Running back, Nebraska, 2007–10
Roy Helu
- Number
- No. 10
- Height
- 6′0″
- Hometown
- Danville, CA
- Born
- Dec 7, 1988, in Danville, California
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Roy Helu played running back at Nebraska (2007–10). The Washington Redskins took Helu in round 4, No. 105 overall in the 2011 NFL Draft.
At a glance
Career highs
307rushing yards, career highvs. Missouri, 20103rushing touchdowns, career highthree times; last vs. Missouri, 20108catches, career highvs. Kansas, 2008Honors
Rushing
Receiving
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. * That team-season’s player lines are missing part of the team’s yards in our source, so these numbers may be short.
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.
Game by game
2010 Nebraska 14 games, 1,245 rushing yards, 11 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Yds | TD | Long | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 4 | vs. Western Kentucky | W 49–10 | 5 | 29 | 1 | 11 | – | – |
| Sep 11 | vs. Idaho | W 38–17 | 9 | 107 | 1 | 58 | – | – |
| Sep 18 | at Washington | W 56–21 | 10 | 110 | 2 | 65 | – | – |
| Sep 25 | vs. South Dakota State | W 17–3 | 19 | 59 | 0 | 14 | – | – |
| Oct 7 | at Kansas State | W 48–13 | 8 | 110 | 1 | 68 | – | – |
| Oct 16 | vs. Texas | L 13–20 | 11 | 43 | 0 | 7 | – | – |
| Oct 23 | at Oklahoma State | W 51–41 | 12 | 42 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 10 |
| Oct 30 | vs. Missouri | W 31–17 | 28 | 307 | 3 | 73 | 1 | 14 |
| Nov 6 | at Iowa State | W 31–30 | 22 | 99 | 1 | 9 | – | – |
| Nov 13 | vs. Kansas | W 20–3 | 18 | 85 | 1 | 20 | – | – |
| Nov 20 | at Texas A&M | L 6–9 | 9 | 52 | 0 | 31 | 2 | 22 |
| Nov 26 | vs. Colorado | W 45–17 | 15 | 77 | 0 | 21 | – | – |
| Dec 4 | vs. Oklahoma | L 20–23 | 11 | 91 | 1 | 66 | – | – |
| Dec 30 ✦ | vs.Washington | L 7–19 | 11 | 34 | 0 | 16 | – | – |
2009 Nebraska 14 games, 1,147 rushing yards, 10 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Yds | TD | Long | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 5 | vs. Florida Atlantic | W 49–3 | 16 | 152 | 3 | 44 | 1 | 3 |
| Sep 12 | vs. Arkansas State | W 38–9 | 14 | 60 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 44 |
| Sep 19 | at Virginia Tech | L 15–16 | 28 | 169 | 0 | 31 | 4 | 33 |
| Sep 26 | vs. Louisiana | W 55–0 | 15 | 83 | 2 | 39 | 2 | 11 |
| Oct 8 | atMissouri | W 27–12 | 18 | 88 | 1 | 41 | – | – |
| Oct 17 | vs. Texas Tech | L 10–31 | 16 | 68 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 27 |
| Oct 24 | vs.Iowa State | L 7–9 | 5 | 24 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 13 |
| Oct 31 | at Baylor | W 20–10 | 7 | 24 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 3 |
| Nov 7 | vs.Oklahoma | W 10–3 | 20 | 138 | 0 | 63 | 3 | 15 |
| Nov 14 | atKansas | W 31–17 | 28 | 156 | 3 | 30 | – | – |
| Nov 21 | vs.Kansas State | W 17–3 | 26 | 95 | 1 | 18 | – | – |
| Nov 27 | atColorado | W 28–20 | 14 | 54 | 0 | 9 | – | – |
| Dec 5 | vs.Texas | L 12–13 | 10 | 28 | 0 | 7 | – | – |
| Dec 30 ✦ | vs. Arizona | W 33–0 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 4 | – | – |
2008 Nebraska 13 games, 803 rushing yards, 7 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Yds | TD | Long | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30 | vs. Western Michigan | W 47–24 | 7 | 52 | 0 | 27 | – | – |
| Sep 6 | vs. San José State | W 35–12 | 9 | 59 | 1 | 17 | 2 | 32 |
| Sep 13 | vs. New Mexico State | W 38–7 | 7 | 32 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 16 |
| Sep 27 | vs.Virginia Tech | L 30–35 | 4 | 21 | 1 | 12 | – | – |
| Oct 4 | vs.Missouri | L 17–52 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 47 |
| Oct 11 | atTexas Tech | L 31–37 | 10 | 47 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 15 |
| Oct 18 | atIowa State | W 35–7 | 6 | 66 | 0 | 50 | 1 | 27 |
| Oct 25 | vs.Baylor | W 32–20 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 3 | – | – |
| Nov 1 | atOklahoma | L 28–62 | 16 | 157 | 1 | 57 | 2 | 19 |
| Nov 8 | vs.Kansas | W 45–35 | 16 | 115 | 2 | 52 | 8 | 61 |
| Nov 15 | atKansas State | W 56–28 | 13 | 72 | 2 | 24 | – | – |
| Nov 28 | vs.Colorado | W 40–31 | 25 | 166 | 0 | 25 | 5 | 49 |
| Jan 1 ✦ | vs. Clemson | W 26–21 | 5 | −1 | 0 | 4 | – | – |
2007 Nebraska 7 games, 209 rushing yards
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Yds | TD | Long | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | vs. Nevada | W 52–10 | 6 | 26 | 0 | 13 | – | – |
| Sep 22 | vs. Ball State | W 41–40 | 4 | 13 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 5 |
| Oct 13 | vs.Oklahoma State | L 14–45 | 14 | 55 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 21 |
| Oct 20 | vs.Texas A&M | L 14–36 | 5 | 39 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 2 |
| Oct 27 | atTexas | L 25–28 | 5 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 10 |
| Nov 3 | atKansas | L 39–76 | 9 | 56 | 0 | 24 | 1 | 2 |
| Nov 10 | vs.Kansas State | W 73–31 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 4 | – | – |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
| Drill | Combine 2011 |
|---|---|
| Height | 5′11½″ |
| Weight | 219 lb |
| Arm length | 31⅜″ |
| Hand size | 10¼″ |
| Wingspan | 75⅞″W |
| 40-yard dash | 4.44 s |
| 10-yard split | 1.50 sW |
| Vertical jump | 36½″ |
| Broad jump | 9′11″ |
| Bench press | 11 reps |
| 3-cone drill | 6.67 s |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.01 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
5 seasons, 55 games with a stat; latest team: Oakland Raiders.
| Season | Team | G | Car | Yds | TD | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Washington Redskins | 15 | 151 | 640 | 2 | 49 | 379 |
| 2012 | Washington Redskins | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 45 |
| 2013 | Washington Redskins | 16 | 62 | 274 | 4 | 31 | 251 |
| 2014 | Washington Redskins | 13 | 40 | 216 | 1 | 42 | 477 |
| 2015 | Oakland Raiders | 8 | 17 | 39 | 0 | 9 | 75 |
| NFL career | 55 | 272 | 1,171 | 7 | 138 | 1,227 | |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0), matched to him by his draft pick and college (Player ids: DynastyProcess (GPL-3.0)). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.
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