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84 DAYS TO 2019 KICKOFF: Thomas Helten

In which BracketCat counts down the 84th day until the 2019 kickoff with a profile of Kansas State wide receiver Thomas Helten.

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#84 Hunter Henry
It was slim pickings for K-State players who have been photographed wearing No. 84. So instead we have a picture of a K-State opponent wearing No. 84, from one of our uglier bowl games. Yay us!
Photo by Joe Robbins/Getty Images

#84 Thomas Helten

Redshirt Freshman | 6-3 | 198 lbs. | Garden Plain, Kansas
Thomas Helten
Thomas Helten
Courtesy Kansas State Athletics
  • Position: Wide Receiver
  • Previous College: None
  • Projection: Scout Team
  • Status: Preferred Walk-On

Thomas Michael Helten (b. May 29, 2000) is a preferred walk-on wide receiver from Bishop Carroll High School in Wichita, the same alma mater as senior defensive back Denzel Goolsby. He redshirted in 2018 and is majoring in mechanical engineering.

Helten played for the Golden Eagles under head coaches Alan Schuckman and Dusty Trail.

He totaled 1,044 receiving yards and 11 touchdowns as a senior en route to first team all-state honors from The Wichita Eagle, also earning all-city accolades as a junior and senior.

Helten helped Bishop Carroll to earn a 13-1 record and a state championship as a senior.