Player Dossier

2011-2018

Duke

Daniel Helm

TE • 6'4" • 255 lbs • Chatham, IL, USA

Vertical playmakerExplosive finisher

Daniel Helm reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.

Usage / Role

19%

Rotational offensive role

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Impact Production

28

Developing production for a tight end

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Reliability

15

Sporadic game-to-game production

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Star Power

28

Limited ceiling signals so far

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Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2018 Postseason · Duke

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Snapshot

Career Teams
2
Unique Seasons
8
Program Path
Tennessee • Duke
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Georgia Tech

Player Story

Daniel Helm built his college career from 2011 through 2018 as a tight end from Chatham, IL wearing No. 80, spending time with Duke and Tennessee. The clearest part of Daniel Helm's career was his receiving role: 75...

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Daniel Helm, TE. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2018 Postseason · Duke. Daniel Helm reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.

Stat Footprint

Career production snapshot

Receiving yards
804
Receptions
75
Touchdowns
6

Quick Answers

Daniel Helm quick answers

Latest team and position
Duke · TE
Career Receiving Yards
804
Tracked sample
8 unique seasons · 10 entries · 39 games
Best season
2018 Postseason · Duke
Top game
Georgia Tech
Latest roster
No. 80 · Senior
2018 Receiving yards rank
271 receiving yards · TE 50th (top 14%) · ACC 47th (top 22%) · National 470th (top 23%)

Season Ledger

Crawlable season-by-season stats

SeasonTeamGamesRecRec YdsTDOverall
2011 Regular SeasonTennessee0-00-
2012 Regular SeasonTennessee0-00-
2013 Regular SeasonTennessee0-00-
2014 Regular SeasonTennessee5637031.6
2015 Regular SeasonDuke0-00-
2016 Regular SeasonDuke1021235261.2
2017 PostseasonDuke11573056.3
2017 Regular SeasonDuke1117188256.3
2018 PostseasonDuke13423066.7
2018 Regular SeasonDuke1322248266.7

Related Context

Daniel Helm played TE for Tennessee and Duke. Across 8 tracked seasons, Daniel Helm recorded 804 receiving yards, 7 tackles, and 6 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2018 with Duke.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2018 Postseason

Duke paired 271 primary output with 70.5 efficiency.

Supporting note

2018 Postseason role shape

target-driven usage with 70.5 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value stayed steady

2018 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Multi-stop career journey

Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across Tennessee, Duke.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Clemson

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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2018 Postseason · Duke

Games

13

Receiving Yards / G

20.8

Efficiency

70.5

Usage

10.2

Consistency

62.2

Best Game by takeover score

Clemson

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Temple: 23. Army: 0. Northwestern: 17. Baylor: 6. North Carolina Central: 19. Virginia Tech: 15. Georgia Tech: 29. Virginia: 11. Pittsburgh: 11. Miami: 34. North Carolina: 30. Clemson: 56. Wake Forest: 20

Volume vs Efficiency

Each dot is a game. Farther right means the player carried more of the workload, and higher means they were more efficient with those chances.

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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Temple: 4 by 38.3. Northwestern: 3 by 37.8. Baylor: 1 by 40. North Carolina Central: 1 by 100. Virginia Tech: 1 by 100. Georgia Tech: 2 by 96.7. Virginia: 2 by 36.7. Pittsburgh: 1 by 73.3. Miami: 4 by 56.7. North Carolina: 2 by 100. Clemson: 3 by 100. Wake Forest: 2 by 66.7

Split Comparison

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

Wins19.8 · Games = 8 · -2.9 vs Losses
Losses22.6 · Games = 5 · +2.9 vs Wins

Game Log

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

13 games

Featured metric

Receiving Yards

Top game by takeover score

Clemson

Best efficiency game

100 vs Clemson

Result
Thu 12/27vs TempleW 56-274235.85.80013
Sat 11/24vs Wake ForestL 7-592201010011
Sun 11/18@ ClemsonL 6-3535618.718.70037
Sat 11/10vs North CarolinaW 42-352301515126
Sat 11/3@ MiamiW 20-124348.58.50114
Sat 10/27@ PittsburghL 45-541111111011
Sat 10/20vs VirginiaL 14-282115.55.5007
Sat 10/13@ Georgia TechW 28-1422914.514.50019
Sat 9/29vs Virginia TechL 14-311151515015
Sat 9/22vs North Carolina CentralW 55-131191919019
Sat 9/15@ BaylorW 40-27166606
Sat 9/8@ NorthwesternW 21-73175.75.70011
Fri 8/31vs ArmyW 34-14

Player Story

Daniel Helm story

Daniel Helm built his college career from 2011 through 2018 as a tight end from Chatham, IL wearing No. 80, spending time with Duke and Tennessee. The clearest part of Daniel Helm's career was his receiving role: 75 catches, 804 receiving yards, and 6 touchdowns across 39 career games in the available record. His career also includes 7 tackles and 18 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Daniel Helm's 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. 1

    Tennessee

    2011-2014

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    Duke

    2015-2018

    Final stop

Season Value Progression

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SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2011 Regular SeasonTennessee0
2012 Regular SeasonTennessee00
2013 Regular SeasonTennessee00
2014 Regular SeasonTennessee3740537
2015 Regular SeasonDuke0-37
2016 Regular SeasonDuke23567.88.8235
2017 PostseasonDuke26162.89.826
2017 Regular SeasonDuke26162.89.80
2018 PostseasonDuke27170.510.210
2018 Regular SeasonDuke27170.510.20

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

@ Georgia Tech

Week 9 · L 35-38 · Conference game

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

72

Receiving Yards

90.3 takeover

72 receiving yards with a 80 efficiency score.

#2

@ Northern Illinois

Week 1 · W 36-14 · Postseason

73

Receiving Yards

86.3 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

73 receiving yards with a 97.3 efficiency score.

#3

@ Clemson

Week 12 · L 6-35 · Conference game

56

Receiving Yards

80.6 takeover

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

56 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#4

@ Wake Forest

Week 13 · W 31-23 · Conference game

70

Receiving Yards

78.6 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

70 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#5

@ Miami

Week 10 · W 20-12 · Conference game

34

Receiving Yards

62.6 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

34 receiving yards with a 56.7 efficiency score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2018 Postseason · Duke

271 primary output · 70.5 efficiency · 10.2 usage

66.7

#2

2018 Regular Season · Duke

66.7

271 primary · 70.5 efficiency · 10.2 usage

#3

2016 Regular Season · Duke

61.2

235 primary · 67.8 efficiency · 8.8 usage

Milestones

0

100+ receiving yards

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8+ catch outings

1

2+ TD games