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2025 Guide: What Ourlads’ NFL Scouting Services said about MALAKI STARKS:
Georgia | Hometown: Jefferson, GA | HT: 6007 | WT: 197 | 40 time: 4.50 | Hand: 0912 | Arm: 3200 | Wing: 7838
Junior-entry, three-year starter. Two-time first-team All-America and 2022 freshman All-America. Won the national championship with Georgia in 2022, and has started every game since week two of his freshman season. A do-it-all player with alignment versatility to play safety and nickel; sparingly outside at cornerback in specific coverages. An excellent athlete with the change-of-direction skills, agility, and foot speed to make plays all over the field. Excellent fluidity in space with a nice backpedal and noted bail technique. Great range in one-high and two-high schemes, and can be a true sideline-to-sideline defender at the next level. Notable instincts and processing speed to read concepts and take away multiple routes at once over the top and underneath. His start-stop ability matched with elite burst allows him to close space in an instant and pounce on targeted receivers in his area. Sticky in man coverage with impressive technique and excellent hip fluidity to carry receivers across the field with limited separation. Instantaneous hip flips matched with speed to turn and escort receivers downfield. Considerable ball skills and he will play through the receiver’s hands to break up passes at the catchpoint. An asset in run support who is more than willing to fill a gap and finish plays in the trenches. When engaged, he shows the ability to extend and shed to defeat blocks. Wraps up with proper tackling technique and demonstrates the ability to bring bigger ball carriers to the ground. High motor player in backside pursuit. Must improve his angles both to the ball carrier in space to limit missed tackles, and when locating the ball downfield to not allow receivers to get behind him as the security blanket. Has shown some difficulty jamming receivers making him prone to getting stacked early. Possesses a light frame that could create minor strength deficiencies at the next level.
2024 Stats: 77 T, 4 TFL, 3 PBU, 1 INT. OSR:15/16. VJ-33, SS-4.45. Draft projection: 1st round