Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | CMP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | YPA | QBR | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 31-0vs Charleston Southern | 5/8 | 70 | 0 | 0 | 8.8 | 59.8 | Season-high 70 yds |
| Total | 5/8 | 70 | 0 | 0 | 8.8 | 59.8 |
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Turner Helton
Senior quarterback for Georgia Southern. 2026: 1 game with a box-score line.
6′2″ · 175 lb · Palos Verdes Estates, CA · Palos Verdes
Returning to Georgia Southern for 2026
The numbers
70
passing yards · 2026
0 INT · 8.8 per attempt
1 game into 2026 so far -- Best game: 70 pass yds, 11 rush yds, vs Charleston Southern
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 quarterback for Georgia Southern. 2026: 1 game with a box-score line.
- Signed with Western Kentucky in 2022.
- Transferred from Western Kentucky to Georgia Southern in 2025.
Turner Helton
Across three seasons and two programs, two head coaches: Tyson Helton and Clay Helton. The receipt on tape: 70 pass yds, 11 rush yds against Charleston Southern, Week 1, 2026.
70 PASS YDS · 0 PASS TD · 11 RUSH YDS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
2022
- Signed with Western Kentuckyout of Palos Verdes
20253 games
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
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CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
1 coach2023
Georgia Southern
2025–2026
Georgia Southern
Played his entire career under Clay Helton.
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2023Western Kentucky8-5HC: Tyson Helton · Pass-leaning
2025Georgia Southern7-6HC: Clay Helton · Balanced
2026Georgia Southern1-1HC: Clay Helton · Pass-heavy
Where this profile ranks vs the QB cohort
Box-score percentiles
Elite: yards / att (92nd percentile). Strength: interceptions (92nd percentile). Concern: pass yards (0th percentile).
Box-score rates (7)
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 1 game: 70.0 YDS/g, 0.0 TD/g, 8.8 YPA, 0.0 INT/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Clay Helton
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
| Season | Team | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Georgia Southern | 5 | 8 | 62.5% | 70 | 8.8 | 0 | 0 | 136.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2025 | Georgia Southern | 14 | 26 | 53.8% | 74 | 2.8 | 1 | 0 | 90.4 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Western Kentucky | 11 | 12 | 91.7% | 97 | 8.1 | 1 | 1 | 170.4 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 30 | 46 | 65.2% | 241 | 5.2 | 2 | 1 | 119.2 | -- | -- | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Georgia Southern | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | -- |
| 2025 | Georgia Southern | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 0 | -- |
| 2023 | Western Kentucky | 4 | -19 | -4.8 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 7 | 3 | 0.4 | 0 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026
W 31–0
70 yds · 0 TD · 0 INT · QBR 59.8 · 11 rush yds (1 car)
Dominant 31-point win at home against Charleston Southern.
With M. Johnson — 281 yds · 1 TD · 0 INT · QBR 66.4 · A. Smith — 40 AVG · 42 LONG · 4 NO
Game log
How he plays
2026 Outlook
Georgia Southern
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Quarterback · Georgia Southern
Returning around him
- 6% of 2024 offensive production back (Heavy turnover)
- Transfer portal: -1 net (17 in / 18 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Georgia Southern · Last season: 7-6 · Talent rank #78 · 2026 recruiting class #89
Background
2025-26: Played in three games … Saw action on 39 plays (38 offense, one special teams) … Completed 14 of 26 passes for 74 yards and a touchdown … Also ran the ball twice for 11 yards … Completed 4 of 9 passes for 24 yards and ran for 3 yards at USC … Completed a pass late in the win over Maine …...
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology