#87

River Helms

TESenior6' 4", 230 lbsLester, AL
Georgia Southern Eagles1-2 · TDC #102
Snap share
73%
3 of 3 started · likely 62–88%
Receptions
11
154th of 1676 in FBS
Rec. yards
89
362nd of 1662 in FBS
Yards / catch
8.1
412th of 499 in FBS
Rec. TD
0
EPA / play
+0.55
134th of 301 WR/TEs

Efficiency & Role

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

EPA per play by situation

14 plays · +7.7 total EPA · 134th of 301 qualifying WR/TEs
All plays+0.55
Passing+0.55
1st down+0.29
2nd down+0.42
3rd down+1.30
Standard downs+0.38
Passing downs+0.86
HelmsWR/TE average

Share of team plays

How often the offense runs through this player. Pass = targets or dropbacks, rush = carries
All plays6%
Pass plays11%
Run plays0%
1st down7%
2nd down7%
3rd down6%
Standard downs6%
Passing downs7%
HelmsWR/TE average

Advanced

Computed from every play, garbage time excluded. FBS rank among players with enough volume

ReceivingValueFBS rank
Targets14—
Target share12.2%385th / 489
Catch rate78.6%94th / 489
Success rate per target57.1%150th / 489
Yards per target6.4353rd / 489
Explosive catches0.0%382nd / 489
Deep-target rate14.3%—
3rd-down targets3—
Red-zone targets1—

2026 Season Stats

FBS rank among qualifying players

Receiving2026FBS rank
Receptions11154th / 1676
Yards89362nd / 1662
Yards / catch8.1412th / 499
Touchdowns0—
Long17—

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

GameStartTeam playsEst. snapsPlays involvedSnap share
Wk 1 · Charleston Southern✓ TE79~50 (42–60)463%
Wk 2 · Clemson✓ TE66~53 (45–64)680%
Wk 3 · Jacksonville State✓ TE72~56 (47–68)478%
Season3 GS217159 (135–192)1473%

Position Room

7 TEs on the Georgia Southern roster, ordered by rec

#PlayerPosClassRecYdsTDTgt shareEPA/play
87River HelmsTESR1189011%+0.55
48Aubrey HeathTESO—————
80JQ CrosbyTEFR—————
82Jackson LongTESR—————
83Jack BerquistTEFR—————
84JP MikhaelTESR———4%-0.76
86Henry GregoryTESO—————

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. Georgia Southern depth chart →