2006: Appeared in nine of the team's 11 games, starting all nine...Missed games against Florida A&M and Hampton...Was an integral part of the team's offensive front playing the crucial center position.

2005: Appeared in all ten games for the Rams, starting eight...Was part of a Rams' offensive line that helped to see two running backs break the 900-yard rushing mark...Named to the CIAA All-Rookie Team.

Personal: Helton returns to the Rams' lineup in 2007 as a projected starter following very successful 2005 and 2006 campaigns...Earned CIAA All-Rookie Team honors in 2005...A native of Dalzell, SC he is a 2004 graduate of Crestwood High School where he was named to the North vs. South All-Star Game...The son of Claude and Debby Helton...Born in Sumter, SC on December 5, 1985...Nicknamed "Bud.