2025 Panini Donruss Optic Omarion Hampton Uptown SSP Case Hit RC #16 Chargers

Omarion Hampton's Uptown RC is the case-hit short print every serious Chargers collector is hunting right now — and this is your shot at card #16 from one of the most visually arresting SSP insert families in the 2025 Panini Donruss Optic Football set.

Hampton arrived in LA as the 22nd overall pick in the 2025 NFL Draft, immediately took over the Chargers backfield, and made The Athletic's All-Rookie Team through the first month of the season — leading all rookies in scrimmage yards and ranking third among all backs in forced missed tackle rate, per PFF. With new OC Mike McDaniel calling plays and a healthy Joe Alt and Rashawn Slater anchoring the line, Hampton's second-year upside is generating legitimate RB1 buzz heading into 2026. His rookie cards are in-demand now, and they're only going to get harder to find.

The Uptown insert debuted in Donruss Optic as a next-level evolution of the iconic Downtown concept — each card built around a theatre marquee design with a unique jagged cut-out illustration, making even the base version a true showpiece. As a case-hit SSP, Uptown cards land at roughly one per case or rarer out of hobby, which runs 12 boxes per case at 20 packs and 4 cards per pack — with one autograph, 20 Rated Rookie cards, 12 parallels, and 4 inserts per box. The Uptown checklist spans 25 cards heavy on the rookie class (15 cards), plus active stars and legends.

What you're hunting across 2025 Donruss Optic:

• Uptown SSP RC #16 — Omarion Hampton (case hit, the card in hand)
• Rated Rookie Autographs (RPS on-card) — Hampton, Cam Ward, Ashton Jeanty, and the full 2025 rookie class
• Rookie Patch Autos — Single, Dual, and Triple versions, serialized
• Downtown SSP inserts with Dual and Legends versions (case hit tier)
• Parallel rainbow: Orange /299 · Blue /249 · Red /149 · Pink Velocity /99 · Purple /60 · Black Pandora /25 · Gold /10 · Green /5 · Black 1/1 · Gold Vinyl 1/1
• First Year Fresh relics /149, Rookie Dual Auto — Hampton/RJ Harvey /35

With this potentially being one of the final Panini Optic releases under the current NFL licensing structure, collectors are treating every true case-hit SSP as a legacy piece — and Hampton's trajectory makes this one of the sharpest rookie holds in the entire 2025 Optic checklist.

Available at Collector Station, Easley, SC. Local pickup available. All sales final. Shipping damage must be reported within 48 hours of delivery with photos.