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Defensive back, Georgia, 2022–24
Malaki Starks
- Number
- No. 24
- Height
- 6′1″
- Weight
- 205 lb
- Class (2024)
- Junior
- Hometown
- Jefferson, GA
- Born
- Nov 13, 2003, in Jefferson, Georgia
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Malaki Starks played defensive back at Georgia (2022–24). He was a consensus All‑American in 2023. The Baltimore Ravens took Starks in the first round, No. 27 overall in the 2025 NFL Draft.
At a glance
Career highs
10tackles, career hightwice; last vs. Georgia Tech, 2024Honors
Team titles: National champions, 2022; SEC champions, 2022 and 2024
All-America: consensus 2023; AFCA 2024; FWAA 2024; CBS Sports 2024
Defense
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.
On the roster
As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.
Game by game
2024 Georgia 14 games, 77 tackles, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | vs. Clemson | W 34–3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 7 | vs. Tennessee Tech | W 48–3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 14 | at Kentucky | W 13–12 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 28 | at Alabama | L 34–41 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 5 | vs. Auburn | W 31–13 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 12 | vs. Mississippi State | W 41–31 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 19 | at Texas | W 30–15 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 2 | vs. Florida | W 34–20 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 9 | at Ole Miss | L 10–28 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 16 | vs. Tennessee | W 31–17 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 23 | vs. Massachusetts | W 59–21 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 29 | vs. Georgia Tech | W 44–42 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dec 7 | vs.Texas | W 22–19 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 2 ✦ | vs. Notre Dame | L 10–23 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2023 Georgia 14 games, 52 tackles, 3 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | vs. UT Martin | W 48–7 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 9 | vs. Ball State | W 45–3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 16 | vs. South Carolina | W 24–14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Sep 23 | vs. UAB | W 49–21 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 30 | atAuburn | W 27–20 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 7 | vs.Kentucky | W 51–13 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 14 | at Vanderbilt | W 37–20 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 28 | vs.Florida | W 43–20 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 4 | vs. Missouri | W 30–21 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 11 | vs.Ole Miss | W 52–17 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 18 | atTennessee | W 38–10 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 25 | atGeorgia Tech | W 31–23 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 2 | vs.Alabama | L 24–27 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dec 30 ✦ | vs. Florida State | W 63–3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
2022 Georgia 11 games, 60 tackles, 2 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | vs. Oregon | W 49–3 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 10 | vs. Samford | W 33–0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 17 | atSouth Carolina | W 48–7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 24 | vs. Kent State | W 39–22 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 1 | atMissouri | W 26–22 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 8 | vs.Auburn | W 42–10 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 29 | vs.Florida | W 42–20 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 5 | vs.Tennessee | W 27–13 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 12 | atMississippi State | W 45–19 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 19 | atKentucky | W 16–6 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 26 | vs.Georgia Tech | W 37–14 | 4 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
| Drill | Combine 2025 |
|---|---|
| Height | 6′0⅞″ |
| Weight | 197 lb |
| Arm length | 31⅝″ |
| Hand size | 9½″ |
| Wingspan | 78⅜″ |
| 40-yard dash | 4.50 s |
| 10-yard split | 1.51 sW |
| Vertical jump | 33″ |
| 3-cone drill | 7.26 s |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.45 s |
Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
In the NFL
2 seasons, 22 games with a stat; latest team: Baltimore Ravens.
| Season | Team | G | Tkl | Sacks | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Baltimore Ravens | 17 | 83 | 0 | 2 |
| 2026 (so far) | Baltimore Ravens | 5 | 31 | 1 | 0 |
| NFL career | 22 | 114 | 1 | 2 | |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.
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