Malaki Starks

     

HISTORY -- From School Profile

       ***2023 Consensus All-America First Team***                
      *** 2022 The Athletic Freshman All-America First Team ***

Career Highs
* 10 tackles vs. Tennessee, 2022
* 1.0 TFL vs. Ohio State, 2022
* 1 interception vs. Oregon, South Carolina, 2022; Ball State, Auburn, 2023

2023: First Team All-American by AFCA, AP, CBS, ESPN, FWAA, Sports Illustrated, USA Today and Walter Camp...Second Team by Fox Sports and The Athletic...AP and Coaches All-SEC First Team selection...finalist for Bronko Nagurski Award and Jim Thorpe Award...semifinalist for Bednarik and Jim Thorpe Awards...named to Midseason All-America Team by AP, CBS, ESPN, Sporting News and the Athletic...named to Preseason Media Days All-SEC First Team...Bronko Nagurski Trophy Watch List selection...selected to AP Preseason All-America First Team...started in every contest at DB…finished the season with 52 tackles, including 31 solo stops…notched three interceptions for 47 combined return yards with seven pass breakups...led the team with eight tackles and a pass breakup in season-opening win over UT Martin...grabbed one of Georgia’s three interceptions in win over Ball State...tallied three pass breakups in conference opener against South Carolina...posted five tackles, including four solo stops, with an interception and return of 21 yards to end Auburn’s final drive of the game in first road win of the season...had a team-high five tackles, including four solo stops, in win over Kentucky...notched four tackles, including three solo stops, in road win over Florida in Jacksonville, Fla...had seven tackles in final regular-season win over Georgia Tech...one of two Bulldogs to post a team-leading eight tackles, including six solo stops, in the SEC Championship game against Alabama...snatched an interception with a 26-yard return and one tackle in the Capital One Orange Bowl win over Florida State.
2022: Finalist for the 2022 Shaun Alexander Freshman of the Year Award...First Team Freshman All-America by The Athletic...started at DB in 14 of 15 games...third on team in tackles with 68 total stops...also leads the Bulldogs in pass breakups with seven and has two interceptions...saw action as a reserve DB in season-opening win over No. 11 Oregon...had his first collegiate starting assignment at DB in win over Samford...had another interception in first quarter of win at South Carolina...six tackles and a pass breakup in win over Kent State...two tackles and a pass breakup (near interception) in win over Auburn...five tackles and a pass breakup in win over Florida...team-high 10 tackles and a pass breakup in win over Tennessee...also team-high eight tackles in win at Mississippi State...eight tackles and a pass breakup in win at Kentucky...had a team-high eight total tackles and his first career interception in the game...credited four tackles with a QB hurry in CFP Semifinal Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl win over Ohio State...had one tackle in win over TCU in CFP National Championship Game...named to mid-season Freshman All-America teams by The Athletic, Yahoo and On3.
High School: Jefferson HS, coached by Gene Cathcart…selected to play in 2022 Under Armour All-American Game…247Sports.com five-star prospect…ranked as the #1 athlete prospect nationally, the #2 prospect in Georgia and the #4 prospect nationally…PrepStar Magazine five-star prospect, #1 athlete prospect, #2 prospect in Georgia and #15 prospect nationally…ESPN.com five-star prospect, #1 athlete prospect, #2 prospect in Georgia and #10 prospect nationally…rivals.com four-star prospect, #2 athlete prospect, #5 prospect in Georgia and #44 prospect nationally…DawgPost five-star prospect and #2 prospect in Georgia…named to 2021 Atlanta Journal-Constitution Super 11…helped lead Jefferson to 9-2 record and GHSA Class 4A playoffs in 2021 senior season…finished senior season with Dragons with 13 tackles, 11 solo stops and two interceptions…also completed four passes for 62 yards and rushed for 303 yards and five touchdowns…helped lead Dragons to 14-1 record and GHSA Class 4A state championship game…named to 2020 Georgia All-State Second Team Defense…registered 81 career tackles and nine interceptions during career…also notched 2,384 yards on 259 carries for 34 touchdowns and caught eight passes for 157 yards and two touchdowns in career…also competed for Jefferson in track and field, helping Dragons win GHSA Class 4A state championship in 2019 freshman season…won 4A individual state title in long jump with 23-7 effort…also set personal best marks of 10.55 in 100-meter dash and 24-9 long jump.
Personal: Full name WILLIAM MALAKI STARKS..Intended majors: Sport Management and Business...recipient of the Herbert and Burdelle Mobley Family Scholarship and the Susan & Mark Tomlinson Family Football Scholarship.

2022

defensive
TFL	QB HUR	TOT	TD	PD	SACKS	SOLO
0.5	0.0	60.0	0.0	7.0	0.0	37.0

interceptions
TD	AVG	YDS	INT
0.0	21.0	42.0	2.0