Tight end, Texas, 2021–24
Gunnar Helm
- Number
- No. 85
- Height
- 6′5″
- Weight
- 250 lb
- Class (2024)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Englewood, CO
- Born
- Sep 6, 2002
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Gunnar Helm played tight end at Texas (2021–24). The Tennessee Titans took Helm in round 4, No. 120 overall in the 2025 NFL Draft.
At a glance
Career highs
7catches, career highat Michigan, 202498receiving yards, career highat Michigan, 20242receiving touchdowns, career highvs. Kentucky, 2024Honors
Team titles: Big 12 champions, 2023
Receiving
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.
On the roster
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
| Season | Team | Plays | EPA/play | Pctile | Median | Total | Usage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Texas | 5 | 0.89 | – | – | 4.5 | – |
| 2023 | Texas | 15 | 1.23 | – | – | 18.4 | – |
| 2024 | Texas | 71 | 0.91 | 47th (n=581) | 0.92 | 64.5 | 6% |
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
2024 Texas 16 games, 60 catches, 786 yards, 7 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | vs. | W 52–0 | 2 | 42 | 0 | 37 |
| Sep 7 | at | W 31–12 | 7 | 98 | 1 | 22 |
| Sep 14 | vs. | W 56–7 | 1 | 49 | 0 | 49 |
| Sep 21 | vs. | W 51–3 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| Sep 28 | vs. | W 35–13 | 5 | 23 | 0 | 9 |
| Oct 12 | vs. | W 34–3 | 5 | 91 | 1 | 30 |
| Oct 19 | vs. | L 15–30 | 6 | 62 | 0 | 23 |
| Oct 26 | at | W 27–24 | 4 | 46 | 0 | 24 |
| Nov 9 | vs. | W 49–17 | 3 | 42 | 1 | 22 |
| Nov 16 | at | W 20–10 | 3 | 32 | 0 | 17 |
| Nov 23 | vs. | W 31–14 | 5 | 51 | 2 | 17 |
| Nov 30 | at | W 17–7 | 6 | 56 | 0 | 22 |
| Dec 7 | vs. | L 19–22 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 11 |
| Dec 21 ✦ | vs. | W 38–24 | 6 | 77 | 1 | 19 |
| Jan 1 ✦ | vs. | W 39–31 | 3 | 56 | 1 | 25 |
| Jan 10 ✦ | vs. | L 14–28 | 2 | 42 | 0 | 34 |
2023 Texas 8 games, 14 catches, 192 yards, 2 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 16 | vs. | W 31–10 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 14 |
| Sep 23 | at | W 38–6 | 2 | 37 | 0 | 21 |
| Oct 7 | vs. | L 30–34 | 4 | 67 | 1 | 25 |
| Oct 21 | at | W 31–24 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 7 |
| Nov 18 | at | W 26–16 | 2 | 40 | 1 | 31 |
| Nov 24 | vs. | W 57–7 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Dec 2 | vs. | W 49–21 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 11 |
| Jan 1 ✦ | vs. | L 31–37 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
2022 Texas 4 games, 5 catches, 44 yards
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | vs. | W 52–10 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| Sep 24 | at | L 34–37 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| Oct 8 | vs. | W 49–0 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 9 |
| Dec 29 ✦ | vs. | L 20–27 | 1 | 19 | 0 | 19 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
| Drill | Combine 2025 |
|---|---|
| Height | 6′5″ |
| Weight | 241 lb |
| Arm length | 32¾″ |
| Hand size | 9⅞″ |
| Wingspan | 79½″ |
| 40-yard dash | 4.84 s |
| 10-yard split | 1.69 sW |
| Vertical jump | 30″ |
| 3-cone drill | 7.15 s |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.40 s |
Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
In the NFL
2 seasons, 21 games with a stat; latest team: Tennessee Titans.
| Season | Team | G | Rec | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Tennessee Titans | 16 | 44 | 357 | 2 |
| 2026 (so far) | Tennessee Titans | 5 | 9 | 60 | 0 |
| NFL career | 21 | 53 | 417 | 2 | |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.
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