Reliable kickoff specialist with Big Ten experience
Helms is a Northwestern kicker whose value is in **special teams reliability** and game-day availability, not headline-grabbing scoring—he appeared in all 13 games in 2025 and had already handled kickoff duties in 2023, including 31 kickoffs for 1,719 yards and two touchbacks that season.[10] His profile suggests a steady, low-drama specialist: Northwestern lists him as an Academic All-Big Ten selection, and the public stat lines show more work on kickoffs than placekicking, which makes him a fit for teams that want a dependable depth-piece with experience in a Big Ten program.[10][3]
