Player Dossier

2009-2010

LSU

Derek Helton

P • 6'0" • Hoyt, KS, USA

Impact contributor

Derek Helton shows a productive multi-phase profile across the tracked sample.

Usage / Role

Role sample still building

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Impact Production

Production sample still building

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Reliability

100

Regular contributor with several takeover games

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Star Power

85

Elite ceiling indicators

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Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2009 Postseason · LSU

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Unique Seasons
2
Program Path
LSU
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Penn State

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...

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Derek Helton, P. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2009 Postseason · LSU. Derek Helton shows a productive multi-phase profile across the tracked sample.

Quick Answers

Derek Helton quick answers

Latest team and position
LSU · P
Career Touchdowns
0
Tracked sample
2 unique seasons · 4 entries · 24 games
Best season
2009 Postseason · LSU
Top game
Penn State
Latest roster
No. 38 · Class 2010

Season Ledger

Crawlable season-by-season stats

SeasonTeamGamesTDPrimaryOverall
2009 PostseasonLSU1200100
2009 Regular SeasonLSU1200100
2010 PostseasonLSU1200100
2010 Regular SeasonLSU1200100

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.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2009 Postseason

LSU paired 0 primary output with — efficiency.

Supporting note

2009 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: Penn State

Loss with a strong all-around stat line. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

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2009 Postseason · LSU

Games

12

Primary Metric / G

0

Efficiency

Usage

Consistency

100

Best Game by takeover score

Penn State

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Penn State: 0. Washington: 0. Vanderbilt: 0. Louisiana: 0. Mississippi State: 0. Georgia: 0. Florida: 0. Auburn: 0. Alabama: 0. Louisiana Tech: 0. Ole Miss: 0. Arkansas: 0

Volume vs Efficiency

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Split Comparison

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Wins0 · Games = 8 · +0 vs Losses
Losses0 · Games = 4 · +0 vs Wins

Game Log

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

12 games

Featured metric

Touchdowns

Top game by takeover score

Penn State

Best efficiency game

— vs Penn State

Result
Fri 1/1vs Penn StateL 17-19
Sun 11/29vs ArkansasW 33-30
Sat 11/21@ Ole MissL 23-25
Sun 11/15vs Louisiana TechW 24-161-13-1300
Sat 11/7@ AlabamaL 15-24
Sat 10/24vs AuburnW 31-10
Sun 10/11vs FloridaL 3-13
Sat 10/3@ GeorgiaW 20-13
Sat 9/26@ Mississippi StateW 30-26
Sat 9/19vs LouisianaW 31-3
Sat 9/12vs VanderbiltW 23-9
Sun 9/6@ WashingtonW 31-23

Player Story

Derek Helton 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.

Career Arc

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    LSU

    2009-2010

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

2009200920102010
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2009 PostseasonLSU0
2009 Regular SeasonLSU00
2010 PostseasonLSU00
2010 Regular SeasonLSU00

Signature Performances

Top Games

#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.

Top Seasons

#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

Milestones

0

Impact games

0

Splash games

0

10+ tackle games