Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 1 game
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| 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 |
Kaden Helms is a tight end at Minnesota who has played in 1 of Minnesota's 8 games this season, most recently Sep 12.
Minnesota is 5-3.
The four seasons span two programs and two head coaches: Brent Venables and P.J. Fleck. One game to point at: 13 receiving yards and 2 receptions against Mississippi State — Week 2, 2026.
13 receiving yards · 2 catches · 0 receiving TD
What fans said
vs Mississippi State, Sep 12I was just about to say “why doesn’t Helms play more?” and then I remember he’s injury prone as F--- lolMinnesota fan, r/CFB game thread
Where to follow
Career stats
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Game log
Signature game
Week 2 · 2026
L 13-38
2 rec · 13 yds
With D. Lindsey — 279 yds · 0 TD · 0 INT · QBR 57.9 · T. Weston — 38.6 yards per punt · 5 punts · 2 inside the 20
Teams and coaches
2022Oklahoma6-7HC: Brent Venables · Run-leaning, fast tempo
2024Oklahoma6-7HC: Brent Venables · Run-leaning
2025Oklahoma10-3HC: Brent Venables · Balanced
2026Minnesota5-3HC: P.J. Fleck · Balanced, slow tempo
Our ratings
Splits
Home and road splits, scheme and staff
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
Pass share
54.3%
269 pass / 226 run
Plays / game
61.9
8 games
Team sack rate
3.5%
289 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced, slow tempo.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
2 catches in 1 game
Fewer catches a game than most FBS tight ends who play every week.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Five seasons, two schools
2026 is in progress.
- 2026 Minnesota FleckYear 5 · 1 game
- Jan 2026 Entered the transfer portalOklahoma to Minnesota
- 2025 Oklahoma VenablesYear 4 · 5 games
- 2024 Oklahoma VenablesYear 3 · 2 games
- 2023 Oklahoma VenablesYear 2 · on the roster, no stat line
- 2022 Oklahoma VenablesYear 1 · 1 game
- High school Bellevue WestBellevue, NE · Class of 2022Four-star, No. 311 in the 2022 class. Signed with Oklahoma.Also from Bellevue West: Micah Riley-Ducker (Texas A&M), Isaiah McMorris (Missouri State), Daniel Kaelin (Nebraska) and 1 more.
Moves
- Transferred from Oklahoma to Minnesota, Jan 7, 2026.
2022
- Signed with OklahomaFour-star, out of Bellevue West
2026
- Transferred to Minnesotafrom Oklahoma
Coaching lineage · 2022–2026
2 coaches2022–2025
Oklahoma
Played for 2 head coaches at 2 schools: Brent Venables and P.J. Fleck.
Next stop · Transfer
Transferred to Minnesota
2022–25Oklahoma
2026Minnesota