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Player Dossier
2021-2025Georgia Southern
River Helms
TE • 6'4" • 230 lbs • Lester, AL, USA
Reliable chain-moverPossession profile
River Helms reads as a reliable chain-mover based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Impact Production
39
Developing production for a tight end
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Reliability
70
Reliable weekly contributor
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Star Power
37
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2024 Regular Season · Western Kentucky
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Western Kentucky • Georgia Southern
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Boston College
Player Story
River Helms built his college career from 2021 through 2025 as a tight end from Lester, AL wearing No. 87, spending time with Georgia Southern and Western Kentucky. The clearest part of River Helms' career was his...
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- Committed To
- Western Kentucky
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2021
River Helms, TE. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2024 Regular Season · Western Kentucky. River Helms reads as a reliable chain-mover based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Receiving yards
- 521
- Receptions
- 42
- Touchdowns
- 6
Quick Answers
River Helms quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Georgia Southern · TE
- Career Receiving Yards
- 521
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 6 entries · 18 games
- Best season
- 2024 Regular Season · Western Kentucky
- Top game
- Boston College
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · West Limestone · Western Kentucky
- High school pipeline
- West Limestone · 3 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 87 · Senior
- 2025 Receiving yards rank
- 4 receiving yards · TE 459th (top 97%) · Sun Belt 204th (top 98%) · National 2,118th (top 97%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Rec | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 Regular Season | Western Kentucky | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - |
| 2022 Regular Season | Western Kentucky | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - |
| 2023 Postseason | Western Kentucky | 10 | 5 | 26 | 0 | 62.7 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Western Kentucky | 10 | 17 | 263 | 3 | 62.7 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Western Kentucky | 7 | 19 | 228 | 2 | 64.4 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Georgia Southern | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 36.9 |
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Transfer Portal History
Matched portal movement
| Season | Path | Movement | Value | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Western Kentucky to Georgia Southern | G5/FCS to G5/FCS | 77.5 | Jan 7, 2025 |
River Helms played TE for Western Kentucky and Georgia Southern. Across 5 tracked seasons, River Helms recorded 521 receiving yards and 6 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2023 with Western Kentucky.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2024 Regular Season
Western Kentucky paired 228 primary output with 73.9 efficiency.
Supporting note
2025 Regular Season role shape
target-driven usage with 26.7 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2025 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Multi-stop career journey
Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across Western Kentucky, Georgia Southern.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Fresno State
Loss with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
Analysis workspace
Season Workbench
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Season Explorer
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2025 Regular Season · Georgia Southern
Games
1
Receiving Yards / G
4
Efficiency
26.7
Usage
5.9
Consistency
100
Best Game by takeover score
Fresno State
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All Games4 · Games = 1
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
1 games
Featured metric
Receiving Yards
Top game by takeover score
Fresno State
Best efficiency game
26.7 vs Fresno State
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 8/31 | @ Fresno State | L 14-42 | — | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 4 |
Player Story
River Helms story
River Helms built his college career from 2021 through 2025 as a tight end from Lester, AL wearing No. 87, spending time with Georgia Southern and Western Kentucky. The clearest part of River Helms' career was his receiving role: 42 catches, 521 receiving yards, and 6 touchdowns across 18 career games in the available record. That gives River Helms' career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
- 1
Western Kentucky
2021-2024
Opening stop
- 2
Georgia Southern
2025
Final stop
Season Value Progression
202120222023202320242025
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 Regular Season | Western Kentucky | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2022 Regular Season | Western Kentucky | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2023 Postseason | Western Kentucky | 289 | 74.1 | 7.7 | 289 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Western Kentucky | 289 | 74.1 | 7.7 | 0 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Western Kentucky | 228 | 73.9 | 11.4 | -61 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Georgia Southern | 4 | 26.7 | 5.9 | -224 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Boston College
Week 5 · L 20-21
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
72
Receiving Yards
84.4 takeover
72 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#2
vs Liberty
Week 9 · L 29-42 · Conference game
76
Receiving Yards
77.8 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
76 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#3
@ Jacksonville State
Week 8 · L 17-20 · Conference game
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Receiving Yards
69.2 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
50 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#4
@ Ohio State
Week 3 · L 10-63
41
Receiving Yards
61.4 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
41 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#5
@ Florida International
Week 13 · W 41-28 · Conference game
34
Receiving Yards
55.5 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
34 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2024 Regular Season · Western Kentucky
228 primary output · 73.9 efficiency · 11.4 usage
64.4
#2
2023 Postseason · Western Kentucky
62.7
289 primary · 74.1 efficiency · 7.7 usage
#3
2023 Regular Season · Western Kentucky
62.7
289 primary · 74.1 efficiency · 7.7 usage
Milestones
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100+ receiving yards
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8+ catch outings
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2+ TD games
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