Nyqir Helton
Efficiency & Role
EPA = expected points added per play. Compared with every FBS WR/TE who qualifies
Advanced
Computed from every play, garbage time excluded. FBS rank among players with enough volume
| Receiving | Value | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Targets | 9 | — |
| Target share | 8.8% | 522nd / 534 |
| Catch rate | 44.4% | 502nd / 534 |
| Success rate per target | 44.4% | 330th / 534 |
| Yards per target | 3.8 | 517th / 534 |
| Explosive catches | 0.0% | 495th / 534 |
| Deep-target rate | 11.1% | — |
| 3rd-down targets | 2 | — |
| Red-zone targets | 1 | — |
Charting
Where Helton's plays went: throw and catch spots, air yards and yards after the catch, read from the play-by-play
Where he's targeted9 targets charted
Game Log
Nyqir Helton's box score, game by game, from ESPN, with a 0–10 game score for each (hover it for how it works). Click a result for the full game
| Receiving | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk | Opponent | Result | Game score | Rec | Yds | Y/R | TD | Long |
| 1 | vs TCU | W 15–10 | — | no stats recorded | ||||
| 2 |  East Tennessee State | W 35–3 | — | no stats recorded | ||||
| 3 | @ Clemson | L 20–28 | — | no stats recorded | ||||
| 5 |  Notre Dame | L 26–37 | — | no stats recorded | ||||
| 6 | @ Pittsburgh | W 21–17 | — | no stats recorded | ||||
| 7 | @ Duke | W 24–20 | — | no stats recorded | ||||
| 8 |  Syracuse | L 30–31 | 5.1 | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 0 | 9 |
| 9 |  Miami | L 35–38 | 5.4 | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 0 | 10 |
| 2026 · 2 games | 5.3 | 4 | 34 | 8.5 | 0 | 10 | ||
2026 Season Stats
FBS rank among qualifying players
| Receiving | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Receptions | 4 | 1233rd / 2089 |
| Yards | 34 | 1312th / 2074 |
| Yards / catch | 8.5 | — |
| Touchdowns | 0 | — |
| Long | 10 | — |
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
| Game | Start | Team plays | Est. snaps | Plays involved | Snap share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 7 · Duke | — | 64 | ~32 (10–44) | 1 | 50% |
| Wk 8 · Syracuse | ✓ WR | 69 | ~51 (34–62) | 6 | 74% |
| Wk 9 · Miami | ✓ WR | 64 | ~35 (11–48) | 2 | 55% |
| Season | 2 GS | 478 | 118 (55–152) | 9 | 25% |
Position Room
11 WRs on the North Carolina roster, ordered by rec
| # | Player | Pos | Class | Rec | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA/play |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jordan Shipp | WR | JR | 45 | 587 | 3 | 22% | +0.91 |
| 2 | Trech Kekahuna | WR | JR | 17 | 219 | 1 | 11% | +0.18 |
| 14 | C.J. Sadler | WR | FR | 8 | 113 | 0 | 9% | +0.48 |
| 4 | Mason Humphrey | WR | SR | 5 | 57 | 0 | 9% | -0.01 |
| 17 | Nyqir Helton | WR | FR | 4 | 34 | 0 | 8% | +0.06 |
| 16 | Zamaurious Robertson | WR | FR | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4% | +1.61 |
| 6 | Dayton Sneed | WR | JR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 11 | Nathan Leacock | WR | JR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 24 | Jaden Jefferson | WR | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 82 | Keeyun Chapman | WR | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kymistrii Young | WR | — | — | — | 7% | -0.90 |
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. North Carolina depth chart →