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.
Early life Starks grew up in Jefferson, Georgia, where he attended Jefferson High School. A five star recruit, he was ranked by ESPN as the No. 12 recruit in college football's class of 2022. In October 2021, he committed to play college football at the University of Georgia.
College career As a true freshman, Starks emerged as Bulldogs' starting free safety, leading the defense in total snaps played, and finished second on the team in tackles as Georgia won the national championship. As a sophomore in 2023, he was named a consensus All-American.
On January 6, 2025, Starks declared for the 2025 NFL draft.
Professional career
Starks was selected by the Baltimore Ravens in the first round with 27th overall pick of the 2025 NFL draft.
Career statistics
NFL Year Team Games Tackles Interceptions Fumbles GP GS Cmb Solo Ast Sck TFL Int Yds Avg Lng TD PD FF Fmb FR Yds TD 2025 BAL 17 15 84 49 35 0.0 1 2 9 4.5 9 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 2026 BAL 1 1 7 2 5 1.0 1 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Career 18 16 91 51 40 1.0 2 2 9 4.5 9 0 4 0 0 0 0 0
College Legend CFP national champion Bold Career high
Year Team GP Tackles Interceptions Fumbles Solo Ast Cmb TFL Sck Int Yds Avg TD PD FR FF TD2022 Georgia 15 44 24 68 2 0.0 3 42 21.0 0 7 0 0 0 2023 Georgia 14 31 21 52 0 0.0 3 47 15.7 0 7 0 0 0 2024 Georgia 14 52 25 77 4 0.0 1 0 0.0 0 3 0 0 0Career 43 127 70 197 6 0.0 6 89 14.8 0 17 0 0 0
Personal life 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.
Starks is a Christian.
References
External links Baltimore Ravens bio Georgia Bulldogs bio