Keyshawn Helton

#6 · WR · Sr. · Florida State5′9″ · 175 lb · Pensacola, FL · West Florida Tech

Keyshawn Helton: WR · Florida State · #6.

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Keyshawn Helton

WR · Florida State · Sr · #6

Moves the chains on third down. Played for two head coaches in four seasons at Florida State. A game that shows it: 71 receiving yards and 3 receptions against North Carolina — Week 6, 2021.

Style of play

Play style

Reliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive.

Fans

No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.

Florida State in the news

FSU coach buyout figure disclosedNov 1
Dabo criticizes misspelled plane bannerThe New York Times Nov 1
3* WR Majay Thompson decommits from FSUNov 1
FSU president updates AD searchSaturday Down South Oct 28

Where to follow

Career stats

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Season	Team
2021	Florida State	19	285	15.0	2	44
2020	Florida State	14	119	8.5	2	41
2019	Florida State	17	239	14.1	3	58
2018	Florida State	11	176	16.0	1	73
Career		61	819	13.4	8	73

Season	Team
2021	Florida State	--	--	--	32
2020	Florida State	1	--	130	26
2019	Florida State	2	19	228	--
2018	Florida State	1	2	196	--
Career		4	21	554	58

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2021 season · 10 games

Box score · CFBD

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Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 1	L 38-41vs No. 9 Notre Dame	4	53	13.3	0	17
Wk 2	L 17-20vs Jacksonville State	—	—	—	—	—
Wk 3	L 14-35@ Wake Forest	1	12	12.0	0	12
Wk 4	L 23-31vs Louisville	—	—	—	—	—
Wk 5	W 33-30vs Syracuse	2	26	13.0	1	14
Wk 6	W 35-25@ North Carolina	3	71	23.7	0	44	Season-high 71 yds
Wk 8	W 59-3vs Massachusetts	1	20	20.0	0	20
Wk 9	L 20-30@ Clemson	3	45	15.0	0	24
Wk 10	L 14-28vs NC State	4	49	12.3	1	23
Wk 13	L 21-24@ Florida	1	9	9.0	0	9
Total		19	285	15.0	2	44

Signature game

Week 10 · 2021

L 14-28

vs NC State

4 rec · 49 yds · 1 TD

With A. Mastromanno — 44.9 yards per punt · 9 punts · 3 inside the 20 · M. Milton — 233 yds · 1 TD · 1 INT · QBR 35.9

Signature plays

The plays that mattered most

Week 6 · North Carolina · 2nd and 9 · Q3 · EPA +4.11Jordan Travis pass complete to Keyshawn Helton for 44 yds to the UNC 30 for a NORTH CAROLINA Penalty, Roughing Passer (15 Yards) to the NCaro 15 for a
Week 6 · North Carolina · 3rd and 12 · Q3 · EPA +3.46Jordan Travis pass complete to Keyshawn Helton for 18 yds to the NCaro 37 for a
Week 9 · Clemson · 3rd and 9 · Q3 · EPA +2.78Jordan Travis pass complete to Keyshawn Helton for 14 yds to the FlaSt 47 for a
Week 10 · NC State · 2nd and 8 · Q3 · EPA +2.68McKenzie Milton pass complete to Keyshawn Helton for 8 yds for a TD, (Ryan Fitzgerald KICK)
Week 1 · Notre Dame · 3rd and 8 · Q1 · EPA +2.61Jordan Travis pass complete to Keyshawn Helton for 9 yds to the NDame 45 for a
Week 5 · Syracuse · 1st and 10 · Q2 · EPA +2.55Jordan Travis pass complete to Keyshawn Helton for 14 yds for a TD, (Ryan Fitzgerald KICK)

4 more plays

Week 8 · Massachusetts · 2nd and 10 · Q2 · EPA +2.45Jordan Travis pass complete to Keyshawn Helton for 20 yds to the FlaSt 44 for a
Week 1 · Notre Dame · 2nd and 10 · Q3 · EPA +2.22Jordan Travis pass complete to Keyshawn Helton for 17 yds to the FlaSt 42 for a
Week 5 · Syracuse · 3rd and 9 · Q3 · EPA +1.72Jordan Travis pass complete to Keyshawn Helton for 12 yds to the Syrac 3 for a
Week 1 · Notre Dame · 3rd and 11 · Q4 · EPA +1.65McKenzie Milton pass complete to Keyshawn Helton for 15 yds to the NDame 5 for a

Teams and coaches

2018Florida State5-7HC: Willie Taggart · Balanced

2019Florida State6-7HC: Willie Taggart and Odell Haggins · Balanced

2020Florida State3-6HC: Mike Norvell · Run-leaning

2021Florida State5-7HC: Mike Norvell · Run-heavy, slow tempo

Our ratings

CFB Zeitgeist Score 35 (#358 of 468). Show the ratings

Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort

Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles · 2021 season

35Below cohort / limited sample #358 of 468 · 2021?

10 metrics · season cumulative

2021 score: the 2026 sample is not big enough yet. The rows below are 2026 so far. Elite: epa / target (88th percentile). Strength: yards / catch (82nd percentile). Concern: catch rate (23rd percentile).

Real play-by-play efficiency

EPA / target#82 / 655 · 88th pct

1.00

Yards / catch#118 / 655 · 82nd pct

15.4

TD rate#249 / 655 · 62nd pct

7.4%

Explosive rate#264 / 655 · 59th pct

14.8%

Catch rate#502 / 655 · 23rd pct

66.7%

Box-score rates (5)

Yards / catch#156 / 557 · 71st pct

15.0

Rec TDs#278 / 557 · 42nd pct

Long catch#334 / 557 · 39th pct

Rec yards#371 / 557 · 33rd pct

285

Receptions#403 / 557 · 26th pct

Season trend

EPA / target— 2020 cohort too thin to compare (n=17)

Explosive rate— 2020 cohort too thin to compare (n=17)

Catch rate— 2020 cohort too thin to compare (n=17)

TD rate— 2020 cohort too thin to compare (n=17)

Yards / catch— 2020 cohort too thin to compare (n=17)

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps in 2021. Most bars are box-score rates; EPA / success-rate bars are computed from real play-by-play (offense only — no defensive EPA model exists yet).

Splits

Home and road splits, scheme and staff

Splits · Per-game

2021 season · 10 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home6g	1.8	24.7	14.7	0.3
Road4g	2.0	34.2	14.9	0.0

First half vs Second half

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Weeks 1-76g	1.7	27.0	15.5	0.2
Weeks 8+4g	2.2	30.8	14.1	0.2

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2021 season

Head Coach

Mike Norvell

Pass share

32.3%

146 pass / 306 run

Plays / game

37.7

12 games

Team sack rate

9.5%

389 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Run-heavy, slow tempo.

Awards

Player standing · 2021

19 catches in 10 games

Fewer catches a game than most FBS receivers who play every week.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score

35 · #358 of 468 WRs · 2021

Three-star recruit. Now #358 at the position.

Keyshawn Helton

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Style of play

Fans

Florida State in the news

Where to follow

Career stats

Game log

Signature game

Signature plays

Teams and coaches

Our ratings

Splits

Awards

19 catches in 10 games

Five seasons at Florida State

Moves

2018 6 games

2023