#3

Cale Hellums

QB · Army · Jr. · #3

Returning to Army for 2026
Jr. · Tomball, Texas → Tomball (USMAPS)
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Cale Hellums

QB · Army · Jr · #3

Limited signal — not enough coverage for a story yet.

Career Arc

HS
Recruit
No recruit profile
CFB
College
Army
2024–2025
NFL
NFL Draft
Not drafted (yet)

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2024Army12-2HC: Jeff Monken · Run-heavy
2025Army7-6HC: Jeff Monken · Run-heavy

Career stats

SeasonTeam
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2024Army--------------------
Career478754.0%6948.043129.3----
SeasonTeam
2025Army3051,2154.018--
2024Army7284.00--
Career3121,2434.018--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2025

W 24–21

at Kansas State

43 yds · 1 TD · 0 INT  ·  QBR 69.0  ·  124 rush yds (41 car) · 2 TD

A wire-to-wire battle — won by 3 on the road.

How he plays

Play style

Extends plays with his feet until something opens up.

CFB Index positional classification

2026 Outlook

Army

2026 Depth chart

Projected starter

Quarterback · Army

Returning around him

  • 25% of 2024 offensive production back (Heavy turnover)
  • Transfer portal: -2 net (0 in / 2 out)

2026 Award watch

No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)

Army · Last season: 7-6 · Talent rank #134 · 2026 recruiting class #135

DNA match

Player DNA

Scrambler

Makes plays with feet when the pocket collapses. Efficiency still on the rise.

QB

His 2025 production profile sits closest to Thomas Castellanos’s 2023 season.

Boston College · 2023

#2

Bryson Daily

Army · 2023

43%
#3

Diego Pavia

New Mexico State · 2022

36%
#4

Caden Creel

Jacksonville State · 2025

35%
#5

Garrett Greene

West Virginia · 2024

32%

Matches Thomas on

Rush yards / carry
Height

Differs from Thomas on

Rush usage (higher)
EPA / dropback (adj) (higher)
INT rate (lower)

Not enough data yet for this comparison.

As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Thomas Castellanos's sophomore season at Boston College (2023).

Boston College · 2023

All-ACC
#2

Bryson Daily

Army · 2023

All-AAC
39%
#3

Tucker Kilcrease

Troy · 2025

28%
#4

Lunch Winfield

Louisiana · 2025

27%
#5

Devon Dampier

New Mexico · 2024

All-Big 12
21%

Matches Thomas on

Height
Total pass EPA (college ability)

Differs from Thomas on

Rush usage (higher)
EPA / dropback (adj) (higher)
INT rate (lower)

Heisman trajectory

Heisman Trajectory · 2025

Peak #337

Final rank
#409
Avg #376.3
Finalist prob 0%

Peaked at #337 this season.

Background

2025: Played in all 13 games and started in 10…Had 1,223 rushing yards on the season, becoming just the eighth Army rusher to reach that mark…Had 18 rushing touchdowns, which was the second-most rushing touchdowns in a season in program history, trailing only Bryson Daily’s program-record 32 set...

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