The former Alabama safety made four starts as a seventh-round rookie in 2023.
Atlanta Falcons safety DeMarcco Hellams tackles New Orleans Saints tight end Juwan Johnson during an NFL game on Nov. 26, 2023, at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta.During training camp with the Atlanta Falcons last year, safety DeMarcco Hellams had to earn his place on the NFL team’s regular-season roster as a rookie. When the formerdefensive back reports for his second training camp on July 24, Hellams will be seeking a spot in the Falcons’ starting lineup.
Hellams led Alabama in tackles in the 2022 season, but he didn’t get picked in the 2023 NFL Draft until the 224th selection.Hellams made the team as a seventh-round choice, and in Atlanta’s first 10 games, he got on the field for 64 defensive snaps and 144 special-teams plays. But after the Falcons’ Week 11 bye, Hellams played 305 defensive snaps and started four times at safety in Atlanta’s next six games. He missed the final contest of a season with a concussion.
“I think Marcco wants to hit people right now, but he can’t do that. But I can see the improvement and growth he’s making as a player and as a person, so it’s really cool to see.” Atlanta didn’t use any of its eight draft picks on defensive backs in April. The Falcons gave up the eighth-fewest passing yards in the NFL in the 2023 season, although the Atlanta defense’s touchdown pass-to-interception ratio of 24-to-8 was tied for the fourth-worst in the league.
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