#24

Malaki Starks

Former defensive back at Georgia. 2024: 1 interception, 3 pass breakups, 77 tackles.

DB · Georgia · Jr. · #24

6′1″ · 205 lb · Jefferson, GA

CFB Index 63 · #155 of 537 safetiesLow confidenceAll-AmericanBaltimore — drafted 2025, Rd 1, Pick 27, #27 overall

On production he ranks #155 of 537 safeties; on reputation he is an All-American. The gap between those two numbers is the story.

Recruiting

5★

ATH recruit

No. 19 nationally · Signed with Georgia

No college snaps yet.

His career numbers, season by season

The story

Former defensive back at Georgia. 2024: 1 interception, 3 pass breakups, 77 tackles.

Signed as a 5-star recruit to Georgia in 2022.
Drafted round 1 by the Baltimore in 2025.
Named All-America (FWAA) in 2024.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Three seasons at Georgia, 189 tackles, a Consensus All-American season (2023) — drafted at #27 overall by Baltimore.

His career

He arrived as a blue-chip recruit and played like one.

202211 games

Signed with Georgia5-star out of Jefferson

202314 games

All-Americafirst · 11 selectors
All-SECfirst

202414 games

All-America3 selectors
All-SECfirst

2025

Drafted by Baltimoreround 1, pick 27

Career arc

Recruit

★★★★★

#19 national

CFB

College

Georgia

2022–2024

NFL

NFL Draft

R1 · #27

Baltimore · 2025

Trophy case · Confirmed honors

What the selectors said

16 honors · 2 categories

🥇

ALL-AMERICA

Named All-American (2024)

3 selectors honored him

🥈

ALL-SEC · 1ST TEAM

All-SEC 1st team (2024)

Coaching lineage · 2022–2024

1 coach

2022–2024

Kirby Smart

Georgia

Played his entire career under Kirby Smart.

Where He Ended Up · NFL

BaltimoreEntering 2nd NFL season

#27Rd 1 · Pick 27

BaltimoreEntering 2nd NFL season

View college career stats ↓

2024 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

3 seasons under Kirby Smart — 39-4 over that span.

2022Georgia15-0HC: Kirby Smart · Balanced

2023Georgia13-1HC: Kirby Smart · Balanced

2024Georgia11-3HC: Kirby Smart · Pass-leaning

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

63Quality starter #155 of 537?

Medium confidence7 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: solo tackles (98th percentile). Strength: tackles (94th percentile). Concern: qb hurries (23rd percentile).

Box-score production (7)

Solo tackles#56 / 2892 · 98th pct

Tackles#175 / 2892 · 94th pct

Passes defended#504 / 2892 · 78th pct

Tackles for loss#779 / 2892 · 71st pct

4.0

Interceptions#314 / 862 · 32nd pct

Sacks#1455 / 2892 · 25th pct

0.0

QB hurries#1536 / 2892 · 23rd pct

Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.

Splits & context

Splits · Per-game

2024 season · 14 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Home9g	4.4	0.0	0.0	0.3
Road5g	7.4	0.8	0.0	0.0

First half vs Second half

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Weeks 1-77g	5.1	0.3	0.0	0.0
Weeks 8+7g	5.9	0.3	0.0	0.4

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Kirby Smart

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2024

All-American

Named to an All-America team by a recognized selector.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

63 · #155 of 537 safeties

Former five-star. Now #155 at the position.

Selector Grid · 2024

AP—

FWAA—

AFCA—

WCFF—

SN—

SI—

Career stats

Season	Team
2024	Georgia	77	52	4.0	3	1	--
2023	Georgia	52	31	0.0	7	3	--
2022	Georgia	60	37	0.5	7	2	--
Career		189	120	4.5	17	6	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 8 · 2024

W 30–15

at Texas

7 TOT · 5 SOLO · 1 TFL

With B. Thorson — 54 AVG · 2 IN 20 · 58 LONG · C. Beck — 175 yds · 0 TD · 3 INT · QBR 64.3 · 8 rush yds (4 car)

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2024 season · 14 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	TKL	SOLO	TFL	INT	PD	Note
Wk 1	W 34-3vs Clemson	2	2	0.0	1	0
Wk 2	W 48-3vs Tennessee Tech	1	0	0.0	—	0
Wk 3	W 13-12@ Kentucky	8	4	0.0	—	0
Wk 5	L 34-41@ Alabama	8	5	2.0	—	0
Wk 6	W 31-13vs Auburn	6	3	0.0	—	0
Wk 7	W 41-31vs Mississippi State	7	7	0.0	—	0
Wk 8	W 30-15@ Texas	7	5	1.0	—	0
Wk 10	W 34-20vs Florida	4	1	0.0	—	1
Wk 11	L 10-28@ Ole Miss	6	4	1.0	—	0
Wk 12	W 31-17vs Tennessee	2	2	0.0	—	1
Wk 13	W 59-21vs Massachusetts	4	2	0.0	—	0
Wk 14	W 44-42vs Georgia Tech	10	6	0.0	—	1	Season-high 10 tackles
Wk 15	W 22-19@ Texas	8	7	0.0	—	0
Bowl	L 10-23vs Notre Dame	4	4	0.0	—	0
Total		77	52	4.0	1	3

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology