Nyqir Helton

WRFreshman5' 11", 185 lbsSicklerville, NJ★★★ 2026 recruit · #1211 nationally

North Carolina Tar Heels4-2 · TDC #54

Snap share

likely 3–13%

Efficiency & Role

EPA = expected points added per play. Compared with every FBS WR/TE who qualifies

EPA per play by situation

1 plays · -0.4 total EPA · not enough plays to rank yet

All plays-0.37

Passing-0.37

3rd down-0.37

Standard downs-0.37

HeltonWR/TE average

Share of team plays

How often the offense runs through this player. Pass = targets or dropbacks, rush = carries

All plays2%

Pass plays4%

Run plays0%

1st down0%

2nd down0%

3rd down9%

Standard downs2%

Passing downs0%

HeltonWR/TE average

2026 Season Stats

FBS rank among qualifying players

Nyqir Helton hasn't recorded any stats yet this season.

Snaps by Game

Estimated snaps from a model trained on real NFL snap counts. Ranges in brackets are where the real number lands 80% of the time: wide for a single game, tighter over the season. How it works

Game	Team plays	Est. snaps	Plays involved	Snap share
Wk 7 · Duke	64	~32 (10–44)	1	50%
Season	345	32 (10–44)	1	9%

Position Room

11 WRs on the North Carolina roster, ordered by rec

#	Player	Pos	Class	Rec	Yds	TD	Tgt share	EPA/play
1	Jordan Shipp	WR	JR	33	441	1	23%	+0.96
2	Trech Kekahuna	WR	JR	10	129	0	9%	+0.06
14	C.J. Sadler	WR	FR	8	113	0	9%	+0.48
4	Mason Humphrey	WR	SR	3	38	0	11%	-0.20
16	Zamaurious Robertson	WR	FR	1	4	0	4%	+1.61
6	Dayton Sneed	WR	JR	—	—	—	—	—
11	Nathan Leacock	WR	JR	—	—	—	—	—
17	Nyqir Helton	WR	FR	—	—	—	4%	-0.37
24	Jaden Jefferson	WR	FR	—	—	—	—	—
82	Keeyun Chapman	WR	FR	—	—	—	—	—
	Kymistrii Young	WR		—	—	—	7%	-0.90

Stats, EPA and usage come from CollegeFootballData.com and refresh daily. FBS ranks only count players with enough volume for the stat to mean something. Qualifying for EPA takes 4+ plays per team game. North Carolina depth chart →