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DeMarcco Hellams

Safety, Atlanta Falcons · #23.

Player facts

Team: Atlanta Falcons
Position: Safety
Number: 23
Born: Jun 5, 2000 (age 26)
Birthplace: Washington, DC, USA
Height: 6' 1"
Weight: 203 lbs
College: Alabama
Experience: 4 seasons
Status: Active

Stats

2026 Defense

	TOT	SOLO	AST	FR	PD	STF	STFYDS
Regular Season	4	2	2	0	1	0	0
Last 5 Games	4	2	2	0	1	0	0
Career	54	31	23	1	1	0.5	1

Recent games

			Tackles				Fumbles		Interceptions
Date	Opponent	Result	TOT	SOLO	AST	SACK	FF	FR	INT	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG	PD	KB
Sun, Oct 11	vs BAL	L 30-23 OT	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
Mon, Oct 5	@ NO	W 45-24	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	1	0
Thu, Sep 24	@ GB	W 35-14	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
Sun, Sep 20	vs CAR	L 34-3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
Sun, Sep 13	@ PIT	L 20-13	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0

Last 5 games. Click a game for its box score.

About

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.

From Wikipedia’s article on DeMarcco Hellams, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.¹

Background

Early life

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. Hellams committed to the University of Alabama to play college football.

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. As a first-year starter in 2021, Hellams had 87 tackles and three interceptions. He returned to Alabama for his senior year in 2022, where he finished sixth in the SEC with 108 tackles, leading the Crimson Tide.