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2023 PFN Player Profile: Getting to know Trinity Hillers lineman Braeden Helmkamp

Tagged under: District 7, News, Player Previews

| April 17, 2023


Braeden Helmkamp
OT/DE
Trinity
Class Of 2024
Jersey #62
HT/WT 6’5” 265 lbs
80 1/4” wing span 10.25” hands
Other sports Baseball
All conference PFN All-Academic
Twitter @BraedenHelmkamp

OFFERS: BUCKNELL, BROWN


Head coach Dan Knause says “Braeden is a huge frame with an athletic skillset. He has been a 3 sport athlete and an honors student. He is a D1 prospect due to his frame and athletic ability. Braeden is a two-way force on the offensive and defensive front for the Hillers”.


LET’S GET TO KNOW BRAEDEN


Why do you play football?

I play football because I love the feeling of fighting beside a group of guys that you would put yourself on the line for all to reach the same goal of being the best that you can be, and that facts that the whole game is like a machine if one person or one part is not doing their part it won’t work.

Who is your favorite sports star and WHY?

My favorite sports star is Josh Allen (bills) because of his story and how driven he was when he wasn’t being recruited, he gives his all for everything he does and he is an outstanding athlete.

Do you have a favorite play you remember the most? Explain:

My favorite play happened in the 2021-2022 season when we played West Mifflin, we were in the fourth quarter down by one and needed a kick to win, our kicker absolutely drilled it and I just remember all of us going nuts and some funny moments happening though out the whole clip when we watched it back.

What was last years season like for you?

I started off kind of rough they were really only practicing me one way and in our first game out starting nose guard got injured so I had to play both ways the rest of the game which I was not prepared for but it only made me better for the weeks to come as we steam rolled teams in back to back weeks and then sadly my season took a turn for the worst and I got injured in the 5th game of the season and had to miss the rest of the season.

What are your goals for this coming season?

My goal is to become a captain and a cornerstone of my team and help to lead them to getting back into the playoffs

Who is the best player you ever lined up against?

Jordan Meyer or Rodney Gahellger

What stadium, HS/college/pro would you love to visit for a game?

I would love to go to a whiteout Penn state game or a Michigan game

What is your favorite Pro team, any sport?

My favorite football team is the Steelers

What game, yours, college or pro, was your favorite game you watched and why?

One of my favorite games to watch was when we played Chartiers Valley last year because our whole team was making plays the whole game and everyone was hyped the whole game.

What sports movie would you watch every day if you had to pick one and why?

Definitely rocky because it is one of the best movies ever made.

If your mom and dad are screaming at you from the stands, what is it they usually yell?

GO GET THAT QUARTERBACK!

Name one thing that you’d love to do in football that may never happen?

Return and interception

Who is your mentor, the person you want to be like? WHY?

My d-like coach, coach Smith he is an amazing person. He always has energy everyday he is compassionate and you know he is all in everyday and cares about everyone there.

Name a sport you’d love to play but can’t:

Wrestling

What is your most embarrassing sports moment?

Running a kid over in basketball on a fast break and falling in my face

Is there anyone in your family, besides your parents, you could consider your biggest fan? Who, Why?

My grandma because she is at every single game that she can be and she is always there extra early to watch every bit that she can

When you aren’t playing, practicing or training for sports, what is your go to activity and why?

Video games because I love to compete, it doesn’t matter what game I’m going as hard as I can.

What is your favorite football memory to date?

Sacking a kid in under two seconds.

What is your favorite play to run?

Trap

What scares you the most?

Not being able to play any sports

Music of choice:

Hard rock

What was your favorite gift as a little boy? Why?

My Batmobile quad, because my whole family said that I wouldn’t win it and I talked my grandfather into letting me put one ticket in and I won.

What restaurant is your go to when you need a big meal?

Buffalo Wild wings

Which one? Sheetz or Wawa

Sheetz

What is your favorite vacation destination?

The outer banks

Do you remember what the first football game you saw was?

Steelers browns at Steelers in 2017

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