2022 Leaf Pro Set Autographs

2022 Leaf Pro Set Autographs Soccer (released May 3, 2022, ~$119.95 hobby box) is the value-tier Leaf-brand auto product of 2022 — Pro Set being a Leaf-owned brand with a more mass-market history dating back to the early '90s. Every box delivers 2 on-card autographs, and unlike Metal/Vivid where every card is numbered, the Pro Set Base Autograph is unnumbered (with parallel tiers numbered). The checklist runs ~60 subjects, anchored by an enviable lineup: Cristiano Ronaldo (PS-CR1, the headliner), Lionel Messi (PS-LM1), Pelé (PS-P1), Erling Haaland (PS-EH1), Neymar Jr. (PS-N1), Ronaldo Nazário (PS-RN1), Ronaldinho (PS-R2), Vinicius Junior, Jeremy Doku, Ansu Fati. Compared to Metal which sprawls across 149 base auto signers, Pro Set is more concentrated on big names — making per-player chase odds meaningfully higher. The parallel ladder: Base unnumbered → Blue /50 → Red /35 → Orange /25 → Purple /10 → Green /5 → Gold 1/1. The 'or less' qualifier on Leaf's published spec means individual cards may be numbered lower than the cap; pull premium parallels of marquee names like Ronaldo or Messi and you're in the hobby's top tier of unlicensed autos. The XRC Rookie Autographs designation (e.g., Noah Ohio PS-NO1, Ryan Cassidy PS-RC2, Sonny Aljofree PS-SA2) flags first-ever certified autographs for prospects — Leaf's equivalent of a true rookie auto card. These often outperform their nominal pricing if the player breaks through. For a collector who wants on-card Ronaldo, Messi, and Pelé autos without paying Metal/Vivid prices, this is the cleanest entry point in the 2022 Leaf catalog. Per-player chase odds are better than Metal due to the smaller checklist; the trade-off is unnumbered base autos rather than Metal's all-numbered format.