Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 21-27vs Memphis | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 4 tackles |
| Wk 1 | W 21-6@ Hawai'i | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 4 tackles |
| Total | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
#24
Avery Helm
Senior defensive back on UNLV's 2026 roster.
6′1″ · 185 lb · Missouri City, TX
CFB Index 31 · #257 of 339 cornersLow confidenceTransferred TCU → UNLV for 2026
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
Recruiting
4★
CB recruit
No. 334 nationally · Signed with Florida
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 defensive back on UNLV's 2026 roster.
- Signed as a 4-star recruit to Florida in 2020.
- Transferred from Florida to TCU in 2023.
Avery Helm
Doesn't get beat deep and rarely gives up the big play. Avery Helm has played for three head coaches across six seasons and three programs. The receipt: 4 tackles against Memphis — Week 1, 2026.
5 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
He was on the field for 5 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.
2020
- Signed with Florida4-star out of Fort Bend Marshall
20238 games
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★★
CFB
College
3 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2020–2026
3 coachesPlayed under 3 different head coaches: Marcus Arroyo, Barry Odom, and Dan Mullen. Multi-era developmental context.
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to UNLV
2025TCU
2026UNLV
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2020Florida8-4HC: Dan Mullen · Pass-leaning, fast tempo
2021Florida6-7HC: Dan Mullen · Run-leaning, fast tempo
2022Florida6-7HC: Billy Napier · Run-leaning
2023TCU5-7HC: Sonny Dykes · Pass-leaning, fast tempo
2025TCU9-4HC: Sonny Dykes · Balanced
2026UNLV1-2HC: Dan Mullen · Run-leaning
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Low confidence
Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Box-score production (6)
Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 2.5 TKL/g, 0.0 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Dan Mullen
Pass share
41.6%
87 pass / 122 run
Plays / game
69.7
3 games
Team sack rate
9.3%
108 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Awards
Player standing · 2023
Rotational
Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Production · CFB Index Score
31 · #257 of 339 corners
Former four-star. Now #257 at the position.
Career stats
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026
W 21–6
at Hawai'i
1 TOT · 1 SOLO
With M. Choules — 45 AVG · 2 IN 20 · 64 LONG · J. Arnold — 116 yds · 0 TD · 0 INT · QBR 81.5 · 89 rush yds (16 car) · 2 TD
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Steady in coverage; doesn't get beat deep and rarely gives up the big play.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Cover Corner
Steady in coverage; doesn't get beat deep and rarely gives up the big play.
S
His 2023 production profile sits closest to Avery Helm’s 2021 season.
97%match
Matches Avery on
Tackle volume
Weight
Height
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Isaiah Rutherford's junior season at Massachusetts (2023).
95%match
Matches Isaiah on
Class year
Height
Tackle volume
Player DNA
Players who play like Avery Helm
The secondary · UNLV
- #7Jake Pope80 tackles · 2025
- #10Tre Fulton33 tackles · 2025
- #20Landyn Cleveland33 tackles · 2025
- #1Mumu Bin-Wahad32 tackles · 2025
- #24Avery Helm5 tackles · 2025
13 more on the roster · UNLV team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology