuna autographed cards will be limited to Hobby and Breaker boxes. They’ll have varied serial numbering with 1/1 SuperFractor parallels possible.
2023 Bowman University Chrome Football is expected to be released on Sept. 27. Topps offered an early release for Hobby boxes Thursday afternoon but the product quickly sold out. Blaster boxes are $24.99 and are still available via this page as of now.
2023 BowmanU Chrome FB Checklist
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