Cooper Helmke
Freshman kicker on Tulane's 2026 roster. No game stats recorded yet.
6′3″ · 202 lb · Metairie, LA · St. Martin's Episcopal School
The story
1 kicker on Tulane's roster. No game stats recorded yet.
- Signed with Tulane in 2025.
Cooper Helmke
Limited signal — not enough coverage for a story yet.
His career
2025
- Signed with Tulaneout of St. Martin's Episcopal School
Career arc
Splits & context
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Will Hall
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Cooper Helmke is now graded as a developmental piece in the kicking game for Tulane.
He hasn't recorded a college stat yet. Here's what we know about him.
Grades highest in kicking power and kicking accuracy.
How he plays
2026 Outlook
Tulane
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
PK · Tulane
Returning around him
- Transfer portal: -7 net (20 in / 27 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Tulane · Last season: 11-3 (AP #17) · Talent rank #70 · 2026 recruiting class #64
Background
2025: Appeared in the game at South Alabama (9/6) … Had a pair of kickoffs for 162 yards with one touchback against the Jaguars … Named Academic All-Conference (7/29). Prior to Tulane: Kicked at St. Martin's Episcopal School in Metairie...Prior to kicking in high school when the team needed a kic...