![]() Starks with the Georgia Bulldogs in 2023 | |
No. 24 – Baltimore Ravens | |
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Position: | Safety |
Personal information | |
Born: | Jefferson, Georgia, U.S. | November 13, 2003
Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
Weight: | 197 lb (89 kg) |
Career information | |
High school: | Jefferson (GA) |
College: | Georgia (2022–2024) |
NFL draft: | 2025: 1st round, 27th pick |
Career history | |
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Roster status: | Active |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Stats at Pro Football Reference |
William Malaki Starks (born November 13, 2003) is an American professional football safety for the Baltimore Ravens of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Georgia Bulldogs, winning a national championship in 2022. Starks was selected by the Ravens with the 27th pick in the first round of the 2025 NFL draft.
Starks grew up in Jefferson, Georgia and attended Jefferson High School. [1] A five star prospect, he was ranked by ESPN as the No. 12 recruit in college football's class of 2022. [2] In October 2021, he committed to play college football for the Georgia Bulldogs. [3] [4] [5]
As a true freshman, Starks emerged as Georgia's starting free safety, leading the defense in total snaps played, and finished second on the team in tackles as Georgia won the national championship. [6] [7] As a sophomore in 2023, he was named a consensus All-American. [8]
On January 6, 2025, Starks declared for the 2025 NFL draft. [9]
Legend | |
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CFP national champion | |
Bold | Career high |
Georgia Bulldogs | ||||||||||||||
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Season | GP | Tackles | Interceptions | Fumbles | ||||||||||
Solo | Ast | Cmb | TFL | Sck | Int | Yds | Avg | TD | PD | FR | FF | TD | ||
2022 | 15 | 44 | 24 | 68 | 2 | 0.0 | 3 | 42 | 21.0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2023 | 14 | 31 | 21 | 52 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 47 | 15.7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2024 | 14 | 52 | 25 | 77 | 4 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Career | 43 | 127 | 70 | 197 | 6 | 0.0 | 6 | 89 | 14.8 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | |||
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6 ft 0+7⁄8 in (1.85 m) | 197 lb (89 kg) | 31+5⁄8 in (0.80 m) | 9+1⁄2 in (0.24 m) | 4.50 s | 1.51 s | 2.62 s | 4.45 s | 7.26 s | 33.0 in (0.84 m) | |||
All values from NFL Combine [10] [11] |
Starks was selected by the Baltimore Ravens in the first round with 27th overall pick of the 2025 NFL draft. [12]
Starks is friends with Clemson linebacker Sammy Brown, the two played at Jefferson High School together, and played against each other in the Aflac Kickoff Game in 2024. [13] [14]