Cooper Winston Helfet (born June 2, 1989) is a former American football tight end.

As a senior, he recorded 42 receptions for 811 yards and earned first-team all-conference honors.

After one semester at Johns Hopkins, Helfet transferred to Santa Rosa Junior College with hopes of pursuing a football career.

In his junior year, which was his first season at Duke, he was named as an honorable mention All-ACC.

In his senior season, he was among the players named to the 33-member watch list for the John Mackey Award.