US EditionRavens Reaction: Did the Ravens get another steal with Maliki Starks?
- The Baltimore Ravens drafted safety Maliki Starks in the first round of the 2025 NFL Draft, marking a focus on defense with two consecutive selections devoted to this area.
- Ravens General Manager Eric DeCosta praised Starks, calling him 'the best safety in the draft' and noting his impressive interview performance.
- The Ravens aim to strengthen their defense after selecting Starks, marking their first two picks on defense in eight years.
- The Ravens continue to pursue improvements on both offense and defense, with an emphasis on protecting quarterback Lamar Jackson and enhancing their edge rusher position.
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Here’s what first-round pick Malaki Starks can do for Ravens’ defense
The defining Malaki Starks highlight is unexpected in all the best ways. Unexpected because of what it entailed: a diving, full-extension interception along the right sideline in Georgia’s 2024 season opener. Unexpected because of whom it came against: perennial powerhouse Clemson and quarterback Cade Klubnik, a potential first-round pick in next year’s NFL draft. Unexpected because of where it happened.
2025 NFL Draft guide: Here's who the Ravens drafted
The 2025 NFL Draft is now behind us. The Ravens entered the three-day event with 11 total draft picks. They addressed some issues on both sides of the ball, here's a recap in case you missed it.First Round:The Ravens drafted safety Malaki Starks with the 27th pick out of Georgia. Praised for his versatility, Starks can play close to line of scrimmage and play deep. He is the only player in college football to play at least 1,500 snaps at safety …
Inside Malaki Starks’ journey from being homeless to Ravens draft pick
Malaki Starks is a hugger, always has been. “He’d give you a hug before practice, after practice,” Shane Sorrow, his former youth football coach in Jefferson, Georgia, told The Baltimore Sun. “He’d never curse. He told you he loved you.” Even when, as a 6-year-old playing against kids a year older in that small town (population 15,756) in the shadow of the University of Georgia where he would later star, he once took a handoff and ran 20 yards b…
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