Those who know Ravens safety Malaki Starks say his maturity, passion and understanding of the game are unlike anything they’ve seen.

The Baltimore Ravens selected safety Malaki Starks with the 27th overall pick in the 2025 NFL Draft. Malaki Starks was a safety at the University of Georgia. More often than not, the Baltimore Ravens have been successful with their first-round draft picks.

The Ravens were hoping that the best safety in this year's draft would fall to them at the end of the first round, but figured it would be a long shot.