Malaki Starks Biography

William Malaki Starks, born on November 13, 2003, is an American professional football safety who has played in the National Football League. He played college football for the Georgia Bulldogs and contributed to their national championship victory in 2022. Starks was selected by the Baltimore Ravens with the 27th pick in the first round of the 2025 NFL draft. Malaki Starks was listed as the No. 12 overall prospect in the 2022 college football recruiting class by ESPN. In October 2021, he committed to play college football at the University of Georgia. As a sophomore in 2023, he earned consensus All-American recognition. Starks is friends with Clemson linebacker Sammy Brown, having played together at Jefferson High School and faced each other in the Aflac Kickoff Game in 2024.