Before Clemson kicked off camp on Thursday afternoon, head coach Dabo Swinney talked about adding Hunter Helms to the roster as a player-coach for the 2025 season.
Helms was going to be a student coach for Clemson this year, but will now dress out for games this season and serve in an emergency quarterback capacity, much like Paul Tyson did last year.
An original Clemson walk-on turned scholarship player, Helms spent four years as a Tiger from 2020-23, appearing in nine games with 218 passing yards and two touchdowns.
Following the 2023 season, Helms transferred to Rhode Island, where he helped the Rams win a CAA Championship with a 61 percent completion percentage, 1,270 passing yards and five touchdowns with nine interceptions.