 Hellams in 2023 | |||||
| No. 23 – Atlanta Falcons | |||||
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| Position | Safety | ||||
| Roster status | Active | ||||
| Personal information | |||||
| Born | (2000-06-05)June 5, 2000 (age 25) Washington, D.C., U.S. | ||||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||
| Weight | 203 lb (92 kg) | ||||
| Career information | |||||
| High school | DeMatha Catholic(Hyattsville, Maryland) | ||||
| College | Alabama (2019–2022) | ||||
| NFL draft | 2023: 7th round, 224th overall pick | ||||
| Career history | |||||
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| Career NFL statistics as of 2024 | |||||
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DeMarcco Hellams (born June 5, 2000) is an American professionalfootballsafety for theAtlanta Falcons of theNational Football League (NFL). He playedcollege football for theAlabama Crimson Tide.
Hellams attendedDeMatha Catholic High School inHyattsville, Maryland. He played defensive back andwide receiver in high school. As a senior, he was theWashington Post Metro Offensive Player of the Year after catching 78 passes for 1,469 yards and 21touchdowns on offense and 12interceptions on defense.[1] Hellams committed to theUniversity of Alabama to playcollege football.[2][3]
Hellams played in 13 games as a true freshman in 2019, recording four tackles and 0.5 sacks. In 13 games his sophomore year in 2020, he had 56 tackles and one sack.[4] As a first-year starter in 2021, Hellams had 87 tackles and three interceptions.[5] He returned to Alabama for his senior year in 2022, where he finished sixth in theSEC with 108 tackles, leading the Crimson Tide.[6][7]
| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 ft0+5⁄8 in (1.84 m) | 203 lb (92 kg) | 31 in (0.79 m) | 9 in (0.23 m) | 4.57 s | 1.57 s | 2.63 s | 4.57 s | 7.29 s | 31.0 in (0.79 m) | 10 ft 1 in (3.07 m) | ||
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Hellams was selected by theAtlanta Falcons in the seventh round with the 224th overall pick in the2023 NFL draft.[10]
Hellams was placed on injured reserve on August 27, 2024, to begin the season and it ended up being for the entirety of the 2024 season.[11]
Hellams' older brother, Delante Jr., played college football as a wide receiver forStony Brook from 2017 to 2022.[12][13]