DeMarcco Hellams (born June 5, 2000) is an American football safety for the Atlanta Falcons of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Alabama.
| No. 23 – Atlanta Falcons | |||
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| Position: | Safety | ||
| Personal information | |||
| Born: | June 5, 2000 Washington, D.C., U.S. | ||
| Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||
| Weight: | 213 lb (97 kg) | ||
| Career information | |||
| High school: | DeMatha Catholic (Hyattsville, Maryland) | ||
| College: | Alabama (2019-2022) | ||
| NFL draft: | 2023 / Round: 7 / Pick: 224 | ||
| Career history | |||
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| Roster status: | Active | ||
| Career NFL statistics as of 2023 | |||
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| Player stats at NFL.com · PFR | |||
Early years edit
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 edit
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.[6]
Professional career edit
| 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 drafted by the Atlanta Falcons in the seventh round with the 224th overall pick in the 2023 NFL draft.[9]
References edit
- ^ "Fall 2018 All-Met: Football offense first team, second team, honorable mention". Washington Post. December 18, 2018. Retrieved July 8, 2023.
- ^ Smith, Cam (June 12, 2018). "Four-star DeMatha Catholic DB DeMarcco Hellams commits to Alabama". USA TODAY High School Sports. Retrieved July 8, 2023.
- ^ Bean, Josh (July 1, 2018). "Why 4-star DB Demarcco Hellams picked Alabama". AL.com. Retrieved July 8, 2023.
- ^ Hudson, Brett. "DeMarcco Hellams is next man up for struggling Alabama football secondary vs Georgia". Tide Sports.
- ^ Goodbread, Chase. "Alabama football's self-dubbed 'Hit Man' has earned the reputation". The Tuscaloosa News.
- ^ Casagrande, Michael (August 12, 2022). "Alabama 'Hitman' safety gave himself perfect nickname". al.
- ^ "DeMarcco Hellams Draft and Combine Prospect Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved May 1, 2023.
- ^ "2023 NFL Draft Scout DeMarcco Hellams College Football Profile". DraftScout.com. Retrieved May 1, 2023.
- ^ Bair, Scott (April 29, 2023). "Falcons select DeMarcco Hellams with the No. 224 overall NFL Draft pick". AtlantaFalcons.com.