Cale Hellums is a Dual-Threat QB for Army. Cale's 2025 season ranks in the 0th percentile nationally by opponent-adjusted EPA per play across 370 plays — a developing rate for the QB.
2026 Usage Outlook · projected share of team plays
Regressed toward the QB mean. Model correlation r≈0.46 on a 2019-2025 walk-forward — volume only; efficiency not projected.
2025 Production
Performance Analysis · 2025 · vs QB peers
A genuine rushing threat who stresses defenses horizontally. Extends plays with legs and forces extra gap assignments.
- ▸Below-average efficiency vs QB peers — value comes through volume, not per-play impact.
- ▸High-volume role — one of the team's most-used QBs by play share.
- ▸High game-to-game consistency — reliable floor each week.
- ▸4 high-impact games (EPA/play > 0.4) this season — elite ceiling.
- ▸Peak game: 0.69 EPA/play in Wk 1 vs Tarleton State.
NIL Market Tier· 2025
On3 valuation ↗Top-10 nationally. Multiple mid-to-large collective deals expected.
Tier is a model estimate based on position, school brand, performance rank, and usage — not a reported deal. NIL deals are private. For a real market valuation, see On3's NIL profile, which factors in social following and actual deal tracking.
Game Log · box score + EPA, week by week
| Wk | Opponent | Result | Opp SP+ | C/ATT | Pass Yds | Pass TD | INT | QBR | Rush Yds | Rush TD | EPA/play |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | vsTarleton State | L27-30 | — | 1/4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 14.6 | 37 | 1 | 0.69 |
| 2 | @Kansas State | W24-21 | 7.0 | 7/11 | 43 | 1 | 0 | 69.0 | 124 | 2 | 0.27 |
| 4 | vsNorth Texas | L38-45 | 13.8 | 0/2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.1 | 23 | 0 | -0.09 |
| 5 | @East Carolina | L6-28 | 8.0 | 1/3 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 48.8 | 42 | 0 | 0.06 |
| 6 | @UAB | W31-13 | -15.8 | 1/3 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 16.7 | 81 | 3 | 0.26 |
| 7 | vsCharlotte | W24-7 | -26.7 | 2/4 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 86.1 | 143 | 2 | 0.68 |
| 8 | @Tulane | L17-24 | 6.3 | 7/10 | 125 | 0 | 0 | 69.1 | 155 | 2 | 0.46 |
| 10 | @Air Force | W20-17 | -3.2 | 5/9 | 102 | 1 | 0 | 32.6 | 98 | 1 | 0.41 |
| 11 | vsTemple | W14-13 | -5.1 | 1/3 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 35.5 | 118 | 1 | 0.21 |
| 13 | vsTulsa | L25-26 | -10.0 | 6/10 | 64 | 0 | 1 | 59.1 | 159 | 3 | 0.23 |
| 14 | @UTSA | W27-24 | 3.7 | 4/10 | 38 | 1 | 0 | 43.6 | 90 | 0 | 0.10 |
| 16 | vsNavy | L16-17 | 6.2 | 5/10 | 82 | 0 | 1 | 24.4 | 100 | 1 | 0.17 |
| 1 | vsUConn | W41-16 | 5.1 | 7/8 | 108 | 1 | 0 | 53.8 | 45 | 2 | 0.39 |
Usage & Situational · Pro
- Standard downs
- 0.35
- Passing downs
- 0.20
- Pass / Rush EPA
- 0.41 / 0.27
Usage = share of team plays (CFBD has no true snap counts).