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#99  Hunter Helms

Position:
QB
Height:
6-2
Weight:
210
Class:
+*Sr. (Graduate)
Hometown:
West Columbia, S.C.
High School:
Rhode Island

Original walk-on turned scholarship recipient who impressed with a two-touchdown performance at Georgia Tech as a true freshman in 2020 ... completed 23-of-37 passes for 218 yards and two scores in addition to rushing four times for 13 yards in 79 career snaps over nine games at Clemson from 2020-23 ... serving as a player/coach in 2025 after he transitioned to student coaching while retaining his eligibility and roster spot as an emergency quarterback 

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Original walk-on turned scholarship recipient who impressed with a two-touchdown performance at Georgia Tech as a true freshman in 2020 … completed 23-of-37 passes for 218 yards and two scores in addition to rushing four times for 13 yards in 79 career snaps over nine games at Clemson from 2020-23 … serving as a player/coach in 2025 after he transitioned to student coaching while retaining his eligibility and roster spot as an emergency quarterback 

2023: Appeared in four games, completing 9-of-12 passes for 83 yards and rushing once for 16 yards in 31 snaps … completed 5-of-5 passes for 48 yards in his season debut vs. Charleston Southern … completed 4-of-5 passes for 35 yards vs. Florida Atlantic … recorded a 16-yard rush vs. Georgia Tech … took the final snap of Clemson’s Senior Day win against No. 20 North Carolina.

2022: Did not appear in game action.

2021: Played 26 snaps in two games, completing 5-of-13 passes for 58 yards and rushing once for four yards … went 2-of-5 for 16 yards in season debut vs. SC State … completed 3-of-8 passes for 42 yards and rushed once for four yards vs. UConn.

2020: Completed 9-of-12 passes for 77 yards and two touchdowns in 22 snaps over three games … made collegiate debut vs. The Citadel, completing both of his pass attempts in the game … completed 5-of-7 passes for 74 yards and two touchdowns at Georgia Tech … became only the third Clemson quarterback who started his career as a walk-on to throw a touchdown pass since 1954, joining Nick Schuessler (three touchdown passes in 2016) and Donny McElveen (one in 2010) … joined Schuessler (two vs. Syracuse in 2016) as the only original walk-on quarterbacks to throw two touchdowns in a game for Clemson, but became the first to do so while still on walk-on status, as Schuessler had been placed on scholarship prior to his two-touchdown game … went 2-of-3 vs. Pitt.

Before Clemson: Lettered at Gray Collegiate Academy in West Columbia, S.C. … recorded 4,126 passing yards and 48 touchdowns as a senior, leading the War Eagles to a second straight region title and an upper state semifinal appearance … finished his prep career with 9,129 passing yards and 98 touchdowns.

Personal: Earned degree in construction science & management in May 2023 … two-time ACC Honor Roll selection (2022-23) … completed microinternships at Segars Ranch and Adobe in spring 2022 … elected to walk-on at Clemson despite holding scholarship offers from South Florida, Troy, Holy Cross and others.

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