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Malaki Starks

S·Baltimore Ravens
Tier 6Round 1, pick 27 in 2025
Updated November 10, 2026
76.0
Model Score
Down from 78.5 last year
Trade value ·a 3rd

Recruited

Class of 2022 · Athlete · High school: Jefferson, GA

Recruiting sites
★★★★★
No. 19 in the nation. Composite 0.9905, the recruiting sites' average
Offers
Partial list
None on record beyond his commitment
Committed to

Partial offer list. Offer lists for the 2022 class are partial everywhere we can read them: we hold 3 or more offers for 165 of 2,212 recruits, and we grade only those boards.

College: Georgia 2022-24

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Our College Grade

94.2 MODEL
2022
80.8
2023
71.7
2024
65.9
Ranked #344 among SBroke out at 20.0

How good he was in college at what his position is supposed to do, out of 100. Scored against everyone else at his position, adjusted for the level he played at. This is not his NFL grade.

College Production

Georgia · SEC

SeasonTklTFLSacksHurPDINTPos Rk
20226000.0072120
20235200.0073173
20247740.0031101

The seasons in our college data. It does not always reach back to a player's first year.

Scouting Report

Georgia · 2025 draft class

Starks is an elite safety prospect with exceptional range, instincts, and versatility. He possesses outstanding speed and acceleration, allowing him to cover ground quickly and close on receivers from depth. Starks processes information rapidly, reading quarterbacks' eyes and breaking on passes with anticipation. His tackling is technically sound, taking proper angles and finishing with authority. In man coverage, Starks has the athleticism to match up with tight ends and slot receivers. His ball skills are excellent, with the timing and body control to high-point passes.

Strengths

  • Elite range and closing speed
  • exceptional instincts
  • secure tackler
  • man coverage ability
  • ball skills
  • positional versatility
  • play recognition
  • competitive toughness

Concerns

  • Occasional overaggression leads to false steps
  • still developing in the box against the run
  • can improve taking on blockers when playing close to the line of scrimmage

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