Panther Plus: Competing at the fullback slot for playing time ... caught one pass for four yards for the White squad in the spring game.

2007: Did not see action.

2006: Did not compete.

Prior to UNI: Attended Hawkeye Community College in the fall of 2005.

High School: A 2005 graduate of Xavier High School ... first-team all-metro selection ... first-team all-district pick ... second-team all-state performer ... high school coach: Duane Schulte.

Personal: Born April 15, 1987, in Cedar Rapids, Iowa ... son of Mary Beth and Bob Helgens ... has a sister (Kylie) and a brother (Paul) ... majoring in business administration ... chose UNI because "it's not too far from home and the it's a medium-sized university."