Tight end, Duke (from Tennessee), 2011–⁠18

Daniel Helm

Lettered 2016–⁠18 (school media guide)

Number
No. 80
Height
6′4″
Weight
255 lb
Class (2018)
Senior
Hometown
Chatham, IL

Daniel Helm played tight end at Tennessee (2011–⁠14) and Duke (2015–⁠18).

Career highs

6catches, career highat Georgia Tech, 20162receiving touchdowns, career highat Georgia Tech, 2016

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2014Tennessee6376.2013
2016Duke2123511.2225
2017Duke2226111.9233
2018Duke2627110.4237
Career7580410.7637

Defense

SeasonTeamTklSoloTFLSacksPDHur
2017Duke220000
2018Duke540000
Career760000

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2011Tennessee80TEYr 1
2012Tennessee80TEYr 2
2013Tennessee80TEYr 3
2014Tennessee80TEYr 4
2015Duke80TEYr 5
2016Duke80TEYr 6
2017Duke80TEYr 7
2018Duke80TESr. (Yr 8)6′4″255

As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.

Per play

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsage
2014Tennessee7-0.03––-0.2–
2016Duke310.4433rd (n=489)0.5213.64%
2017Duke250.97––24.33%
2018Duke380.4433rd (n=497)0.5316.64%

Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2018 Duke 13 games, 26 catches, 271 yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Aug 31vs.ArmyW 34–⁠14––––
Sep 8atNorthwesternW 21–⁠7317011
Sep 15atBaylorW 40–⁠271606
Sep 22vs.North Carolina CentralW 55–⁠13119019
Sep 29vs.Virginia TechL 14–⁠31115015
Oct 13atGeorgia TechW 28–⁠14229019
Oct 20vs.VirginiaL 14–⁠2821107
Oct 27atPittsburghL 45–⁠54111011
Nov 3atMiamiW 20–⁠12434114
Nov 10vs.North CarolinaW 42–⁠35230126
Nov 17atClemsonL 6–⁠35356037
Nov 24vs.Wake ForestL 7–⁠59220011
Dec 27 ✦vs.TempleW 56–⁠27423013
2017 Duke 11 games, 22 catches, 261 yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 2vs.North Carolina CentralW 60–⁠7225022
Sep 9vs.NorthwesternW 41–⁠17216011
Sep 23atNorth CarolinaW 27–⁠171707
Sep 29vs.MiamiL 6–⁠311404
Oct 7atVirginiaL 21–⁠2821508
Oct 14vs.Florida StateL 10–⁠17114014
Oct 21vs.PittsburghL 17–⁠24220013
Oct 28atVirginia TechL 3–⁠241505
Nov 18vs.Georgia TechW 43–⁠2021218
Nov 25atWake ForestW 31–⁠23370133
Dec 26 ✦vs.Northern IllinoisW 36–⁠14573020
2016 Duke 10 games, 21 catches, 235 yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 3vs.North Carolina CentralW 49–⁠6225025
Sep 10vs.Wake ForestL 14–⁠24121021
Sep 17atNorthwesternL 13–⁠24331020
Sep 24atNotre DameW 38–⁠351202
Oct 1vs.VirginiaL 20–⁠341303
Oct 29atGeorgia TechL 35–⁠38672223
Nov 5vs.Virginia TechL 21–⁠24122022
Nov 10vs.North CarolinaW 28–⁠27120020
Nov 19atPittsburghL 14–⁠56316011
Nov 26atMiamiL 21–⁠40223016

No box score in the source for Oct 8 vs. Army, so that game is not listed.

2014 Tennessee 5 games, 6 catches, 37 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Aug 31vs.Utah StateW 38–⁠71000
Oct 4vs.FloridaL 9–⁠10216013
Nov 1atSouth CarolinaW 45–⁠42112012
Nov 15vs.KentuckyW 50–⁠16110010
Nov 22vs.MissouriL 21–⁠291−10−1

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

Before the draft

DrillCombine 2019Combine or pro day 2019
Height6′4⅛″
Weight249 lb
Arm length33⅜″
Hand size9½″
40-yard dash4.89 s
10-yard split1.63 s
Vertical jump39½″
Broad jump10′5″
Bench press14 reps
3-cone drill7.02 s
20-yard shuttle4.37 s

Combine or pro day: the source doesn’t say which. Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data).

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