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Malaki Starks Baltimore Ravens · #24

Safety · 6' 1", 203 lbs · Jefferson, GA · Age 23

Malaki Starks is a Safety for the Baltimore Ravens, drafted 27th overall, 2025. In 2026 he recorded 23 tackles, 1 sacks.

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Baltimore Ravens · #24 · Safety

Malaki Starks

Season avg23 tkl · 1 sacks · 0 int

Career avg107 tkl · 1 sacks · 2 int

Live win probabilitySeason

No scheduled game — showing season pace. Illustrative.

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Scouting report

Malaki Starks — the report card

Read his whole game at a glance, then dive into any skill. Grades are percentiles vs every active player at his position.

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Safety · Rotation piece · Impact 50

Malaki Starks is a Safety for the Baltimore Ravens, drafted 27th overall, 2025. In 2026 he recorded 23 tackles, 1 sacks.

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Coverage

Ball skills

Run support

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Coverage

Average · defense

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Ball skills

Solid · defense

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Tackling

Elite · defense

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Splash plays

Solid · defense

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A+

Blitz

Elite · defense

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Act II

Where Malaki Starks stands

Live ladders from the Balladex models, and what he's chasing. Rankings recompute nightly from real production, accolades, and search demand.

The laddersmodel · recomputes nightly

Jared Goff Detroit Lions▬

29%

Bryce Young Carolina Panthers▬

23%

Brock Purdy San Francisco 49ers▬

22%

Tyler Shough New Orleans Saints▬

11%

Kirk Cousins Las Vegas Raiders▬

✦ Balladex Consensus: #453 of 1982 — a blend of the Impact index, current production, career résumé and live search demand. Recomputes as the data does.

Futures & chases

—MVP odds

50Impact index

65Star score

Career scoring average0.0 ppg

Seasons in the index0

Accolades on file0

Stat explorer

Malaki Starks — every number, three levels deep

Headline → metric → the raw history behind it. Real career data; tracking-only metrics labeled.

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Tackling

23 TKL

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A+

Pass rush

1.0 SACK

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Coverage

0 PD

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Splash

0 FF

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The engine

How the model sees Malaki Starks

Projection = recency-weighted per-season production, nudged along a position aging curve, banded by his year-to-year volatility. No black box — every number shows its work.

Projected 2027 modeled

0–3

int

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tackles

20–69

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games

3–14

Bands widen as confidence drops. Derived live from the real 2-season history below.

What moves the pd line vs last season

Last season 0 → projected 1 pd

Baseline (recency-weighted)

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Age curve

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Net vs last season+1.4 pd

Everything it reads

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2 seasons of real box production

every game line, verified

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Recency × games weight

recent, healthy years anchor the baseline

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Year-over-year trend

his own trajectory, season to season

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Position aging curve

age 23 — applied to the projection

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Role & usage context

target / carry share and snaps fold in

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Availability signal

games last 3: 17 / 4

health

The real history it trains onsource: Pro-Football-Reference / ESPN · verified

Malaki Starks career stats, season by season

Career stats by season
Season	G	Tkl	PD	INT	Sack
2025	17	84	4	2	0
2026 in progress · 4 games	4	23	0	0	1
Career	21	107	4	2	1.0

Source: Pro-Football-Reference. Backtested against completed player-seasons in the index. The same engine powers the report-card percentiles and the DNA radar — one model, asked different questions. Illustrative.

Act III

The Lab

Every number, live and interactive. Real career data; models labeled.

Gold = award / milestone season · hover any bar. Real season totals.

Player DNA + compssimilarity model

Closest comps

Marques Sigle 100%Alontae Taylor 99%Upton Stout 97%Nick Emmanwori 95%Kamren Kinchens 94%Calen Bullock 93%

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Context

Are the Baltimore Ravens built to win?

Team projection rolled up from the roster + last-season baselines — and what it means for his role.

10–7proj record

96off index

65def index

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75%playoff odds

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Roster delta · what changed

Offense grades A+ (96), defense C (65) by our position-percentile roster model. QB play indexes at 94, pass rush 30, coverage 99.

How his role moves

Projected 10–7 on a 17-game slate — modeled from the current roster's production percentiles, not a calibrated Vegas line. His snaps, target/carry share and usage move with roster health.

Balladex Impact

50 of 99

Rotation piece tier.

Rarity

◆ Rated

Collectible tier.

Résumé

0 accolades

Career honors on file.

Act IV

The Ballad of Malaki Starks

Birth to now — the making of a legend, narrated and scored.

2003-11-13

The beginning

Malaki Starks is a Safety for the Baltimore Ravens, in his 2nd NFL season.

Baltimore Ravens

Turning pro

Drafted 27th overall, 2025 as a Safety.

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Malaki Starks is a Baltimore Ravens safety, drafted 27th overall, 2025.

Chapter

Across 2 seasons (2025–2026) he has recorded 107 tackles, 1 sack and 2 interceptions.

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Most recently he posted 23 tackles, 1 sack and 0 interceptions in 2026.

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Starks's story

The documentary, narrated

Highlights

▶ Malaki Starks Full College Football Highlights | Georgia Star Safety | NFL Draft Film ▶ Malaki Starks 2023 Season Highlights | Georgia STAR Safety🔥▶ Malaki Starks' 2025 NFL Scouting Combine workout ▶ This interception by Malaki Starks 😱😱

Off the field

Measurables

Active

Height: 6' 1"
Weight: 203 lbs
Draft: 27th overall, 2025
Born: Jefferson, GA
Age: 23
Jersey: #24

Background

Malaki Starks is from Jefferson, GA and is 23 years old. He was drafted 27th overall, 2025 and plays safety at 6' 1", 203 lbs.

Over 2 seasons (2025–2026) he has recorded 107 tackles, 1 sacks and 2 interceptions. Starks is currently on the Baltimore Ravens roster.

The person

Malaki Starks is a role and nickel defensive back who has recorded 107 tackles with 2 interceptions and 4 passes defensed across 2 seasons (2025–2026).

Coverage production2 career interceptions and 4 passes defensed.

Tackling107 career tackles from the secondary.

Playmaking0 forced fumbles and 1 sacks on the blitz.

First-round pedigree27th overall, 2025.

Verified profiles & sources

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FAQ

Malaki Starks — frequently asked

The questions people ask most about Malaki Starks, answered.

What position does Malaki Starks play?

Malaki Starks is a Safety for the Baltimore Ravens.

When was Malaki Starks drafted?

Malaki Starks was drafted 27th overall, 2025.

How many seasons has Malaki Starks played?

2 (2025–2026).

What are Malaki Starks's career stats?

He has recorded 107 tackles, 1 sack and 2 interceptions.

Malaki Starks career stats & accolades are real, and team projections and recent-game home/away splits are computed from real production. DNA ratings, grades, tonight's projection, ladders, live win probability and simulator outputs are Balladex model output. Not affiliated with the NBA.

Malaki Starks Baltimore Ravens · #24

Malaki Starks — the report card

Where Malaki Starks stands

Malaki Starks — every number, three levels deep

How the model sees Malaki Starks

Malaki Starks career stats, season by season

The Lab

Are the Baltimore Ravens built to win?

The Ballad of Malaki Starks

The beginning

Turning pro

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Chapter

Chapter

Off the field

Malaki Starks — frequently asked

Current role & opportunity

Injury history

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