2024 Panini Donruss Optic Uptowns Michael Penix Jr. Rookie #9 PSA 9 MINT

2024 Panini Donruss Optic Uptowns Michael Penix Jr. Rookie #9 PSA 9 MINT

Add a premium Atlanta Falcons rookie chase insert to your football card collection with this 2024 Panini Donruss Optic Uptowns Michael Penix Jr. Rookie #9, graded PSA MINT 9 with PSA certificate number 148136336.

This short-print Uptowns rookie card features Michael Penix Jr. in his Atlanta Falcons uniform with a bold city-themed Atlanta skyline design, Rookie Card logo, Donruss Optic branding, and Prizm finish. Uptowns is one of the most recognizable modern Donruss Optic football chase inserts, and this card captures Penix during his rookie-card year as Atlanta’s first-round quarterback of the future.

Card Details

• Player: Michael Penix Jr.
• Team: Atlanta Falcons
• Set: 2024 Panini Donruss Optic Football
• Insert: Uptowns
• Card Number: #9
• Rookie Card: Yes
• Sport: Football
• League: NFL
• Position: Quarterback
• Grade: PSA MINT 9
• Grading Company: PSA / Professional Sports Authenticator
• PSA Certificate Number: 148136336
• Autograph: No
• Memorabilia/Patch: No
• Serial Number: Not serial-numbered
• Manufacturer: Panini America
• Copyright: 2024 Panini America, Inc.

PSA Certificate Verification

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Back of Card Text

“Springing from Midtown and Buckhead, skyscrapers form part of the personality of Atlanta, capital of the ‘New South.’ They are also the setting for a new era of Falcons football represented by the arrival of Penix as the eighth overall pick in 2024. The future is lit for the NFC South franchise and its quarterback.”

Why This Card Matters

The Donruss Optic Uptowns insert line is one of Panini’s most popular modern football chase designs. This Michael Penix Jr. rookie card combines several major collector demand drivers: rookie-year appeal, quarterback position, Atlanta Falcons team demand, short-print insert status, Prizm finish, and PSA authentication.

Penix was selected eighth overall by the Atlanta Falcons in the 2024 NFL Draft, giving this card strong appeal for Falcons fans, rookie quarterback collectors, modern football investors, and buyers looking for premium SSP-style inserts from the 2024 rookie class.

Player Popularity & Future Outlook

Michael Penix Jr. entered the NFL with one of the strongest college quarterback résumés in the 2024 draft class. He starred at Washington, won the Maxwell Award, led the NCAA in passing yards in 2023, and helped take the Huskies to the College Football Playoff National Championship Game.

For collectors, Penix offers a high-upside quarterback profile. His long-term hobby value will depend on health, playing time, team success, and whether he becomes Atlanta’s long-term franchise quarterback. If Penix develops into a high-level NFL starter, rookie-year chase inserts like this Uptowns PSA 9 could see stronger collector demand.

Investment View

This card has strong modern-football investment appeal because it is a rookie quarterback card from a popular short-print insert line. The PSA 9 grade gives collectors a slabbed, authenticated example at a more affordable entry point than PSA 10 copies, while still offering strong eye appeal.

Sports card values are not guaranteed and can move with player performance, injuries, depth-chart changes, market cycles, grading population, and overall collector demand. For buyers who believe in Michael Penix Jr.’s long-term upside, this is a strong Falcons rookie insert to hold, display, or add to a modern quarterback collection.

Condition

You will receive the exact PSA-graded card shown in the photos. Please review all front and back images carefully before purchasing.

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