Watch as Texas TE Gunnar Helm leans on George Strait to become a lifelong Longhorn hurdling toward NFL Draft
Gunnar Helm grew up in Colorado and can tell you anything about the Denver Broncos. Safe to say now this Lone Star transplant considers himself a Texan for life. The Longhorns tight end posted a good-bye message on his social media Wednesday that was a highlight reel of all his crazy hurdling antics and touchdown […]
Gunnar Helm grew up in Colorado and can tell you anything about the Denver Broncos.
Safe to say now this Lone Star transplant considers himself a Texan for life.
The Longhorns tight end posted a good-bye message on his social media Wednesday that was a highlight reel of all his crazy hurdling antics and touchdown catches.
The soundtrack was a true Texas choice, too. Helm used George Strait’s song “Take Me To Texas” for his anthem.
The video, which lasts 3 minutes, 19 seconds, has every one of Helm’s hurdle attempts, some of which were better than others. It also includes his touchdown catch down the seam against Michigan, a shake-and-bake move to avoid one defender and him blocking another defender into sideline oblivion.
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These are the all the types of plays NFL scouts will want to see and dissect as Helm goes through the rigors of the next two-plus months en route to the NFL Draft.
Helm is considered the fifth-best tight end in the upcoming draft by ESPN’s Mel Kiper Jr.
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Ahead of Helm, Kiper lists Penn State’s Tyler Warren, Michigan’s Colston Loveland, LSU’s Mason Taylor and Oregon’s Terrance Ferguson.
Helm was a typical late bloomer at Texas. The 6-foot-5 athlete had to wait his turn as Ja’Tavion Sanders got all the playing time ahead of him as a junior. Helm came into his senior year with just 19 catches.
Helm had 60 receptions for 786 yards and seven touchdowns in 2024. On games where Helm got out to catch passes, he was tremendous. Pro Football Focus gave him spectacular grades against Michigan, Oklahoma and Clemson, for example.
But Helm got much lower marks in two games against Georgia and Ohio State. Still, it was his most productive year as a Longhorn.
Helm is headed to the Senior Bowl, but he wasn’t going to talk about anything post-Texas until the season was complete.
“Yeah, obviously, in the back of my mind, just very excited about where I could take myself after the season,” Helm said when the postseason began, “but obviously still focused on Clemson and winning national championship, and that's where it starts.”
Now, he leaves Texas with a Big 12 championship ring, two appearances in the College Football Playoffs and a lifetime of memories as a Longhorn.
