VSiN By The Books | August 13, 2026 | Hour 3

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This is VSiN By The Books on VSiN, the eSports betting network.

**Dave Ross** (0:11)
Top of the hour VSiN By The Books, Dave Ross right here at the Mid-Gaming Hall. Frankly, Kentucky, our closer Jensen Lewis back home in Cleveland, Ohio. A lot of pre-season football to talk about. Joe Peta is gonna join the program a little bit later on. If you are new to prediction markets, we got the right guy there to give you a little intro into how those operate as well, Jensen. But we love to do this here. We've been doing this each and every day here in the program as we get ready for pre-season football tonight. Looking ahead in that crystal ball and trying to find maybe some numbers that we think are playable in some of these awards markets. That's where we begin today's edition of The Daily Gridiron.

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This is The Daily Gridiron.

**Dave Ross** (0:57)
I'm cheating because I can see what comes up in preview. We're pulling, unveiling the curtain here for TV purposes. So I see what's on your graphic, Jensen. I hadn't seen it until just now.
Your offensive rookie of the year, the O'Roy, as I like to call it, and the watchlist that you have, I'm very intrigued by your selections today.

**Jensen Lewis** (1:17)
Well, Carnell Tate starts it. Again, I'd be remiss if I did not have a Buckeye on my list. It was more so too, David, I told you this early on.
When you get that number one target, and you have Cam Ward in the progression that he has, and you team him with Brian Dable, it just makes all sense of what you're able to accomplish with that kind of scheme. And I would have to believe the utilization is going to be early and often, whether it is quick screens, whether it is over the middle, over the top, Cardinal Tate can do all the routes. He can make all the big plays, and he is explosive in every sense. Dejaun Stribling is going to be one to watch. A, might be the only healthy wide receiver that the 49ers have by the time we get to week one. But secondly, what Brock Purdy and Kyle Shanahan like to do in distributing the football he is also going to be intertwined, even with the additions of Mike Evans and Christian Kirk. Ricky Pearsall season ending injury automatically escalates his stock. And Mike Evans is still dealing with the injury. Dejaun Stribling might be the number one receiver in week one when they go to Australia. I mean, that's wild to think, but because of the injury attrition, that could just be what it is, period. Antonio Williams. Okay.
If you did not watch a lot of Clemson football the last couple of years, this is a guy that can get open. He could be the immediate number two in the commander offense. Now that we are kind of beside the Brandon Iuk stuff, no more Debo Samuel there in Washington. Jaden Daniels has really been good with complementary receivers. And yes, Gary Terry will probably be number one, but you get meaningful targets in a pass heavy offense at 30 to one. Why not have a sprinkle on Antonio Williams? So Cardinal Tate plus 550, Sean Stribling 20 to one with the 49ers and Antonio Williams 30 to one with the commander's, my offensive rookie of the year watch list.
All right.

**Dave Ross** (3:24)
We've got one that matched and that's why I was so intrigued by it. I did see some seven ones out there for Cardinal Tate. If you can still find those before they get gobbled up and even at plus five 50 or seven to one, I'm right there with you, man. I keep telling people and they ask me why I'm so high in the Titans this year. It's not just the coaching staff, which you know, I really like now, but with Brian Dable there in the second year here for Cam Ward, I keep saying, and I, it's an old soul in a young body. And I think Cardinal Tate is kind of that same type of guy. I think he's going to be a perfect match for this offense in year number one. So normally like to look a little bit down the board, but at seven to one or even at your number of five 50, I think he's very playable for Cardinal Tate this year. I think he's going to be very live to win that award. I'm going to give you an extreme long shot. In Ty Simpson, I know you're going to say, wait a minute, what are you talking about? Why would I play Ty Simpson at 80 to one? Now this time last year, we didn't know if Matthew Stafford was going to make it to week one. I mean, there was actually talk about that with his back and whether or not he's going to be able to go.