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Texas football tight end Gunnar Helm has declared for the 2025 NFL draft after exhausting his college eligibility. The fourth-year senior has appeared in 54 games with 25 starts and was a John Mackey Award semifinalist this past season.
Helm caught 14 balls for 192 yards and two touchdowns during the 2023-24 season while playing under Carolina former Texas tight end Ja’Tavion Sanders. With Sanders gone to the NFL, Helm thrived in his expanded role, recording 60 catches for 786 yards and seven touchdowns as one of quarterback Quinn Ewers’ favorite targets. His best game of the season came against Michigan when he caught seven balls for 98 yards and a touchdown.
More: How Gunnar Helm went from Texas football understudy to star vs. Michigan at Big House
Texas Longhorns tight end Gunnar Helm (85) runs the ball during the College Football Playoff semifinal game against Ohio State in the Cotton Bowl at AT&T Stadium on Friday, Jan. 10, 2024 in Arlington, Texas.
“The culture of this team, the brotherhood, and the support we give each other have pushed me to grow, both as a player and a person,” Helm wrote in his goodbye post. “I’m proud of everything we accomplished together.”
Helm signed with Sanders in Tom Herman’s final recruiting class at Texas. A Colorado native and three-star prospect, Helm picked Texas over Auburn, Iowa, UCLA and Wisconsin.
Sanders was selected in the fourth round of the 2024 NFL draft this past season by the Carolina Panthers. Before he left for the NFL, however, he warned reporters to not underestimate Helm.
“He can do the same things I can do,” Sanders said last year. “I wouldn’t diminish him at all. I wouldn’t underestimate him either.”
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Publish date : 2025-01-14 21:11:00
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