The Western Kentucky football team announced two additions to the team Friday as part of the early signing period.
Tight end River Helms and linebacker Matthew Flint are the newest players in the Hilltoppers' signing class.
Helms is a 6-foot-4, 225-pound tight end from Lester, Ala. He had 42 receptions for 561 yards and eight touchdowns in his final two seasons at Limestone High School, according to statistics submitted to MaxPreps. He is rated as a three-star prospect by 247Sports, and the 26th overall tight end in the nation and 20th overall player in Alabama. His other options included Kentucky, Louisville, Georgia Tech, Georgia, Florida State, Missouri, Oklahoma State, Pitt and Coastal Carolina, among others.