Army West Point Athletics
2026 Football Roster
Roster
Cale Hellums
- Class:
- Senior
- Position:
- Quarterback
- Height:
- 5-10
- Weight:
- 205
- Hometown:
- Tomball, Texas
- High School:
- Tomball (USMAPS)
- Major:
- Systems & Decision Sciences
2025:
Played in all 13 games and started in 10…Had 1,251 rushing yards on the season, becoming just the eighth Army rusher to reach that mark…Had 17 rushing touchdowns, tying Carlton Jones (2004), Trent Steelman (2012), and Kelvin Hopkins Jr. (2018) for the second-most rushing touchdowns in a season in program history, trailing only Bryson Daily’s program-record 32 set in 2024…Recorded 304 total rushes, ranking second in the nation in 2025 and second all-time in a single season at Army, trailing only Bryson Daily’s 310 carries in 2024…vs. Tarleton State (8/29): Scored his first career touchdown, a one-yard run before halftime, entering for a banged-up Coleman…Re-entered late in the fourth quarter and played the entire overtime periods…Passed 1-for-4 for 2 yards and rushed eight times for 37 yards and a score…at Kansas State (9/6): Made his first start behind center…Rushed for 124 yards and two touchdowns on a program-record 41 total attempts, including the go-ahead score with 2:52 remaining…Passed 7-for-11 for 43 yards, with a touchdown pass on the final play of the first half…vs. North Texas (9/20): Started, and re-entered the game in overtime for the injured Coleman, throwing a pair of passes and rushing for 23 yards on nine attempts…at East Carolina (9/25): Entered at quarterback for the final offensive drive, rushing for 42 yards and completing a pass in the fourth quarter…at UAB (10/4): Came off the bench once again to lead Army in rushing yards with 81, rushed for three touchdowns, and completed a 41 yard pass…vs. Charlotte (10/11): Started at quarterback for the third time in 2025, rushing for a career-high 143 yards on 21 carries, while also rushing for two scores and going 2-for-4 passing. Had a career-long rush of 50 yards on the first drive and a career-long pass of 44 yards to Noah Short in the third quarter…at Tulane (10/18): Started at quarterback and set new career-highs in both single-game rushing and passing yards, with 125 yards through the air on 7-for-10 passing, and 155 yards rushing across 39 total carries, and also collected a pair of touchdowns on the ground and set a new high-water mark in rushing yards for the second consecutive week…at Air Force (11/1): Started at quarterback and led Army in rushing with 98 yards across 26 carries, with a touchdown on the ground, also going 5-for-9 passing with 102 yards passing and a 40-yard touchdown to Noah Short, His 42-yard pass to Brady Anderson in the final minute set up Dawson Jones’ game-winning 27-yard field goal…vs. Temple (11/8): Started at quarterback and rushed for a touchdown and picked up 118 yards on the ground across 36 carries, while completing one of three pass attempts to Parker Poloskey on a fourth-and-1…vs. Tulsa (11/22): Started at quarterback and rushed for 159 yards and three scores on 32 total carries in the loss, and was 6-for-10 through the air for 64 yards…at UTSA (11/29): Started at quarterback, went 4-for-10 passing and rushed for 90 yards on 23 carries. Three of his completed passes came on the game-winning drive, with two completions on fourth down before a four-yard touchdown pass to TE Parker Poloskey…vs. Navy (12/13): Started at quarterback and was 5-for-10 passing for 82 yards while rushing for 100 yards on 25 carries, with a touchdown on the ground. Became the first Army rusher for 100 yards in an Army-Navy game since Raymond Maples in 2012, and just the ninth Army 100-yard rusher in an Army-Navy game since 1995…vs. UConn (12/27): Started at quarterback and was 7-for-8 passing for 108 yards and a 40-yard touchdown in the Wasabi Fenway Bowl, and carried the ball 15 times for 45 yards, rushing for a pair of scores. He tied a career-high in completions and set a new career-high in completion percentage in the win.
2024: Appeared in three games…at Temple (9/26): Saw his first collegiate action, rushing once for five yards late in the fourth quarter...at Tulsa (10/5): Appeared at the end of the game taking several snaps...vs. UAB (10/12) Rushed once for a gain of four yards.
2023: Did not see game action.
Prior to West Point/Personal: Attended Tomball High in Tomball, Texas…Threw for 8,021 yds and 83 TDs during his career…Received recognition as two-time First-Team All-District, First-Team All-Region, and Third-Team All-State…In the classroom was a B Honor Roll student…Played Basketball and ran Track outside of football… Attended USMAPS during the 2022 season.
