Player Dossier

2007-2010

Nebraska

Roy Helu Jr.

RB • 6'0" • Danville, CA, USA

Balanced backfield optionSteady chain mover

Roy Helu Jr. leans balanced backfield option traits and 63.8 efficiency.

Usage / Role

12%

Rotational offensive role

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Impact Production

4

Developing production for a back

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Reliability

15

Sporadic game-to-game production

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Star Power

15

Limited ceiling signals so far

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Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2009 Postseason · Nebraska

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Unique Seasons
4
Program Path
Nebraska
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Missouri

Player Story

Roy Helu Jr. built his college career from 2007 through 2010 as a running back from Danville, CA wearing No. 10, spending time with Nebraska. The clearest part of Roy Helu Jr.'s career was his backfield work: 3,404...

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Recruit Profile

Class 2007 · Rating 0.8433

San Ramon Valley · Danville, CA

Committed To
Nebraska
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2007

Roy Helu Jr., RB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2009 Postseason · Nebraska. Roy Helu Jr. leans balanced backfield option traits and 63.8 efficiency.

Stat Footprint

Career production snapshot

Scrimmage yards
3,905
Rushing yards
3,404
Receiving yards
501
Touchdowns
28
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2010 · Nebraska · Player Highlight

Roy Helu Jr. college highlights at Nebraska.

Season
2010
Type
Player highlight

Quick Answers

Roy Helu Jr. quick answers

Latest team and position
Nebraska · RB
Career Scrimmage Yards
3,905
Tracked sample
4 unique seasons · 7 entries · 48 games
Best season
2009 Postseason · Nebraska
Top game
Missouri
Recruit profile
3-star · San Ramon Valley · Nebraska
High school pipeline
San Ramon Valley · 21 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
Latest roster
No. 10 · Class 2010
2010 Scrimmage yards rank
1,291 scrimmage yards · RB 25th (top 6%) · Big 12 9th (top 5%) · National 44th (top 3%)

Season Ledger

Crawlable season-by-season stats

SeasonTeamGamesScrimmageRush YdsRec YdsTDOverall
2007 Regular SeasonNebraska724920940038
2008 PostseasonNebraska13-1-10061.2
2008 Regular SeasonNebraska131,070804266761.2
2009 PostseasonNebraska14880078.9
2009 Regular SeasonNebraska141,2881,1391491078.9
2010 PostseasonNebraska1434340073.3
2010 Regular SeasonNebraska141,2571,211461173.3

Related Context

Roy Helu Jr. played RB for Nebraska. Across 4 tracked seasons, Roy Helu Jr. recorded 3,404 rushing yards, 501 receiving yards, and 28 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2009 with Nebraska.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2009 Postseason

Nebraska paired 1,296 primary output with 50.7 efficiency.

Supporting note

2009 Postseason role shape

backfield-heavy usage with 50.7 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value stayed steady

2010 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Florida Atlantic

Win with 155 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value. It landed in the 85.7th percentile of the selected season.

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2009 Postseason · Nebraska

Games

14

Scrimmage Yards / G

92.6

Efficiency

50.7

Usage

33.9

Consistency

67.9

Best Game by takeover score

Florida Atlantic

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Arizona: 8. Florida Atlantic: 155. Arkansas State: 104. Virginia Tech: 202. Louisiana: 94. Missouri: 88. Texas Tech: 95. Iowa State: 37. Baylor: 27. Oklahoma: 153. Kansas: 156. Kansas State: 95. Colorado: 54. Texas: 28

Volume vs Efficiency

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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Arizona: 3 by 27.8. Florida Atlantic: 17 by 88. Arkansas State: 18 by 50.9. Virginia Tech: 32 by 64. Louisiana: 17 by 57.6. Missouri: 18 by 50.9. Texas Tech: 17 by 49.8. Iowa State: 8 by 49.3. Baylor: 8 by 35.5. Oklahoma: 23 by 70.8. Kansas: 28 by 58. Kansas State: 26 by 38.1. Colorado: 14 by 40.2. Texas: 10 by 29.2

Split Comparison

Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.

Wins93.4 · Games = 10 · +2.9 vs Losses
Losses90.5 · Games = 4 · -2.9 vs Wins

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

14 games

Featured metric

Scrimmage Yards

Top game by takeover score

Florida Atlantic

Best efficiency game

88 vs Florida Atlantic

Result
Thu 12/31vs ArizonaW 33-0382.7002.7
Sun 12/6vs TexasL 12-1310282.8002.8
Fri 11/27@ ColoradoW 28-2014543.9003.9
Sun 11/22vs Kansas StateW 17-326953.7013.7
Sat 11/14@ Kansas100 rush yards · 150 scrimmage yardsW 31-17281565.6035.6
Sun 11/8vs Oklahoma100 rush yards · 150 scrimmage yardsW 10-3201386.9003156.7
Sat 10/31@ BaylorW 20-107243.400133.4
Sat 10/24vs Iowa StateL 7-95244.8003134.6
Sat 10/17vs Texas TechL 10-3116684.3001275.6
Fri 10/9@ MissouriW 27-1218884.9014.9
Sat 9/26vs Louisiana2+ TDW 55-015835.5022115.5
Sat 9/19@ Virginia Tech100 rush yards · 150 scrimmage yardsL 15-1628169604336.3
Sat 9/12vs Arkansas StateW 38-914604.3004445.8
Sat 9/5vs Florida Atlantic100 rush yards · 150 scrimmage yardsW 49-3161529.503139.1

Player Story

Roy Helu Jr. story

Roy Helu Jr. built his college career from 2007 through 2010 as a running back from Danville, CA wearing No. 10, spending time with Nebraska. The clearest part of Roy Helu Jr.'s career was his backfield work: 3,404 rushing yards, 578 carries, 28 rushing touchdowns, and 501 receiving yards across 48 career games in the available record. His career also includes 501 receiving yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Roy Helu Jr.'s career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.

Career Arc

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  1. 1

    Nebraska

    2007-2010

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

2007200820082009200920102010
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2007 Regular SeasonNebraska24947.412.1
2008 PostseasonNebraska1,06959.919.3820
2008 Regular SeasonNebraska1,06959.919.30
2009 PostseasonNebraska1,29650.733.9227
2009 Regular SeasonNebraska1,29650.733.90
2010 PostseasonNebraska1,29163.824.7-5
2010 Regular SeasonNebraska1,29163.824.70

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs Missouri

Week 9 · W 31-17 · Conference game

Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.

321

Scrimmage Yards

98.7 takeover

321 scrimmage yards and 56.9 usage.

#2

@ Oklahoma

Week 10 · L 28-62 · Conference game

176

Scrimmage Yards

90.9 takeover

Loss with 176 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

176 scrimmage yards and 35.3 usage.

#3

vs Colorado

Week 14 · W 40-31 · Conference game

215

Scrimmage Yards

90.5 takeover

Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.

215 scrimmage yards and 42.9 usage.

#4

vs Florida Atlantic

Week 1 · W 49-3

155

Scrimmage Yards

88.2 takeover

Win with 155 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

155 scrimmage yards and 35.4 usage.

#5

@ Virginia Tech

Week 3 · L 15-16

202

Scrimmage Yards

88 takeover

Loss driven by a workhorse rushing load.

202 scrimmage yards and 68.1 usage.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2009 Postseason · Nebraska

1,296 primary output · 50.7 efficiency · 33.9 usage

78.9

#2

2009 Regular Season · Nebraska

78.9

1,296 primary · 50.7 efficiency · 33.9 usage

#3

2010 Postseason · Nebraska

73.3

1,291 primary · 63.8 efficiency · 24.7 usage

Milestones

11

100+ rush yards

8

150+ scrimmage yards

7

2+ TD games