Owen Helton is in his first year as an assistant football coach at Hampden-Sydney College during 2026-27, serving as the tight ends coach and video coordinator. He had served as the assistant quarterbacks coach at NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) member Elon (NC) University since February 2025.
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Helton assisted the offensive coordinator and offensive staff in weekly offensive game-planning at Elon, including a role in the development of Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) Rookie of the Year Landen Clark (QB). He helped coordinate scout-team defense and special teams, assisted with pass game drawings, opponent defensive film breakdowns and personnel scouting reports and was involved in official and gameday recruiting.
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Helton served as an offensive line assistant and recruiting intern at Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) member Wake Forest (NC) University from January 2024 to February 2025. Prior to that, he was an assistant coach at Bonita Springs (FL) High School from June 2022 to January 2024, serving as the varsity running backs coach and the JV offensive coordinator. Helton also worked as an assistant director of scouting for Mike Farrell Sports from November 2022 to January 2024.
A native of Fredericksburg, Owen graduated from James Madison University in 2020 with a Bachelor of Science degree in sport and recreation management, and minored in business.
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