Each week, Fantasy Editor Scott Cullen and NFL Editors Ben Fisher and Mike Hetherington discuss three hot fantasy football topics.

Who finishes the year with more fantasy points, Rob Gronkowski or Jimmy Graham?

Cullen: I’m going to go with Gronkowski, though I feel a little stubborn about doing so. My expectation is that Gronk must be reasonably healthy to have played the past two games, but he hasn’t been used in the passing game hardly at all. Presumably, with Tom Brady returning to action, the Patriots offence will function in a more typical fashion and that includes a heavy dose of Gronkowski. I don’t feel that great about picking against Graham, because it’s really nice to see him playing a significant role with the Seahawks, putting up back-to-back 100-yard games, but I’m going to give Gronkowski some time with his real starting quarterback before worrying too much.

Fisher: Jimmy Graham appears to have reclaimed his spot as a Top 10 tight end alongside his health after two solid weeks, but even at the height of his game in New Orleans, he still wasn’t Rob Gronkowski. Gronk has gotten off to a disappointing start to the 2016 season but now that Tom Brady is back, Gronk’s troubling first quarter should soon be forgotten. Graham has a nearly 30 point head start, but that’s merely a good week for a healthy Gronk with Brady behind centre.

Hetherington: Gronkowski has had a worse start than anyone could have imagined through four games, but I don’t see that trend continuing. Despite having just 11 yards on the season, I think Gronk will find his old form with Tom Brady back under centre. Graham, oppositely, has had better start than most predicted and already has two 100-yard games. Still, I think Gronkowski becomes a touchdown machine once again over the next 12 games and ultimately finishes ahead of Graham. Both are legit TE1s moving forward and I see no reason to sell low on Gronk until he struggles with Brady at quarterback.

Are you buying Matt Ryan’s very hot start?

Cullen: I don’t expect Matt Ryan to lead the league in touchdown passes (as he is right now), but I buy the notion that he can throw for 4,500 yards and maybe 30 touchdowns. He’s gone for 4,500 in each of the past four seasons, but he’s done so while averaging 7.4 yards per pass attempt – so far this season, he’s averaging 11.5 yards per attempt, so I don’t think he’s going to be able to keep that kind of pace over the long haul.

Fisher: For the most part, yes. I’m not sure Ryan will finish the year as the highest scoring quarterback in the league, but I wouldn’t be surprised if he settles into a Top 5 position for the long haul this year. Last year it was Falcons running back Devonta Freeman that jumped out of the gate at his position, but that was based off an unsustainable touchdown pace. Ryan’s numbers should regress to his career averages a little, but his first quarter stats aren’t nearly as outlandish as Freeman’s were a season ago. Plus, throwing to Julio Jones all season is a surefire way to rack up the points.

Hetherington: Ryan got off to a hot start last season before he, and the Falcons, cooled off significantly. This year, there’s a good chance history repeats itself. While I don’t see Ryan falling out the QB1 range, his production should dip with matchups against Denver and Seattle looming. Ryan’s had a lot of success spreading the ball to different receivers this season, but his production will live and die on the health of Julio Jones. I’m not selling Ryan if I own him, but I’m also not expecting him stick among the fantasy elite.

Does Terrelle Pryor belong in your starting lineup?

Cullen: For sure. With Josh Gordon continuing to have off-the-field problems, Pryor is the Browns’ best receiving option. That alone doesn’t make a player a fantasy starter, but Pryor has been targeted 40 times in four games and has the bonus feature of potentially being used to run and throw the ball a little bit too. He’s at least a Flex play, but might be a viable WR2.

Fisher: Pryor has averaged 10 targets a game and looks like a legitimately decent wide receiver this year for the Browns. But I’m still uncomfortable playing Pryor any higher than the flex spot because of the predicate of that last sentence: he plays for the Browns. Rookie Cody Kessler hasn’t been awful for Cleveland through the two weeks he’s started, but that still doesn’t mean I trust any skill position player whose score is dependent on the green third rounder. If/when Josh McCown comes back, Pryor could earn WR2 status. But right now, he’s still a risk.

Hetherington: Pryor’s fantasy value has seen an uptick since Cody Kessler took over as the starter and appears to be bordering on WR2 value for as long as Corey Coleman remains out. Pryor was targeted nine times last week in the Browns’ loss to Josh Norman and the Redskins, and will remain lineup worthy for as long as that workload holds up. For now, he’s a solid WR3/FLEX play and is behind only Isaiah Crowell in fantasy value on the Browns.