2011 Donruss Elite Football Box Break & Review

Design: 

I like the horizontal rookie cards.  It shakes things up from the usual vertical ones.  The best thing about Elite for me has always been the die-cut cards.  The base set looks a little dull.

Price: 

Hobby boxes are currently selling for around $96.00.

“Hit” Quality : 

Collectors can find (4) “hits” on average per box.  I pulled the following:

Autographs

• Quinton Carter Rookie Turn of the Century Auto #’ed/499
• Von Miller Rookie Turn of the Century Auto #’ed/299

Relics

• Donald Driver Down & Distance Jersey #’ed/299
• Johnny Knox Down & Distance Jersey #’ed/299

Rookies

• Jabaal Sheard RC #’ed/999
• Aldon Smith RC #’ed/999
• A.J. Green RC #’ed/999
• Akeen Ayers RC #’ed/999
• Bilal Powell RC #’ed/999
• Ryan Williams RC #’ed/999
• Edmund Gates RC #’ed/999

Other Serial Numbered Cards

• LaDainian Tomlinson Status Die-Cut #’ed/21
• Curtis Loften Hit List #’ed/999
• LaDainian Tomlinson Legends of the Fall #’ed/999
• Jeremy Maclin Craftsmen #’ed/999
• Chad Henne Power Formulas #’ed/999

Not quite $96.00 worth, but I got what is guaranteed on the box.  Plain jerseys are something of the past.

Overall: 

Overall, I give 2011 Donruss Elite 3 footballs out of 5 (1=poor & 5=perfect).  My box was pretty standard.  No big “hits”.  The die-cuts are the coolest aspect about this product.