River Helms

TE · #87 · Georgia Southern · SR · 6'4" · 230 · Lester, AL

Projected TE starter

293 2026 receiving yards
27 of 35 2026 catches
2 2026 TDs
3 Explosive plays
40 Career games (22 starts)

Career

SeasonTeamGPGSRec-Tgt Yards YPR TD
2026 Georgia Southern7627-35 293 10.9 2
2025 Georgia Southern101-3 4 4.0 1
2024 Western Kentucky7719-28 228 12.0 2
2023 Western Kentucky12922-34 289 13.1 3
2022 Western Kentucky1300-1 0 0.0 0

2026 Percentile vs TEs

Receiving yards per game 41.9 97
Yards per catch 10.9 63
Catch rate 77.1% 67
Receiving TDs 2 80

Around River

Projected 2026 starters · 2026 production
QB Max Johnson QB · 1,601 pass yds · 7g
RB David Mbadinga RB · 233 rush yds · 6g
WR-X Ashton Hollins WR · 202 rec yds · 4g
WR-Z Alex Taylor WR · 342 rec yds · 7g
WR-Y Josh Dallas WR · 323 rec yds · 7g
WR-H Jeremiah Ware WR · 214 rec yds · 6g

The situation

Georgia Southern 2026 offense ›
Explosive play rate 9.8% 20
Red zone TD rate 65.6% 27
Line yards per carry 2.4 41
Sack rate allowed 2.9% 89

2026 Game log

WeekOpponentTargets Receptions Receiving yards Receiving TDs RZ opps
W1Charleston Southern Buccaneers4 3 30 0 0
W2 @ CLEM6 5 23 0 1
W3 @ JVST4 3 36 0 0
W4 HOU6 5 25 1 2
W5 @ CCAR4 4 89 1 1
W6 JMU5 3 33 0 0
W7 @ ODU6 4 57 0 1

Recruiting

2021 class · 247 composite

Three-star high school recruit

The 2021 board
#553 Jackie Marshall LB · East St. John BAY
#553 Tyler Moore TE · Johnston ISU
#555 River Helms TE · West Limestone WKU
#559 Jackson Acker ATH · Verona Area WIS
#559 Austin Barber OT · Trinity Christian Academy FLA
TEs in the class
#26 James Carnie Norris NEB
#27 Tyler Moore Johnston ISU
#28 River Helms West Limestone WKU
#29 Landen King Atascocita AUB
#30 Jackson West Huntsville FSU
2026 · 97th pctile of TEs
Recruit · 78th pctile of class