DeMarcco Hellams
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Washington, D.C., U.S.
 Hellams in 2023 | |||||||
| No. 23 – Atlanta Falcons | |||||||
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| Position | Safety | ||||||
| Roster status | Active | ||||||
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| Born | June 5, 2000 Washington, D.C., U.S. | ||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||
| Listed weight | 203 lb (92 kg) | ||||||
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| High school | DeMatha Catholic (Hyattsville, Maryland) | ||||||
| College | Alabama (2019–2022) | ||||||
| NFL draft | 2023: 7th round, 224th overall pick | ||||||
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| Career NFL statistics as of 2025 | |||||||
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DeMarcco Hellams (born June 5, 2000) is an American professional football safety for the Atlanta Falcons of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Alabama Crimson Tide.
Hellams attended DeMatha Catholic High School in Hyattsville, Maryland. He played defensive back and wide receiver in high school. As a senior, he was the Washington Post Metro Offensive Player of the Year after catching 78 passes for 1,469 yards and 21 touchdowns on offense and 12 interceptions on defense.[1] Hellams committed to the University of Alabama to play college football.[2][3]
College career
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 the SEC with 108 tackles, leading the Crimson Tide.[6][7]
Professional career
| 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 | ||
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| 6 ft 0+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 the Atlanta Falcons in the seventh round with the 224th overall pick in the 2023 NFL draft.[10]
Hellams was placed on injured reserve on August 27, 2024, to begin the regular season, where he ultimately remainder for the entirety of the year.[11]
Hellams made 11 appearances for Atlanta in 2025, primarily on special teams, in which he posted 10 tackles and a fumble recovery. On December 6, 2025, Hellams was placed on injured reserve due to a hamstring injury.[12]