Gunnar Helm

Gunnar Helm (born September 6, 2002) is an American professional football tight end for the Tennessee Titans of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Texas Longhorns and was selected by the Titans in the fourth round of the 2025 NFL draft.

Gunnar Helm

Helm in 2024
No. 84 – Tennessee Titans
Position:	Tight end
Personal information
Born:	(2002-09-06) September 6, 2002 (age 22) Englewood, Colorado, U.S.
Height:	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Weight:	241 lb (109 kg)
Career information
High school:	Cherry Creek (Greenwood Village, Colorado)
College:	Texas (2021–2024)
NFL draft:	2025: 4th round, 120th pick
Career history
Tennessee Titans (2025–present)
Roster status:	Active
Career highlights and awards
Second-team All-SEC (2024)[1]
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Early life

Helm attended Cherry Creek High School in Greenwood Village, Colorado. During Helm's junior season, he hauled in 33 receptions for 411 yards and seven touchdowns.^[2] As a senior, he had 28 receptions for 367 yards and seven touchdowns. Coming out of high school, Helm was rated as a three-star recruit, where he held offers from schools such as Alabama, Auburn, Colorado State, and Texas.^[3][4] He committed to the University of Texas at Austin to play college football.^[5][6][7]

College career

Helm played in 12 games as a true freshman at Texas in 2021 and did not record a catch. In 2022, he started four of 13 games and had five receptions for 44 yards.^[8] In week three of the 2023 season, Helm hauled in one reception for 14 yards that set up a touchdown for the Longhorns, in a win over Wyoming.^[9] He played in 14 games with six starts in 2023, recording 14 receptions for 192 yards and two touchdowns.^[10][11] Helm returned to Texas for his senior year in 2024.^[12] In week two of the 2024 season, Helm had a breakout game, totaling seven receptions for 98 yards and a touchdown in a win over the Michigan Wolverines.^[13]

Statistics

Season	Team	Games		Receiving
		GP	GS	Rec	Yds	Avg	TD
2021	Texas	12	0	0	0	0.0	0
2022	Texas	13	4	5	44	8.8	0
2023	Texas	14	6	14	192	13.7	2
2024	Texas	16	16	60	786	13.1	7
Career		55	26	79	1,022	12.9	9

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables

Height	Weight	Arm length	Hand span	40-yard dash	10-yard split	20-yard split	20-yard shuttle	Three-cone drill	Vertical jump
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	241 lb (109 kg)	32+3⁄4 in (0.83 m)	9+7⁄8 in (0.25 m)	4.84 s	1.69 s	2.84 s	4.40 s	7.15 s	30.0 in (0.76 m)
All values from NFL Combine[14][15]

Helm was selected by the Tennessee Titans in the fourth round (120th overall) of the 2025 NFL draft. The Titans previously acquired this pick in a trade with the Seattle Seahawks involving linebackers Ernest Jones and Jerome Baker.^[16]