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 | 38 | — |
| Target share | 12.2% | 438th / 534 |
| Catch rate | 76.3% | 75th / 534 |
| Success rate per target | 57.9% | 94th / 534 |
| Yards per target | 7.8 | 283rd / 534 |
| Explosive catches | 7.9% | 379th / 534 |
| Deep-target rate | 10.5% | — |
| 3rd-down targets | 10 | — |
| Red-zone targets | 5 | — |
Charting
Where Helms's plays went: throw and catch spots, air yards and yards after the catch, read from the play-by-play
Where he's targeted33 targets charted
Career
4 seasons at 2 schools since 2014 · box-score totals, snap share estimated from play-by-play
| Season | Team | G | Snaps | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD | Tgt share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 so far |  Georgia Southern#91 · 4-4 | 8 | 75% | 30 | 312 | 2 | 12.2% |
| 2025 | Georgia Southern#98 · 7-6 | 1 | 4% | 1 | 4 | 1 | 8.3% |
| 2024 |  Western Kentucky#82 · 8-6 | 7 | 39% | 19 | 228 | 2 | 9.0% |
| 2023 | Western Kentucky#66 · 8-5 | 10 | 52% | 22 | 289 | 3 | 6.0% |
Past seasons are summed from ESPN box scores; success rates and snap shares come from the play-by-play. River Helms's team rank is that season's final TDC rank. A dash means the stat wasn't recorded.
Game Log
River Helms'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 |  Charleston Southern | W 31–0 | 6.6 | 3 | 30 | 10.0 | 0 | 15 |
| 2 | @ Clemson | L 7–22 | 6.5 | 5 | 23 | 4.6 | 0 | 8 |
| 3 | @ Jacksonville State | L 27–31 | 6.9 | 3 | 36 | 12.0 | 0 | 17 |
| 4 |  Houston | L 28–42 | 7.4 | 5 | 25 | 5.0 | 1 | 11 |
| 5 | @ Coastal Carolina | W 31–24 | 9.2 | 4 | 89 | 22.3 | 1 | 32 |
| 6 |  James Madison | L 24–27 | 2.1 | 3 | 33 | 11.0 | 0 | 15 |
| 7 | @ Old Dominion | W 23–15 | 7.8 | 4 | 57 | 14.3 | 0 | 32 |
| 9 |  App State | W 19–3 | 6.0 | 3 | 19 | 6.3 | 0 | 10 |
| 2026 · 8 games | 6.6 | 30 | 312 | 10.4 | 2 | 32 | ||
2026 Season Stats
FBS rank among qualifying players
| Receiving | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Receptions | 30 | 146th / 2089 |
| Yards | 312 | 236th / 2074 |
| Yards / catch | 10.4 | 347th / 460 |
| Touchdowns | 2 | 223rd / 914 |
| Long | 32 | — |
| Fumbles | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Fumbles | 1 | — |
| Lost | 1 | — |
| Recovered | 0 | — |
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 | Penalties | Snap share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 · Charleston Southern | ✓ TE | 79 | ~50 (42–60) | 4 | · | 63% |
| Wk 2 · Clemson | ✓ TE | 66 | ~53 (45–64) | 6 | · | 80% |
| Wk 3 · Jacksonville State | ✓ TE | 72 | ~56 (47–68) | 4 | · | 78% |
| Wk 4 · Houston | — | 65 | ~52 (44–63) | 6 | · | 80% |
| Wk 5 · Coastal Carolina | ✓ TE | 56 | ~44 (37–53) | 4 | · | 79% |
| Wk 6 · James Madison | ✓ TE | 65 | ~49 (42–59) | 5 | · | 75% |
| Wk 7 · Old Dominion | ✓ TE | 75 | ~59 (50–71) | 6 | · | 79% |
| Wk 9 · App State | ✓ TE | 79 | ~57 (48–69) | 4 | 1 | 72% |
| Season | 7 GS | 557 | 420 (359–502) | 39 | 1 | 75% |
Position Room
7 TEs on the Georgia Southern roster, ordered by rec
| # | Player | Pos | Class | Rec | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA/play |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 87 | River Helms | TE | SR | 30 | 312 | 2 | 12% | +0.71 |
| 84 | JP Mikhael | TE | SR | 1 | 9 | 0 | 3% | -0.36 |
| 48 | Aubrey Heath | TE | SO | — | — | — | — | — |
| 80 | JQ Crosby | TE | FR | — | — | — | 3% | -0.45 |
| 82 | Jackson Long | TE | SR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 83 | Jack Berquist | TE | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 86 | Henry Gregory | TE | SO | — | — | — | — | — |
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 →