D.J. Helkowski

Position:
Punter
Height:
6-2
Weight:
225
Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Warrenton, Va.
High School:
Fauquier

2017
• Appeared in all 11 games
• Punted 44 times for 1,631 yards (37.07 avg.)
• Long of 50
• Nine punts were fair caught
• Two punts of 50+

2016
• Started all 14 games as punter
• Averaged nearly 40 yards a punt, including three of 50-plus yards
• 14 of his punts landed in the opponents 20-yard line
• Career-long 56 yard punt came against Villanova

2015
• Started all 14 games as punter
• Averaged nearly 40 yards a punt, including four of 50-plus yards
• Thirteen of his punts landed in the opponents 20-yard line

2014
• Appeared in all 14 games for the Spiders
• Averagesd 38.3 yards on his 48 punts on the year with 10 punts inside the 20-yard line
• Averaged 34.8 yards on four punts with a long of 42 in the win at William & Mary
• Took a season-high six punts for 231 yards that averaged 38.5 yards with a long of 51 against JMU
• Fired off four punts for 155 yards that averaged 38.8 yards at Maine
• Booted four punts that averaged 38.8 yards with a long of 46 in the No. 3 Villanova win
• Took two punts that averaged 45.5 yards with a long of 48 in the win at Elon
• Picked up 209 yards off five punts that averaged 41.8 in the win against Rhode Island
• Fired off two punts that averaged 41.5 yards with a long of 43 in the win at Liberty
• Took two punts that averaged 39.5 yards with a long of 41 against No. 7 New Hampshire
• Recorded a punt for 43 yards in the win over Hampton
• Fired off three punts that averaged 43.3 yards with a long of 47 at Virginia
• Took three punts that averaged 36.7 yards with a long of 44 yards against Morehead State

High School
• Four-year letterman
• First-Team All-State as a senior
• Two-time First Team All-Region
• Second Team All-State
• Two-time First Team All-Conference
• Also played lacrosse his sophomore season

Personal
• Son of Doug and Tara Helkowski
• Has a younger sister, Lauren
• National Honor Society
• Father Doug was a punter at Penn State (1987-1991)