Jaguar Highlights: One of five returning letterwinners at the tight end position on the preseason roster ... Had a 30-yard reception in the Jaguars’ first scrimmage of the spring campaign ... Caught a pass for a 15-yard gain for the Red squad in the annual spring game.
As A Junior (2011): Saw action in all 10 contests ... Did not have a reception, but was used primarily as a blocker on run plays.
Junior College Highlights (2009-10): Played two seasons at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College ... Helped the Bulldogs go 10-2 as a sophomore, as they finished third in final National Junior College Athletic Association poll — their two regular-season losses were by just a field goal, including one coming in overtime ... MGCCC defeated No. 3 Grand Rapids (Mich.) C.C. in Mississippi Bowl, 62-53, and were Mississippi Association of Community and Junior Colleges (MACJC) champions ... Caught four passes for 34 yards on the year, with two of those receptions going for scores ... MGCCC was 9-3 and ranked eighth in the final NJCAA poll his freshman year after playing in the C.H.A.M.P.S. Heart of Texas Bowl ... Off the field was a Distinguished Academic All-American.
High School Highlights: A four-year letterwinner at Gulfport High.
Personal: Full name is Kennedy Murph Helms ... Born Oct. 7, 1990, in Gulfport, Miss. ... Son of Terry and Angel Helms ... Is the younger brother of former USA tight end Kevin Helms ... Older brother, Keating, was on the roster at Louisiana-Monroe in 2008 ... Uncle, Hugh Keating, lettered in baseball at USA in 1971 ... Father and uncle, Ken Boutwell, both played football at MGCCC — his dad helped the program to the 1971 NJCAA national championship ... Favorite movie is “Gladiator” ... Favorite book is “Lord of the Rings” ... Favorite team is the New Orleans Saints ... Favorite player is Brett Favre ... Favorite musical artist is Led Zeppelin ... Favorite food is macaroni and cheese ... Favorite subject is history ... Would like to become a coach ... Also recruited by UAB, Memphis and Louisiana-Lafayette out of junior college ... A history major.
