2013 Bowman Football Cards
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Set Checklist
2013 Bowman Football Set Checklist
Veterans Base Set Checklist
2 Matthew Stafford
3 Torrey Smith
4 Maurice Jones-Drew
5 Darrelle Revis
6 Denarius Moore
7 Antonio Brown
8 Reggie Wayne
9 Patrick Peterson
10 Eli Manning
11 Cameron Wake
12 Luke Kuechly
13 Ndamukong Suh
14 Jamaal Charles
15 Andre Johnson
16 Victor Cruz
17 NaVorro Bowman
18 Demaryius Thomas
19 Marshawn Lynch
20 Andrew Luck
21 Tony Romo
22 Chris Long
23 Jason Witten
24 James Laurinaitis
25 Russell Wilson
26 Matt Schaub
27 Ben Roethlisberger
28 Jermichael Finley
29 Brandon Marshall
30 Ray Rice
31 Bobby Wagner
32 Cam Newton
33 Stevan Ridley
34 Philip Rivers
35 LeSean McCoy
36 Jeremy Kerley
37 Trent Richardson
38 Richard Sherman
39 Pierre Garcon
40 Aaron Rodgers
41 Rob Gronkowski
42 Justin Blackmon
43 Kyle Rudolph
44 Julio Jones
45 Frank Gore
46 Robert Quinn
47 Matt Forté
48 Jermaine Gresham
49 Aaron Hernandez
50 Tom Brady
51 Matt Ryan
52 DeMarco Murray
53 Roddy White
54 Nick Fairley
55 Mike Williams
57 Jeremy Maclin
58 Jordy Nelson
59 Mikel Leshoure
60 Drew Brees
61 T.Y. Hilton
62 Ryan Mathews
63 Steve Johnson
64 Jared Allen
65 Jimmy Graham
66 Christian Ponder
67 Michael Crabtree
68 Joe Flacco
69 Kendall Wright
70 Arian Foster
71 Darren McFadden
72 Andy Dalton
73 Jake Locker
74 Cecil Shorts
75 Larry Fitzgerald
76 Josh Freeman
77 Ryan Tannehill
78 Joe Haden
79 C.J. Spiller
80 A.J. Green
81 Tony Gonzalez
82 Vincent Jackson
83 Clay Matthews
84 Earl Thomas
85 Doug Martin
86 Josh Gordon
87 Jacquizz Rodgers
88 Dez Bryant
89 Eric Decker
90 Calvin Johnson Jr.
91 Chris Johnson
92 Brandon Weeden
93 Sam Bradford
94 Von Miller
95 David Wilson
96 Daryl Washington
97 Vick Ballard
98 Aldon Smith
99 Alfred Morris
100 Peyton Manning
101 Colin Kaepernick
102 J.J. Watt
103 Jason Pierre-Paul
104 Nick Foles
105 Troy Polamalu
106 Randall Cobb
107 Brian Orakpo
108 BenJarvus Green-Ellis
109 Brian Hartline
110 Robert Griffin III
Rookies Base Set Checklist
112 Desmond Trufant
113 Chase Thomas
114 Tyler Bray
115 Datone Jones
116 Ezekiel Ansah
117 Knile Davis
118 Khaseem Greene
119 Zach Ertz
120 Jarvis Jones
121 Stedman Bailey
122 Johnathan Hankins
123 Le'Veon Bell
124 Sharrif Floyd
125 Luke Joeckel
126 Joseph Randle
127 E.J. Manuel
128 Mike Glennon
129 Zach Line
130 Tavon Austin
131 Quinton Patton
132 Dion Jordan
133 Sheldon Richardson
134 Tavarres King
135 Montee Ball
136 Arthur Brown
137 Johnthan Banks
138 Christine Michael
139 Andre Ellington
140 Eddie Lacy
141 Philip Lutzenkirchen
142 Dee Milliner
143 Matt Scott
144 Rex Burkhead
145 Matt Elam
146 Brandon Jenkins
147 Jesse Williams
148 Lonnie Pryor
149 Shawn Williams
150 Geno Smith
151 Mike Gillislee
152 Markus Wheaton
153 Corey Fuller
154 Collin Klein
155 Stepfan Taylor
156 Miguel Maysonet
157 Kenjon Barner
158 Xavier Rhodes
159 Eric Reid
160 Alex Okafor
161 Dennis Johnson
162 Jordan Reed
163 Johnathan Franklin
164 T.J. McDonald
165 Ryan Nassib
167 D.J. Harper
168 Star Lotulelei
169 Chance Warmack
170 Tyler Eifert
171 Cordarrelle Patterson
172 Kenny Vaccaro
173 Chris Gragg
174 Damontre Moore
175 Keenan Allen
176 Eric Fisher
177 Kenny Stills
178 John Simon
179 Denard Robinson
180 DeAndre Hopkins
181 Barkevious Mingo
182 Tyler Wilson
183 Marquise Goodwin
184 Joseph Fauria
185 Logan Ryan
186 Sam Montgomery
187 Alec Ogletree
188 Nico Johnson
189 Kevin Minter
190 Bjoern Werner
191 Kerwynn Williams
192 Brad Sorensen
193 Spencer Ware
194 Ryan Swope
195 Aaron Mellette
196 Justin Hunter
197 Cobi Hamilton
198 Chris Harper
199 Ryan Otten
200 Manti Te'o
201 Nickell Robey
202 Ray Graham
203 Bacarri Rambo
204 Robert Woods
205 Tyrann Mathieu
206 Conner Vernon
207 Aaron Dobson
208 Marcus Lattimore
209 Robert Lester
210 Giovani Bernard
211 Gavin Escobar
212 Da'Rick Rogers
213 Jordan Poyer
214 Zac Dysert
215 John Jenkins
216 Jawan Jamison
217 David Amerson
218 Sean Renfree
219 Landry Jones
220 Matt Barkley
Leon Sandcastle SP Set Checklist
Mini Rookies Set Checklist
52B-AD Aaron Dobson
52B-AE Andre Ellington
52B-AM Aaron Mellette
52B-AO Alex Okafor
52B-AOG Alec Ogletree
52B-BJ Brandon Jenkins
52B-BM Barkevious Mingo
52B-BR Bacarri Rambo
52B-BS Brad Sorensen
52B-BW Bjoern Werner
52B-CF Corey Fuller
52B-CG Chris Gragg
52B-CH Cobi Hamilton
52B-CHA Chris Harper
52B-CK Collin Klein
52B-CM Christine Michael
52B-CP Cordarrelle Patterson
52B-CT Chase Thomas
52B-CV Conner Vernon
52B-CW Chance Warmack
52B-DA David Amerson
52B-DEJ Dennis Johnson
52B-DH DeAndre Hopkins
52B-DJ Datone Jones
52B-DJH D.J. Harper
52B-DJO Dion Jordan
52B-DM Damontre Moore
52B-DMI Dee Milliner
52B-DR Denard Robinson
52B-DRO Da'Rick Rogers
52B-DS Dion Sims
52B-DT Desmond Trufant
52B-EA Ezekiel Ansah
52B-EF Eric Fisher
52B-EL Eddie Lacy
52B-EM E.J. Manuel
52B-ER Eric Reid
52B-ERE Sean Renfree
52B-GB Giovani Bernard
52B-GE Gavin Escobar
52B-GS Geno Smith
52B-JB Johnthan Banks
52B-JF Joseph Fauria
52B-JFR Johnathan Franklin
52B-JH Justin Hunter
52B-JHA Johnathan Hankins
52B-JJ Jarvis Jones
52B-JJA Jawan Jamison
52B-JJE John Jenkins
52B-JP Jordan Poyer
52B-JR Jordan Reed
52B-JRA Joseph Randle
52B-JS John Simon
52B-JW Jesse Williams
52B-KB Kenjon Barner
52B-KD Knile Davis
52B-KG Khaseem Greene
52B-KM Kevin Minter
52B-KS Kenny Stills
52B-KV Kenny Vaccaro
52B-KW Kerwynn Williams
52B-LB Le'Veon Bell
52B-LJ Luke Joeckel
52B-LJO Landry Jones
52B-LP Lonnie Pryor
52B-LR Logan Ryan
52B-LS Leon Sandcastle
52B-MB Matt Barkley
52B-MBA Montee Ball
52B-ME Matt Elam
52B-MG Mike Glennon
52B-MGI Mike Gillislee
52B-MGO Marquise Goodwin
52B-ML Marcus Lattimore
52B-MM Miguel Maysonet
52B-MS Matt Scott
52B-MT Manti Te'o
52B-MW Markus Wheaton
52B-NJ Nico Johnson
52B-NR Nickell Robey
52B-PL Philip Lutzenkirchen
52B-QP Quinton Patton
52B-RB Rex Burkhead
52B-RG Ray Graham
52B-RL Robert Lester
52B-RN Ryan Nassib
52B-RS Ryan Swope
52B-RW Robert Woods
52B-SB Stedman Bailey
52B-SF Sharrif Floyd
52B-SL Star Lotulelei
52B-SM Sam Montgomery
52B-SRI Sheldon Richardson
52B-ST Stepfan Taylor
52B-SW Spencer Ware
52B-SWI Shawn Williams
52B-TA Tavon Austin
52B-TB Tyler Bray
52B-TE Tyler Eifert
52B-TK Tavarres King
52B-TM T.J. McDonald
52B-TMA Tyrann Mathieu
52B-TR Theo Riddick
52B-TW Terrance Williams
52B-TWI Tyler Wilson
52B-XR Xavier Rhodes
52B-ZD Zac Dysert
52B-ZE Zach Ertz
Mini Rookie Autographs Set Checklist
52B-AE Andre Ellington
52B-AO Alex Okafor
52B-AOG Alec Ogletree
52B-BJ Brandon Jenkins
52B-BM Barkevious Mingo
52B-BR Bacarri Rambo
52B-BW Bjoern Werner
52B-CHA Chris Harper
52B-CM Christine Michael
52B-CP Cordarrelle Patterson
52B-CT Chase Thomas
52B-CV Conner Vernon
52B-CW Chance Warmack
52B-DH DeAndre Hopkins
52B-DJ Datone Jones
52B-DJO Dion Jordan
52B-DM Damontre Moore
52B-DMI Dee MillIner
52B-DR Denard Robinson
52B-DRO Da'Rick Rogers
52B-DT Desmond Trufant
52B-EA Ezekiel Ansah
52B-EF Eric Fisher
52B-EL Eddie Lacy
52B-EM E.J. Manuel
52B-ER Eric Reid
52B-GS Geno Smith
52B-JF Joseph Fauria
52B-JH Justin Hunter
52B-JHA Johnathan Hankins
52B-JJ Jarvis Jones
52B-JJE John Jenkins
52B-JP Jordan Poyer
52B-JR Jordan Reed
52B-JS John Simon
52B-JW Jesse Williams
52B-KA Keenan Allen
52B-KB Kenjon Barner
52B-KD Knile Davis
52B-KS Kenny Stills
52B-KV Kenny Vaccaro
52B-KW Kerwynn Williams
52B-LB Le'Veon Bell
52B-LJ Luke Joeckel
52B-LJO Landry Jones
52B-MB Matt Barkley
52B-MBA Montee Ball
52B-ME Matt Elam
52B-MG Mike Glennon
52B-MGI Mike Gillislee
52B-MGO Marquise Goodwin
52B-ML Marcus Lattimore
52B-MS Matt Scott
52B-MT Manti Te'o
52B-MW Markus Wheaton
52B-NJ Nico Johnson
52B-PL Philip Lutzenkirchen
52B-QP Quinton Patton
52B-RB Rex Burkhead
52B-RG Ray Graham
52B-RL Robert Lester
52B-RN Ryan Nassib
52B-RW Robert Woods
52B-SB Stedman Bailey
52B-SM Sam Montgomery
52B-ST Stepfan Taylor
52B-SWI Shawn Williams
52B-TA Tavon Austin
52B-TB Tyler Bray
52B-TE Tyler Eifert
52B-TK Tavarres King
52B-TM T.J. McDonald
52B-TMA Tyrann Mathieu
52B-TR Theo Riddick
52B-TWI Tyler Wilson
52B-XR Xavier Rhodes
52B-ZD Zac Dysert
52B-ZE Zach Ertz
Bowman Black Autographs Set Checklist
Cordarelle Patterson
E.J. Manuel
Eddie Lacy
Giovani Bernard
Jordan Reed
Joseph Randle
Kenny Stills
Keenan Allen
Landry Jones
Manti Te'o
Markus Wheaton
Marquise Goowin
Matt Barkley
Mike Gillislee
Mike Glennon
Montee Ball
Robert Woods
Ryan Nassib
Stedman Bailey
Stepfan Taylor
Tavon Austin
Terrance Williams
Tyler Wilson
Zach Ertz
Die-Cut Set Checklist
BDC-AF Arian Foster
BDC-AJ Andre Johnson
BDC-AJG A.J. Green
BDC-AL Andrew Luck
BDC-AM Alfred Morris
BDC-AP Adrian Peterson
BDC-AR Aaron Rodgers
BDC-BM Brandon Marshall
BDC-BR Ben Roethlisberger
BDC-CJ Chris Johnson
BDC-CJO Calvin Johnson Jr.
BDC-CJS C.J. Spiller
BDC-CM Clay Matthews
BDC-CN Cam Newton
BDC-DB Dez Bryant
BDC-DBR Drew Brees
BDC-DM Doug Martin
BDC-DT Demaryius Thomas
BDC-DW David Wilson
BDC-ED Eric Decker
BDC-EM Eli Manning
BDC-FG Frank Gore
BDC-JB Justin Blackmon
BDC-JC Jamaal Charles
BDC-JJ Julio Jones
BDC-JJW J.J. Watt
BDC-JW Jason Witten
BDC-LF Larry Fitzgerald
BDC-LM LeSean McCoy
BDC-MJD Maurice Jones-Drew
BDC-ML Marshawn Lynch
BDC-MR Matt Ryan
BDC-PM Peyton Manning
BDC-RC Randall Cobb
BDC-RG Rob Gronkowski
BDC-RG3 Robert Griffin III
BDC-RR Ray Rice
BDC-RT Ryan Tannehill
BDC-RW Reggie Wayne
BDC-RWH Roddy White
BDC-RWI Russell Wilson
BDC-TB Tom Brady
BDC-TG Tony Gonzalez
BDC-TP Troy Polamalu
BDC-TR Trent Richardson
BDC-VC Victor Cruz
BDC-VJ Vincent Jackson
BDC-VM Von Miller
Rookie Chrome Refractor Autographs Set Checklist
RCRA-AD Aaron Dobson
RCRA-AE Andre Ellington
RCRA-AM Aaron Mellette
RCRA-AO Alex Okafor
RCRA-AOG Alec Ogletree
RCRA-BJ Brandon Jenkins
RCRA-BM Barkevious Mingo
RCRA-BW Bjoern Werner
RCRA-CF Corey Fuller
RCRA-CHA Chris Harper
RCRA-CM Christine Michael
RCRA-CP Cordarrelle Patterson
RCRA-CV Conner Vernon
RCRA-CW Chance Warmack
RCRA-DEJ Dennis Johnson
RCRA-DH DeAndre Hopkins
RCRA-DJ Datone Jones
RCRA-DJO Dion Jordan
RCRA-DM Damontre Moore
RCRA-DMI Dee Milliner
RCRA-DR Denard Robinson
RCRA-DRO Da'Rick Rogers
RCRA-DT Desmond Trufant
RCRA-EA Ezekiel Ansah
RCRA-EL Eddie Lacy
RCRA-EM E.J. Manuel
RCRA-ER Eric Fisher
RCRA-ERE Eric Reid
RCRA-GB Giovani Bernard
RCRA-GS Geno Smith
RCRA-JFA Joseph Fauria
RCRA-JH Johnathan Hankins
RCRA-JHU Justin Hunter
RCRA-JJ Jarvis Jones
RCRA-JJA Jawan Jamison
RCRA-JJE John Jenkins
RCRA-JP Jordan Poyer
RCRA-JR Jordan Reed
RCRA-KA Keenan Allen
RCRA-KD Knile Davis
RCRA-KG Khaseem Greene
RCRA-KS Kenny Stills
RCRA-KV Kenny Vaccaro
RCRA-KW Kerwynn Williams
RCRA-LB Le'Veon Bell
RCRA-LJ Luke Joeckel
RCRA-LJO Landry Jones
RCRA-LP Lonnie Pryor
RCRA-MB Matt Barkley
RCRA-MBA Montee Ball
RCRA-ME Matt Elam
RCRA-MG Mike Glennon
RCRA-MGI Mike Gillislee
RCRA-MGO Marquise Goodwin
RCRA-ML Marcus Lattimore
RCRA-MS Matt Scott
RCRA-MT Manti Te'o
RCRA-MW Markus Wheaton
RCRA-PL Philip Lutzenkirchen
RCRA-QP Quinton Patton
RCRA-RG Ray Graham
RCRA-RN Ryan Nassib
RCRA-RS Ryan Swope
RCRA-RW Robert Woods
RCRA-SB Stedman Bailey
RCRA-SM Sam Montgomery
RCRA-SR Sheldon Richardson
RCRA-ST Stepfan Taylor
RCRA-SWI Shawn Williams
RCRA-TA Tavon Austin
RCRA-TB Tyler Bray
RCRA-TE Tyler Eifert
RCRA-TJM T.J. McDonald
RCRA-TK Tavarres King
RCRA-TWI Tyler Wilson
RCRA-XR Xavier Rhodes
RCRA-ZD Zac Dysert
RCRA-ZE Zach Ertz
Dual Rookie Chrome Refractor Autographs Set Checklist
Keenan Allen
BDA-BL Giovani Bernard
Eddie Lacy
BDA-BT Montee Ball
Stepfan Taylor
BDA-PH Cordarrelle Patterson
DeAndre Hopkins
BDA-SB Matt Barkley
Geno Smith
Relics Set Checklist
BR-AH Aaron Hernandez
BR-AJH A.J. Hawk
BR-AL Andrew Luck
BR-AM Alfred Morris
BR-AR Andre Roberts
BR-BL Brandon LaFell
BR-BW Brandon Weeden
BR-CJS C.J. Spiller
BR-CN Cam Newton
BR-CS Cecil Shorts
BR-DBR Dez Bryant
BR-DM Doug Martin
BR-DMU DeMarco Murray
BR-DR Darrelle Revis
BR-DT Demaryius Thomas
BR-ED Eric Decker
BR-ET Earl Thomas
BR-GT Golden Tate
BR-JD Jonathan Dwyer
BR-JG Jermaine Gresham
BR-JJ Julio Jones
BR-JM Jeremy Maclin
BR-KM Knowshon Moreno
BR-KW Kendall Wright
BR-MI Mark Ingram
BR-ML Mikel Leshoure
BR-MWI Mike Williams
BR-NF Nick Foles
BR-NS Ndamukong Suh
BR-PA Prince Amukamara
BR-PP Patrick Peterson
BR-RG Rob Gronkowski
BR-RG3 Robert Griffin III
BR-RL Ray Lewis
BR-RM Ryan Mathews
BR-RT Ryan Tannehill
BR-RW Russell Wilson
BR-SB Sam Bradford
BR-SR Stevan Ridley
BR-TR Trent Richardson
BR-TRO Tony Romo
BR-TS Torrey Smith
BR-VM Von Miller
NFLPA Collegiate Bowl Autographs Set Checklist
Alex Debniak
Alex Kupper
Alfred Diller
Allen Chapman
Andre Kates
Andrew Abbott
Andrew Schaefer
Benjamin Cotton
Brian Slay
Brodrick Brown
Bruce Taylor
Burton Scott
Byron Jerideau
Caylin Hauptmann
Craig McIntosh
D.J. Monroe
Damien Holmes
Daniel Zychlinski
Darius Barnes
Darius Smith
David Allen
Dayne Crist
Demetrius McCray
Deon Goggins
Devan Avery
Dominique Battle
Donovan Carter
Drew Frey
Duane Zlatnik
Duron Harmon
Eric Stephens
Eric Stephens Jr.
Evan Jacobsen
Gregory Jenkins
Herman Lathers
J.J. Swain
Jacob Johnson
Jakar Hamilton
Jamal-Rashad Patterson
James Nelson
Jeff Nady
Jeff Tuel
Jeremy Coleman
Jonathan Mathis
Jordan Cowart
Jordan Rodgers
Josh Williams
Kemel Ishmael
Kentrell Harris
Kevin Norrell
Kevin Saia
Kyle Quinn
Lloyd Morrison Jr.
Luke Willson
Mad Dog Mattos
Marcus Cromartie
Marcus Malbrough
Mario Benavides
Marsalis Teague
Michael James
Michael Purcell
Michael Zordich
Myles White
Nathan Palmer
Norman White Jr.
Orwin Smith
Peter Massaro
Quincy McDuffie
Richard Helepiko
Richard Samuel
Ryan Higgins
Ryan Seymour
Samuel McGuffie
Scott Kovanda
Sean Stanley
Shane McCardell
Stephen Warner
Taylor Knowles
Templeton Hardy
Trevor Marrongelli
Tristan Okpalaugo
Uona Kaveinga
Vaughn Telemaque
William Compton
Xavier Boyce
Product Details
2013 Bowman Football is a more traditional set for the Bowman brand. As always, the main focus is on rookies. But rather than going with a completely different look and feel like 2012 Bowman Football, long-time Bowman collectors may feel more at home with the Chrome cards and colorful parallels.
2013 Bowman Football has the first rookie cards from Topps of the 2013 NFL Draft class. The checklist has more than 100 first-year players. Like baseball, 2013 Bowman Football mixes both base and Bowman Chrome brands.
Both rookies and veterans have several colored versions to keep collectors busy. Base Bowman configurations are as follows:
- Black: Rookies - 4 per pack, Veterans - 2 per pack
- Blue: Rookies #/499, Veterans #/99
- Gold: Rookies #/399, Veterans #/75
- Orange: Rookies #/299, Veterans #/50
- Red: Rookies #/199, Veterans #/25
- Green: Rookies #/99, Veterans 1/1
Rainbow Foil cards have the following configurations:
- Black: Rookies - 1 per pack, Veterans - 1 per pack
- Blue: Rookies #/499, Veterans #/99
- Gold: Rookies #/399, Veterans #/75
- Orange: Rookies #/299, Veterans #/50
- Red: Rookies #/199, Veterans #/25
- Prism: Rookies #/99, Veterans 1/1
- Printing Plates
Rookies and veterans have different designs. Black, Prism and Printing Plates are all hobby exclusives.
On top of all these, there is also 220 Silver Ice parallels, which fall two per box. Gridiron Ice (#/50), Red Ice (#/25) and Purple Ice (#/10) versions round out the large parallel chase.
Bowman Chrome Refractor Autographs, which fall four per ten-pack hobby box, feature on-card autographs. Collectors can expect a huge checklist of up to 80 different signers. Besides Printing Plates, there are seven numbered Refractor parallels: Blue (#/99), Gold (#/75), Orange (#/50), Red (#/25), X-Fractor (#/10), Prism (#/5) and SuperFractor (1/1). 2013 Bowman Football also has Dual-Signed Chrome Refractor Autographs, again, with on-card signatures.
Bowman Mini cards have a checklist of 110 players. Falling one per box, they are based on the 1952 Bowman design. Bowman Mini Autographs feature more rookie autographs. Red Ink parallels come numbered to 5.
The Bowman Black program makes its gridiron debut with autographs from top first-year players taking part in the 2013 NFL PLAYERS Rookie Premiere. Numbered to 25, the cards have a dark background and a silver signature. Bowman Black cards are all redemptions.
Veterans get some insert love in the Bowman Die-Cut insert set. Three cards are in every hobby box with a checklist of 50 cards. The foil-based design has three parallels: Prism (#/99), Blue (#/25) and Red (1/1).
Product Configuration: 10 packs per box, 25 cards per pack
Price Point: Low-End Football Card
Target Audience: Rookie Collectors, Set Builders, Autograph Collectors
2013 Bowman Football Box Break
- 4 Bowman Chrome Autographs
- 1 Bowman Rainbow Foil Relic
- 2 Silver Ice Parallels
- 5 Numbered Parallels
- 250 Total Cards
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Product Review
2013 Bowman Football Product Review
Reviewed by Tim Hlavac
Good: On-card rookie autographs. Five hits per box. Tons of parallels and inserts.
Bad: Lack of NFL uniforms on the rookie cards.
The Bottom Line: Between the on-card autographs and relic hits, and the many parallels, there is a lot to like in this release. The airbrushed college jerseys on the rookie cards are disappointing, but that is the price you pay to be one of the first licensed products of the year.
Card Design: 4.0/5.0
The veteran base cards feature the Bowman insignia at the top of the card and the team logo is positioned on the bottom. The rookie subjects share a similar design with the notable exception being the "RC" logo on the top of each card and the team logo being centered on the bottom of each card. I like the placement of the team logos on the base and parallels sets. It would have been nice to see the same style used on the chrome autographs, in place of the NFL logo. While I am sure most collectors would trade an early release for the team logos and jerseys, the on-card autographs make that much easier to overlook.
Dropping at only one per box, the relic cards are not a huge element in this product. Overall, it seems that Bowman was going for a futuristic and metallic look with these relics and the foil board really helps achieve that. Also, it is nice that Topps packaged the packs tight enough for the chrome cards to not come out with with extreme warping. Putting the autograph in the middle of the 25-card pack was a great idea.
Checklist: 4.0/5.0
The 2013 Bowman Football release is absolutely loaded with parallel variations and inserts. There are going to be a lot of happy player collectors and set and rainbow builders. Although there are not as many obvious "star" rookies this year, don’t sleep on those middle and lower round picks. Tom Brady was a sixth round pick and Johnny Unitas was cut by the Pittsburgh Steelers before going to Baltimore and becoming a legend. More recently, Alfred Morris was a great mid-round value rookie in 2012.
Value: 4.5/5.0
While we didn’t score any gigantic hits, the end result includes a good amount of value for the money. At current prices, the cost is justifiable based upon the possibilities. In addition, five hits is a nice haul and every collector is guaranteed some good cards, even if the players featured are not the most ideal options.
As mentioned above, 2013 Bowman Football is the first NFL-licensed product to debut for the new season. Unfortunately, this quick release prevented Topps from featuring the players in their NFL uniforms. This may turn off some NFL collectors but might appeal more to unlicensed collectors or college collectors. In the long run, it is likely to hurt the rookie card values once other products are released that include the NFL jerseys.
The Fun Factor: 4.5/5.0
Topps packs a lot of fun into Bowman Football. You can count on four autographs and one relic and that does not include all of the inserts and many colored parallels. This release also includes variations, which adds to the excitement when figuring out if you pulled anything rare. The main downside to 2013 Bowman Football is that you’re likely to pull a lot of low-tiered prospects over early-round stars. Nevertheless, Bowman makes for a fun product and great start to the football collecting season.
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Zach
What are the Rookie Auto NFL uniform variations numbered to????? I know their not serial numbered on card, but 2014 uniform variations have already been announced to have a print run of 25. So, why is their no mention of what the print run of the 2013 Rookie Auto variations? Any help on this would be very greatly appreciated!!! Thank You