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2009-2010LSU
P • 6'0" • Hoyt, KS, USA
Derek Helton shows a productive multi-phase profile across the tracked sample.
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Impact Production
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Production sample still building
Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
Star Power
85
Elite ceiling indicators
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2009 Postseason · LSU
Snapshot
Player Story
Derek Helton built his college career from 2009 through 2010 as a punter from Hoyt, KS wearing No. 38, spending time with LSU. The clearest part of Derek Helton's career was his field-position work: 81 punts and...
Read the storyDerek Helton, P. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2009 Postseason · LSU. Derek Helton shows a productive multi-phase profile across the tracked sample.
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Season Ledger
| Season | Team | Games | TD | Primary | Overall |
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| 2009 Postseason | LSU | 12 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
| 2009 Regular Season | LSU | 12 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
| 2010 Postseason | LSU | 12 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
| 2010 Regular Season | LSU | 12 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
Related Context
Derek Helton played P for LSU. Across 2 tracked seasons, Derek Helton recorded -13 rushing yards. His top tracked season came in 2010 with LSU.
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2009 Postseason
LSU paired 0 primary output with — efficiency.
Supporting note
2010 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with — 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: Texas A&M
Win with a strong all-around stat line. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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Games
12
Primary Metric / G
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Efficiency
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Usage
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Consistency
100
Best Game by takeover score
Texas A&M
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Game by game trend chart. Texas A&M: 0. North Carolina: 0. Vanderbilt: 0. West Virginia: 0. Tennessee: 0. Florida: 0. McNeese: 0. Auburn: 0. Alabama: 0. UL Monroe: 0. Ole Miss: 0. Arkansas: 0
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12 games
Featured metric
Touchdowns
Top game by takeover score
Texas A&M
Best efficiency game
— vs Texas A&M
| Result | ||||||||||||||
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| Sat 1/8 | @ Texas A&M | W 41-24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sat 11/27 | @ Arkansas | L 23-31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sat 11/20 | vs Ole Miss | W 43-36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sun 11/14 | vs UL Monroe | W 51-0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sat 11/6 | vs Alabama | W 24-21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sat 10/23 | @ Auburn | L 17-24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sat 10/16 | vs McNeese | W 32-10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sat 10/9 | @ Florida | W 33-29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sat 10/2 | vs Tennessee | W 16-14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sun 9/26 | vs West Virginia | W 20-14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sat 9/11 | @ Vanderbilt | W 27-3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sun 9/5 | @ North Carolina | W 30-24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Player Story
Derek Helton built his college career from 2009 through 2010 as a punter from Hoyt, KS wearing No. 38, spending time with LSU. The clearest part of Derek Helton's career was his field-position work: 81 punts and 3,431 punting yards across 24 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2009 with LSU. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
Special-teams careers depend on repeatable opportunity, not just one highlight. With 24 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across LSU.
The arc is straightforward: Derek Helton moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.
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LSU
2009-2010
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 Postseason | LSU | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2009 Regular Season | LSU | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2010 Postseason | LSU | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2010 Regular Season | LSU | 0 | — | — | 0 |
#1 Featured game
vs Penn State
Week 1 · L 17-19 · Postseason
Loss with a strong all-around stat line.
0
Touchdowns
0 takeover
0 primary-metric impact.
#2
vs Arkansas
Week 13 · W 33-30 · Conference game
0
Touchdowns
0 takeover
Win with a strong all-around stat line.
0 primary-metric impact.
#3
@ Ole Miss
Week 12 · L 23-25 · Conference game
0
Touchdowns
0 takeover
Loss with a strong all-around stat line.
0 primary-metric impact.
#4
vs Louisiana Tech
Week 11 · W 24-16
0
Touchdowns
0 takeover
Win with a strong all-around stat line.
0 primary-metric impact.
#5
@ Alabama
Week 10 · L 15-24 · Conference game
0
Touchdowns
0 takeover
Loss with a strong all-around stat line.
0 primary-metric impact.
#1 Season by Season Value
2009 Postseason · LSU
0 primary output · — efficiency · — usage
100
#2
2009 Regular Season · LSU
100
0 primary · — efficiency · — usage
#3
2010 Postseason · LSU
100
0 primary · — efficiency · — usage
0
Impact games
0
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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