Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | L 13-38vs Mississippi State | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 0 | 7 | Season-high 13 yds |
| Total | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 0 | 7 |
#87
Kaden Helms
Senior tight end for Minnesota. 2026: 1 game with a box-score line.
6′4″ · 240 lb · Bellevue, NE · Bellevue West
Transferred Oklahoma → Minnesota for 2026
The numbers
13
receiving yards · 2026
2 catches · 6.5 per catch
1 game into 2026 so far -- Best game: 2 rec, 13 yds, vs Mississippi State
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 tight end for Minnesota. 2026: 1 game with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 4-star recruit to Oklahoma in 2022.
- Transferred from Oklahoma to Minnesota in 2026.
Kaden Helms
Across four seasons and two programs, two head coaches: Brent Venables and P.J. Fleck. One game to point at: 13 rec yds, 2 receptions against Mississippi State — Week 2, 2026.
13 REC YDS · 2 REC · 0 REC TD
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
2022
- Signed with Oklahoma4-star out of Bellevue West
2026
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★★
CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2022–2026
1 coach2022
Minnesota
2024–2026
Minnesota
Played his entire career under P.J. Fleck.
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to Minnesota
2025Oklahoma
2026Minnesota
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2022Oklahoma6-7HC: Brent Venables · Run-leaning, fast tempo
2024Oklahoma6-7HC: Brent Venables · Run-leaning
2025Oklahoma10-3HC: Brent Venables · Balanced
2026Minnesota1-1HC: P.J. Fleck · Pass-leaning
Where this profile ranks vs the TE cohort
Box-score percentiles
Concern: rec yards (0th percentile).
Box-score rates (5)
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 1 game: 2.0 REC/g, 13.0 YDS/g, 6.5 YPR, 0.0 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
P.J. Fleck
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
Game log
Background
PRONUNCIATION Your browser does not support HTML5 audio. OVERVIEW: Enrolled at Minnesota in January 2026 • spent the 2022-25 seasons at Oklahoma. PREVIOUS SCHOOL: Spent four seasons (2022-25) at Oklahoma where he had eight catches for 58 yards and two touchdowns in 21 games • also saw action on s...
The tight end room · Minnesota
- #87Kaden Helms35 receiving yards · 2025
- #19Pierce Walsh17 receiving yards · 2025
- #82Julian Johnson5 receiving yards · 2025
- #83Sam Petersno box-score line yet
- #88Jacob Simpsonno box-score line yet
3 more on the roster · Minnesota team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology