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

1. Is it time to take the rookies and first-year starters at QB seriously in fantasy? And which one most deserves a spot in your starting lineup?

Fisher: I don’t think any of the big three first-year starters – Carson Wentz, Dak Prescott, Trevor Siemian – are going to win you a fantasy championship this year, but they could be worth a flier as the nine-week bye week run in the schedule kicks off. With just Green Bay and Philadelphia off Week 4, you’re probably best saving your FAAB budget for next week, especially with Wentz enjoying a well-earned rest this Sunday.

If I have to pick someone to start, I’m going with Prescott over Wentz. Wentz has been stellar through three weeks, but Prescott is in the more explosive offence, and projects well in fantasy football as a dual threat QB. I’m not convinced Siemian is anything more than a one-week wonder in fantasy at this point.

Hetherington: Carson Wentz and Dak Prescott should both be taken seriously, and both have some starting appeal in the bye weeks. I don’t think either of these guys is going to finish as a QB1, especially since Dak could lose his starting role to Tony Romo, but both have had strong weeks early in the season. I’m not ready to count Siemian among those worth starting even after his big Week 3. Siemian has some good matchups coming up, but I need to see more from the Broncos QB. Of all the first-year QBs, Wentz is the one with the most appeal moving forward.

2. Has DeMarco Murray regained his status as an elite fantasy RB?

Fisher: Nah, you don’t get that title back after a big week against the Raiders. That isn’t to say Murray hasn’t been vastly improved from his dreadful year in Philadelphia through the first three weeks of this year, but you need elite performances against stiffer competition before regaining your status as one of the very top fantasy RBs. Now, if Murray gets close to 20 points this week against a rested Texans defence, I may have to reconsider.

Embedded ImageHetherington: Elite? No. RB1? Absolutely. Murray is off to a great start in Tennessee and is being used in both the running and passing game. My concern for Murray, however, is how few points the Titans score on offence. The team has five touchdowns through three weeks and Murray has managed to score three of them. With Marcus Mariota and Titans offence struggling to reach the redzone, Murray can’t be counted upon to reach paydirt each week. The workload makes Murray an RB1, but his offence limits him from rejoining the elite.

3. Can Marvin Jones make Detroit Lions fans – and more importantly fantasy football players – forget about Calvin Johnson?

Fisher: I can’t speak for Lions fans (thankfully), but I do think he’s a suitable replacement for Megatron in fantasy. To be clear, on a game-to-game basis Johnson was the far superior option. But over the course of a full season, factoring in all Johnson’s lost time to injury, the race is much closer. Johnson averaged 165 points per season over his last two years. After Jones’ big Week 3, he need only average 8.6 points per week to reach that number.

Embedded ImageHetherington: Jones has become Matt Stafford’s new favourite target in Detroit and he’s off to a strong start, but he is no Calvin Johnson. Jones took advantage of falling defenders to score his first two touchdowns of the season in Week 3, while the Packers defence got roasted by a No. 1 WR for the second straight week. He has a good shot to finish the year as a WR1, but he’s not yet in the fantasy elite if you ask me. With that said, Jones has been targeted a ridiculous 29 times through three games. If that trend continues, Jones will have the opportunity to finish as a top-three WR this season.