Donruss Playoff recently announced the two grand prize winners of the the 2006 Leaf Rookies and Stars “Kickoff Classic” Promotion.  The Target exclusive promotion sends the two winners to the opening day game of their choice.

The promotion featured a 10-card set that was inserted in Target blaster boxes with the “Kickoff Classic” logo.  The players in the set included Brett Favre, Peyton Manning, Ben Roethlisberger, Tom Brady, Eli Manning, Shaun Alexander, LaDainian Tomlinson, Cadillac Williams and Ronnie Brown.

The two winners were Richard Wood of Conroe, Texas and Wanda June of Springfield Missouri.

[tags]Donruss Playoff, Rookie and Stars, Promotion[/tags]

The annual event where the top rookies from the NFL draft participate in photo shoots and sign autographs for trading card companies Donruss Playoff, Topps and Upper Deck took place over the weekend in Los Angeles.

This is the 12th year that the top rookies are brought together for autographs, photos, a Madden Tournament, hobby shop appearance and more.

The 35 rookies and alternates that where scheduled to attend were:

1. Gaines Adams, Tampa Bay Buccaneers
2. John Beck, Miami Dolphins
3. Lorenzo Booker, Miami Dolphins
4. Dwayne Bowe, Kansas City Chiefs
5. Michael Bush, Oakland Raiders
6. Craig Davis, SanDiego Chargers
7. Trent Edwards, Buffalo Bills
8. Yamon Figurs, Baltimore Ravens
9. Ted Ginn Jr., Miami Dolphins
10. Anthony Gonzalez, Indianapolis Colts
11. Chris Henry, Tennessee Titans
12. Johnnie Lee Higgins, Oakland Raiders
13. Jason Hill, San Francisco 49ers
14. Tony Hunt, Philadephia Eagles
15. Kenny Irons, Cinncinnati Bengals
16. Brandon Jackson, Green Bay Packers
17. Dwayne Jarrett, Carolina Panthers
18. Calvin Johnson, Detroit Lions
19. Kevin Kolb, Philadelphia Eagles
20. LaRon Landry, Washington Redskins
21. Brian Leonard, St. Louis Rams
22. Marshawn Lynch, Buffalo Bills
23. Robert Meachem, New Orleans Saints
24. Adrian Peterson, Minnesota Vikings
25. Antonio Pittman, New Orleans Saints
26. Brady Quinn, Cleveland Browns
27. Sidney Rice, Minnesota Vikings
28. JaMarcus Russell, Oakland Raiders
29. Joe Thomas, Cleveland Browns
30. Steve Smith, New York Giants
31. Troy Smith, Baltimore Ravens
32. Drew Stanton, Detroit Lions
33. Paul Williams, Tennessee Titans
34. Patrick Willis, San Francisco 49ers
35. Garrett Wolfe, Chicago Bears

According to Beckett, Craig Davis and LaRon Landry were no-shows at the event.

Upper Deck will be releasing a 30 card set later in the year that will feature the players from this event.

[tags]Upper Deck, Topps, Donruss Playoff, Rookie Premiere[/tags]