#87
Minnesota · 2026

Kaden Helms

TESenior6' 4", 240 lbsBellevue, NE
Minnesota Golden Gophers2-1 · TDC #65
Snap share
43%
likely 21–62%
Receptions
2
991st of 1676 in FBS
Rec. yards
13
1226th of 1662 in FBS
Yards / catch
6.5
Rec. TD
0
EPA / play
+0.17
2 plays

Efficiency & Role

EPA = expected points added per play. Compared with every FBS WR/TE who qualifies

EPA per play by situation

2 plays · +0.3 total EPA · not enough plays to rank yet
All plays+0.17
Passing+0.17
1st down+0.32
3rd down+0.03
Standard downs+0.32
Passing downs+0.03
HelmsWR/TE average

Share of team plays

How often the offense runs through this player. Pass = targets or dropbacks, rush = carries
All plays3%
Pass plays4%
Run plays0%
1st down4%
2nd down0%
3rd down8%
Standard downs2%
Passing downs5%
HelmsWR/TE average

2026 Season Stats

FBS rank among qualifying players

Receiving2026FBS rank
Receptions2991st / 1676
Yards131226th / 1662
Yards / catch6.5—
Touchdowns0—
Long7—

Snaps by Game

Estimated snaps from a model trained on real NFL snap counts. Ranges in brackets are where the real number lands 80% of the time: wide for a single game, tighter over the season. How it works

GameTeam playsEst. snapsPlays involvedPenaltiesSnap share
Wk 1 · Eastern Illinois71··1—
Wk 2 · Mississippi State63~27 (13–39)2·43%
Season6327 (13–39)2143%

Position Room

7 TEs on the Minnesota roster, ordered by rec

#PlayerPosClassRecYdsTDTgt shareEPA/play
Pierce WalshTE44616%+0.61
82Julian JohnsonTEJR2703%-0.26
87Kaden HelmsTESR21304%+0.17
44George RohlTEFR1603%+0.39
Roman VossTE11617%+1.24
83Sam PetersTESR—————
88Jacob SimpsonTEJR———3%-0.83

Stats, EPA and usage come from CollegeFootballData.com and refresh daily. FBS ranks only count players with enough volume for the stat to mean something. Qualifying for EPA takes 4+ plays per team game. Minnesota depth chart →