 Starks with the Georgia Bulldogs in 2023 | |
| Georgia Bulldogs–No. 24 | |
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| Position | Safety |
| Class | Sophomore |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | November 13, 2003 Jefferson, Georgia, U.S. |
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Weight | 205 lb (93 kg) |
| Career history | |
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| Bowl games | |
| High school | Jefferson |
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William Malaki Starks (born November 13, 2003) is an American football safety for the Georgia Bulldogs. He won a national championship in 2022.
Starks attended Jefferson High School in Jefferson, Georgia. He was ranked by ESPN as the No. 12 recruit in college football's class of 2022. [1] In October 2021, he committed to play college football for Georgia. [2] [3] [4]
As a true freshman, Starks emerged Georgia's starting free safety. [5] In a game against Missouri, Starks made a tackle that was later cited by head coach Kirby Smart as being the key play of the game. [6] At the end of the season, he was named to Pro Football Focus's PFF True Freshman All-America team. [7]
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