Western Carolina University

2017 (Sophomore): Saw action in all 12 of the team's games, making two starts along the defensive line ... Finished the season with 26 tackles including eight solo stops and a pair of tackles for loss ... Tallied a pair of quarterback hurries with one pass break-up ... Recorded a then career-high six tackles in the home-opening win over Davidson (Sept. 9) ... Tallied TFLs at Gardner-Webb (Sept. 16) and ETSU (Oct. 14) ... Posted a career-high nine tackles in the road win at The Citadel (Nov. 4).

2016 (Freshman): Played in nine of the team's 11 games with a pair of starts ... Made his collegiate debut in the season-opener at East Carolina (Sept. 3) with his first career start coming in week two against Gardner-Webb (Sept. 10) ... Recorded 21 tackles including seven solo stops and 2.5 tackles for loss including a sack against ETSU (Sept. 17) at the Bristol Motor Speedway ... Posted a then career-high five tackles with four stops against ETSU ... Tallied a quarterback hurry against Gardner-Webb (Sept. 10) and blocked a kick against VMI (Nov. 5) ... Credited with a tackle in WCU's annual Spring Game ... Named to the 2016-17 Southern Conference Academic Honor Roll.

Prior to Western Carolina: Finished with 164 career tackles including 27 tackles for loss and 16 sacks ... Forced five fumbles and blocked two field goals ... Named All-North Piedmont Conference as a senior, as well as garnering all-county honors ... Two-time defensive lineman of the year ... Played in the 2012 Eastbay Youth All-American Bowl as an eighth-grade offensive lineman ... High school coach was Rob McNeely ... Also participated in track & field as a prep where he holds the school record in the discus.

Personal: Is the son of Kell and Susan Helms ... His father played football at Western Carolina from 1986-90 as a linebacker ... Has a younger sister, Reagan.