With the 27th pick of the 2025 NFL draft, the Baltimore Ravens selected Georgia Bulldogs safety Malaki Starks. Teams were making trades around the Ravens, but Baltimore stayed patient and got the player that they wanted.
The Ravens adding Starks forms a top safety duo with All-Pro safety Kyle Hamilton.
Starks is leaving Georgia as a three-year starter, three-time All-American, and a national champion. Starks has made quite the impression to assure that he is a top safety in this year’s draft.
With his length, athleticism, and speed, Starks is a versatile safety capable of covering sideline to sideline. His strong football IQ and quickness are assets in preventing deep throws. He possesses the speed to match receivers on vertical routes and outstanding body control, which contributes to his ability to make highlight-reel interceptions as he did in both season openers 2022 vs. Oregon and 2024 vs. Clemson.
Starks’ versatility as free safety and as nickel corner should help him adjust to the NFL. Starks’ best play comes when he is asked to play the center fielder role of the defense
This article originally appeared on UGA Wire: Baltimore Ravens draft Georgia Bulldogs safety Malaki Starks
With the 27th pick of the 2025 NFL draft, the Baltimore Ravens selected Georgia Bulldogs safety Malaki Starks. Teams were making trades around the Ravens, but Baltimore stayed patient and got the player that they wanted.
The Ravens adding Starks forms a top safety duo with All-Pro safety Kyle Hamilton.
Starks is leaving Georgia as a three-year starter, three-time All-American, and a national champion. Starks has made quite the impression to assure that he is a top safety in this year’s draft.
With his length, athleticism, and speed, Starks is a versatile safety capable of covering sideline to sideline. His strong football IQ and quickness are assets in preventing deep throws. He possesses the speed to match receivers on vertical routes and outstanding body control, which contributes to his ability to make highlight-reel interceptions as he did in both season openers 2022 vs. Oregon and 2024 vs. Clemson.
Starks’ versatility as free safety and as nickel corner should help him adjust to the NFL. Starks’ best play comes when he is asked to play the center fielder role of the defense
This article originally appeared on UGA Wire: Baltimore Ravens draft Georgia Bulldogs safety Malaki Starks
