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2026 Football Roster

17 Ayden Helder

  • Height 6-2
  • Weight 217
  • Year Junior
  • Hometown Stewartville, Minn.
  • High School Stewartville
  • Position Quarterback

Biography

Awards & Honors

2025
Played in ten games, leading the team with 185 completions on 302 attempts for 2,100 passing yards and 12 passing touchdowns, while also leading the team with ten rushing touchdowns on 95 carries for 243 yards… Threw for a season-high 332 yards at UW-Stevens Point on Nov. 1, adding season highs of 28 completions on 43 attempts, 69 rushing yards, a 60-yard rush and four rushing touchdowns… Tossed a season-high three passing touchdowns in two games: at Kenyon College on Sep. 13 and vs. UW-River Falls on Oct. 25, including a season-long 72-yard pass against UW-River Falls.


High School
Attended Stewartville...Football: A first team all-state quarterback who guided Stewartville to a state championship as a senior...Picked up all-state honors from the Associated Press and Minnesota Vikings in 2023 after helping the Tigers go 14-0 and win the MSHSL Class AAA state championship...Passed for two touchdowns and ran for another in the 2023 state championship game...Finished senior season with 42 passing touchdowns and nearly 2,500 passing yards...Named the Post Bulletin's All-Area Player of the Year in 2023.

Why did you choose UW-Eau Claire?

"Coaching Staff, Facilities, and Educational Opportunities"

Where is your favorite place to study on campus?

"Athletic facility / Coaches Office Area"

Who is your role model/mentor? Why are they important to you?

"My dad has always been there with me through everything athletically and has always been my biggest supporter."

If you could have dinner with any athlete, past or present, who would it be and why?

"Peyton Manning. I would love to talk a lil ball with the Sherriff."

What is on your pregame playlist?

Migos, Drake, and Metallica

If you weren't playing your sport, what sport would you compete in instead?

Basketball

What's the most unusual item you always have in your backpack or locker?

"Extra pair of shoe laces"

What's a talent you have that most people don't know about?

Chess

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 19

    2024Freshman

    Quarterback
    6'2" 215 lbs
    19
  • 17

    2025Sophomore

    Quarterback
    6'2" 218 lbs
    17
  • 17

    2026Junior

    Quarterback
    6'2" 217 lbs
    17