Game log · Week-by-week
2017 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | CMP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | YPA | QBR | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 18-41@ Hawai'i | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Total | — | — | — | — | — | — |
#46
Jake Helms
Junior long snapper on Air Force's 2026 roster. No game stats recorded yet.
6′0″ · 210 lb · Austin, TX · Westlake
Returning to Air Force for 2026
The story
3 long snapper on Air Force's roster. No game stats recorded yet.
- Signed as a 2-star recruit to Western Carolina in 2016.
Recruiting
2★
OG recruit
No. 3036 nationally · Signed with Western Carolina
No college snaps yet.
His full recruiting profileJake Helms
One game to point at: 1 tackles against Hawai'i — Week 1, 2017.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- game log
His career
2016
- Signed with Western Carolina2-star out of Davidson Day
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Not enough tracked stats yet to summarize this season.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Troy Calhoun
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
A two-star recruit at long snapper for Air Force -- now graded to hold down a real starting-caliber role.
A long snapper doesn't show up in a box score. Here's what actually tells you whether he's good.
Quality starterTwo-star HS recruit
1 has gone on to the NFL Draft since 2019. Austin Cutting went on to the NFL out of this room (2019).
Game log
How he plays
2026 Outlook
Air Force
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Long snapper · Air Force
Returning around him
- Transfer portal: -4 net (0 in / 4 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Air Force · Last season: 4-8 · Talent rank #137 · 2026 recruiting class #136
Background
2025 – Played in one game, seeing action vs. Bucknell. 2024 – Did not see any action. High School – Lettered in football. Personal – Son of Justin and Tracy Helms … majoring in management.
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology