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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.

Statistics

Season:
2026

Season 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