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Malaki Starks

MalakiStarks

Jefferson, GAJefferson
Jersey
#24
Pos
S
HT / WT
6-1 / 200
Class
SR
NIL Valuation
$642K
2025NFL Draft
Georgia
FromGeorgia
Baltimore
ToBaltimore
Round
1
Pick
27
Overall
27
Complete Draft
Experience
2022 – 2024
Year
Junior
Age
22
The Journey
Class of 2022
Georgia Bulldogs
CURRENT
Jefferson Dragons
Jefferson Dragons
2021 – 2021
HIGH SCHOOL

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Reminds Us Of

Landon Collins
Landon Collins
S / 6-0 / 228
AlabamaAlabama · HS Class of 2012
New York2015 Draft · Rnd 2 · Pick 33

Like Landon Collins, Malaki Starks is an elite athlete who was a two-way star at the high school level before ultimately projecting to safety at the college level. Collins was the On3 Consensus’ No. 3 overall prospect in the 2012 cycle out of Geismar (La.) Dutchtown. The 6-foot, 210-pound Collins ran for over 1,200 yards and 21 touchdowns as a senior while averaging 13.7 yards per carry. He was also a top sprinter with personal bests of 10.28 seconds in the 100 meters and 21.60 seconds in the 200 meters. Collins also won the SPARQ national championship at The Opening Finals with a 4.39 second 40-yard dash and 40.6 vertical. Starks was a dynamic option quarterback at Jefferson (Ga.) High, rushing for 1,537 yards and 24 touchdowns as a junior. Like Collins, he was also a top sprinter at 6-foot-1, 208 pounds, posting bests of 10.55 seconds and 21.67 seconds in the 100 and 200 meters, respectively.

Personal Life

Many players would be satisfied with a resume that includes starting in every game as a freshman or becoming a consensus All-American as a sophomore. But most players aren't Malaki Starks. He isn't satisfied with being great. He wants to be legendary. “As far as my game, I want to take it to the next level whether that be anything and everything really,” Starks said ahead of the 2024 season. “Vision. Tackling. Playing the ball. Whatever the case may be, I want to take it to the next level.” And he has that potential, according to former UGA standout Kamari Lassiter. “He’s so refined already at a pretty young age,” Lassiter said. “I mean now the only thing Malaki has left to do is just start working more into a leadership role, you know to take over and become a big-time leader. He’s already in the works of doing that. I feel in order to be comfortable and be content with his college years, he should be definitely be able to take that next big-time leader role. I know that’s what he’s going to do because he a big-time player.”

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