Wake Forest Athletics
2023 Football Roster

Jersey Number 11
Nick Helbig
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 284
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- Hometown:
- Groton, CT
- High School:
- Fitch
2023 (Redshirt Senior)
Saw action in the first game of the 2023 season in a win against Elon.
Prior to Wake Forest
Career
2022 Joe Zabilski Award winning, New England's top defensive player in Divisions II and III…2021 NESCAC Defensive Player of the Year…Earned a spot on the Division II/III All-New England Team during his final two seasons…Selected First Team All-NESCAC three times…Wrapped up a three-year playing career (his sophomore year was the canceled 2020 season due to COVID) with 127 tackles, 35.5 tackles for loss and 21.0 sacks to go along with seven forced fumbles in 26 games played.
2022
Racked up 39 tackles (20 solo), 11.5 tackles for loss, eight sacks and five forced fumbles which led the nation at the end of the regular season.
2021
Totaled 50 tackles (33 solo), 11.0 tackles for loss, 5.5 sacks, a forced fumble and fumble recovery.
2020
Sophomore year was the canceled 2020 season due to COVID.
2019
Tallied 38 tackles (19 solo), 13.0 tackles for loss, 7.5 sacks and a forced fumble.
High School
Before starting football as a junior, he also played baseball, soccer, basketball, and track. He also was an accomplished musician on the saxophone and clarinet, making the all-region jazz band twice and being section leader in a nationally ranked marching band.
Saw action in the first game of the 2023 season in a win against Elon.
Prior to Wake Forest
Career
2022 Joe Zabilski Award winning, New England's top defensive player in Divisions II and III…2021 NESCAC Defensive Player of the Year…Earned a spot on the Division II/III All-New England Team during his final two seasons…Selected First Team All-NESCAC three times…Wrapped up a three-year playing career (his sophomore year was the canceled 2020 season due to COVID) with 127 tackles, 35.5 tackles for loss and 21.0 sacks to go along with seven forced fumbles in 26 games played.
2022
Racked up 39 tackles (20 solo), 11.5 tackles for loss, eight sacks and five forced fumbles which led the nation at the end of the regular season.
2021
Totaled 50 tackles (33 solo), 11.0 tackles for loss, 5.5 sacks, a forced fumble and fumble recovery.
2020
Sophomore year was the canceled 2020 season due to COVID.
2019
Tallied 38 tackles (19 solo), 13.0 tackles for loss, 7.5 sacks and a forced fumble.
High School
Before starting football as a junior, he also played baseball, soccer, basketball, and track. He also was an accomplished musician on the saxophone and clarinet, making the all-region jazz band twice and being section leader in a nationally ranked marching band.
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