Bo Helm

Position:
Defensive Back
Height:
5-10
Class:
Sophomore
Hometown:
Childress, Texas
High School:
Childress H.S.
Major:
Biology

Bo has been a special teams stalwart throughout his Jackrabbit career, while also moving into a starting role in the secondary last season ... has been honored three times on Missouri Valley Football Conference Honor Roll for academics and has received the Commissioner’s Academic Excellence Award two times ... nominated for Allstate Good Works Team for his community service efforts

2011
Split time between cornerback and safety ... started first 10 games and played in all 11 ... tied for second on squad with four pass breakups and ranked sixth on team with 55 tackles ... recorded at least one tackle in every game, including career-high nine stops at Cal Poly ... opened season with seven tackles in win over Southern Utah ... credited with eight tackles and pass breakup at Illinois State ... registered six tackles in Hobo Day win over Southern Illinois ... named to MVFC All-Academic Second Team

2010
Competed in all 11 games ... earned or shared team’s Special Teams Player of the Week award after blocking kicks against Western Illinois and North Dakota ... recorded career-high three tackles at Indiana State ... made two stops in home opener against Illinois State ... broke up pass versus Missouri State

2009
Awarded first varsity letter after playing in all 12 games ... shared squad’s Special Teams Player of the Week Award for efforts in game against Southern Illinois ... tallied tackles in six games, including high of two stops in regular season finale at Western Illinois ... credited with quarterback hurry in season opener against Georgia Southern

2008
Redshirted ... was named team’s Defensive Scout Player of the Year ... also was honored as squad’s Scout Special Teams Player of the Week leading up to Youngstown State and North Dakota State games ... member of Missouri Valley Football Conference Honor Roll for academics

BEFORE SDSU
Compiled an impressive list of athletic and academic credentials at Childress High School ... in football, he earned third-team all-state honors as a running back from the Texas Associated Press during the 2007 season and was later selected to play in the Oil Bowl, a Texas-Oklahoma all-star game, as a defensive back ... in 2006, he was a unanimous first-team all-district pick as both a running back and defensive back ... in track and field, he was a regional finalist in the long jump and several relays in track and field, and was the team’s defensive player of the year in basketball in 2007 ... academically, was ranked second in his high school class and was selected to the National Honor Society ... also honored on the Texas High School Coaches Association Academic All-State First Team