Gunnar Helm (born September 6, 2002) is an American college football tight end for the Texas Longhorns.
_Gunnar_Helm.jpg) Helm in 2024 | |
| Texas Longhorns – No. 85 | |
|---|---|
| Position | Tight end |
| Class | Senior |
| Major | Corporate Communication |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | September 6, 2002 Englewood, Colorado, U.S. |
| Height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) |
| Weight | 250 lb (113 kg) |
| Career history | |
| College |
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| Bowl games | |
| High school | Cherry Creek (Greenwood Village, Colorado) |
Early life
editHelm attended Cherry Creek High School in Greenwood Village, Colorado. During Helm's junior season, he hauled in 33 receptions for 411 yards and seven touchdowns.[1] As a senior, he had 28 receptions for 367 yards and seven touchdowns. Coming out of high school, Helm was rated as a three-star recruit, where he held offers from schools such as Alabama, Auburn, Colorado State, and Texas.[2][3] He committed to the University of Texas at Austin to play college football.[4][5][6]
College career
editHelm played in 12 games as a true freshman at Texas in 2021 and did not record a catch. In 2022, he started four of 13 games and had five receptions for 44 yards.[7] In week three of the 2023 season, Helm hauled in one reception for 14 yards that set up a touchdown for the Longhorns, in a win over Wyoming.[8] He played in 14 games with six starts in 2023, recording 14 receptions for 192 yards and two touchdowns.[9][10] Helm returned to Texas for his senior year in 2024.[11] In week two of the 2024 season, Helm had a breakout game, totaling seven receptions for 98 yards and a touchdown in a win over the Michigan Wolverines.[12]
College statistics
edit| Season | Games | Receiving | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | |||
| Texas Longhorns | ||||||
| 2021 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 13 | 5 | 44 | 8.8 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 14 | 14 | 192 | 13.7 | 2 | |
| 2024 | 12 | 48 | 600 | 12.5 | 5 | |
| Career | 51 | 67 | 836 | 12.5 | 7 | |
References
edit- ^ Moyle, Nick (2023-08-09). "Texas TE Gunnar Helm entering junior year with the 'biggest chip' on his shoulder". www.houstonchronicle.com.
- ^ Vieth, Evan (29 September 2023). "Gunnar Helm proves to be promising asset for Texas football". The Daily Texan. Retrieved 8 September 2024.
- ^ Nguyen, Joe (2020-07-27). "Cherry Creek's Gunnar Helm commits to Texas Longhorns football". www.denverpost.com.
- ^ Moyle, Nick (2020-07-27). "3-star TE Gunnar Helm commits to Texas". www.sfchronicle.com.
- ^ Craven, Mike (16 December 2020). "Meet the Longhorns: Texas goes into Colorado to sign tight end Gunnar Helm". Austin American-Statesman. Retrieved 8 September 2024.
- ^ Dukes, Chris (27 July 2020). "Texas Longhorns Get Commitment from SI All American Candidate Gunnar Helm". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 8 September 2024.
- ^ Davis, Danny (8 September 2024). "How Gunnar Helm went from Texas football understudy to star vs. Michigan at Big House". Austin American-Statesman. Retrieved 8 September 2024.
- ^ Habel, Steve (20 September 2023). "Gunnar Helm's improvement and work ethic gives Texas options at tight end". On3.com. Retrieved 8 September 2024.
- ^ Texas-OU notebook: TE Gunnar Helm steps up with career
- ^ Cook, Joe (12 April 2024). "Gunnar Helm: "I'm trying to win a championship."". On3.com. Retrieved 8 September 2024.
- ^ "Texas Longhorns TE Gunnar Helm Set For Breakout Season? 'Never Been More Hungry'". Texas Longhorns On SI. April 12, 2024.
- ^ Bohls, Kirk. "The surprise star in Texas' win over Michigan? Tight end Gunnar Helm's patience pays off". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved 8 September 2024.