Vince Helmuth

Class:
Freshman
Position:
FB
Height:
6-1
Weight:
248
Hometown:
Saline, Mich.
High School:
Saline

At Michigan ... appeared in 14 career games ... enrolled at U-M in January 2007.

Sophomore (2008) ... played in five games ... contributed on special teams vs. Utah (Aug. 30), Miami (Sept. 6) and at Notre Dame (Sept. 13) ... played special teams in Big Ten opener vs. Wisconsin (Sept. 27) ... participated on special teams vs. Illinois (Oct. 4) ... did not see action from the Toledo (Oct. 11) through Ohio State (Nov. 15) games.

Freshman (2007) ... earned first varsity letter ... played in nine games ... made career debut against Appalachian State (Sept. 1), playing special teams ... saw action at fullback and on special teams vs. Oregon (Sept. 8) and Notre Dame (Sept. 15) ... played on special teams against Penn State (Sept. 22) ... did not see game action at Northwestern (Sept. 29) ... played fullback and special teams vs. Eastern Michigan (Oct. 6) ... did not see game action against Purdue (Oct. 13) or Illinois (Oct. 20) ... played as reserve fullback vs. Minnesota (Oct. 27) ... saw action at fullback against Michigan State (Nov. 3) and Wisconsin (Nov. 10) ... played fullback vs. Ohio State (Nov. 17) ... did not see game action vs. Florida in the Capital One Bowl (Jan. 1).

Prep ... attended Saline High School (2006) coached by Mike Glennie ... three-year starter at defensive line and fullback ... Key Statistics... finished prep career with 2,918 yards rushing on 461 attempts and 159 yards on eight receptions ... posted 110 tackles, 11 sacks, two forced fumbles, two fumble recoveries and two interceptions during career ... rushed for 1,536 yards and 22 touchdowns as a senior ... tallied 36 tackles, seven sacks and two interceptions during senior campaign ... ran for more than 800 yards and averaged 6.2 yards per carry as a junior ... carried the ball 550 yards and eight touchdowns as a sophomore ... Honors and Rankings... four-star prospect and the nation's No. 1 fullback by Scout.com ... ranked No. 8 fullback in the country and a three-star prospect by Rivals.com ... No. 13 prospect in the state of Michigan by Mick McCabe of the Detroit Free Press... slotted as the No. 13 player in the state of Michigan on The Detroit News' Blue Chip list ... selected first-team all-state at linebacker by The Detroit News... first-team all-state defensive lineman and running back by the Detroit Free Press... Ann Arbor News Player of the Year and was named all-league on offense and defense by the newspaper ... listed as an All-American by PrepStar Magazine ... Other Sports... two-time Division I state champion in the discus ... won the state title in the shot put ... led Saline to its first-ever state championship in track during 2006 season ... started at center for the basketball team.

Personal ... Vince Helmuth was born Dec. 11, 1988, in Indianapolis, Ind. ... half brother of former Michigan State and current New York Jets tight end Chris Baker ... enrolled in the Division of Kinesiology ... undeclared major.