River Helms
Georgia Southern Eagles
71
Average

River Helms

Georgia Southern EaglesRebuilding
TEOffenseAverage
Projected Starter

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River Helms is the projected starter at TE for Georgia Southern Eagles.

Redshirt senior · #87 · 6'4", 230 lbs

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Depth at TE · Georgia Southern Eagles

  1. 18771River HelmsStarter
  2. 28460JP Mikhael

Georgia Southern Starting Lineup

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The Story

Making His Case

In 2025: 1 catches, 4 yards, 1 TD. That's 0% of the team's production at his spot — good for a 71 overall (Average tier).

Team Share0%
Lester, AL
Jersey
#87
Class
RS SR/TR
Height
6'4"
Weight
230 lbs

2025 Stats

SeasonRecRec YdsRec TD
2025141

Regular-season totals from public sources. Derived splits (completion %, yards per carry, catch rate) aren't available in our current dataset.

Why this rating?

On a 76-rated offense; 28th-percentile production (×0.84 for competition level) put them -5 vs unit starters → 71.

Team offense (SP+)
76
Rating basis
On-field stats
On-field production
Outperforms 28% of peers
Strength of schedule
Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×0.84)
Depth-chart adjustment
-5 for role

2026 projection — based on SP+ (a respected team-efficiency metric; 2026 not published yet, using 2025), 2025 production, recruiting, and the 2026 transfer portal; capped to depth-chart order.

2026 Game Log

Oct 11LJMUYDS 33
REC
3
YDS
33
AVG
11.0
TD
0

Final L 27-24

Oct 3WCCUYDS 89
REC
4
YDS
89
AVG
22.3
TD
1

Final W 31-24

Sep 26LHOUYDS 25
REC
5
YDS
25
AVG
5.0
TD
1

Final L 42-28

Sep 19LJXSTYDS 36
REC
3
YDS
36
AVG
12.0
TD
0

Final L 31-27

Sep 13LCLEMYDS 23
REC
5
YDS
23
AVG
4.6
TD
0

Final L 22-7

Sep 5WCHSOYDS 30
REC
3
YDS
30
AVG
10.0
TD
0

Final W 31-0

River Helms's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

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Team Role

1 rec · 4 yds · 1 TD
Usage / Involvement0%
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