William Malaki Starks is a collegiate football safety for the Georgia Bulldogs of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). Also known as Malaki Starks, he is representing the Bulldogs team as their junior defensive back. However, he started his football career at Jefferson High School, where he won the GHSA Class 4A state championship game in 2020 and was declared as a five-star prospect, according to 247Sports.
Following the end of Malaki Starks' high school football career, he joined the Georgia Bulldogs college football team to begin his collegiate career in 2022. He gained attention by helping his team to become the CFB National Champions only in his freshman season in 2022. Over the years since then, he has also gained several other accolades in his career like Consensus All-American First Team honors in 2023 and First-team All-SEC honors in 2023 and 2024 respectively.
Malaki Starks' hometown and birthplace
Malaki Starks considers Jefferson, Georgia, United States as his hometown and birthplace, as per ESPN. He was born here on November 13, 2003, thereby making him 21 years of age, as of December 2024. Malaki Starks was a student at Jefferson High School. During his time there, he represented his high school football team, the Jefferson Dragons, as per MaxPreps. He played under coach Gene Cathcart in his high school. He gained a record of 10-2 as a sophomore in 2019, a 12-1 record as a junior in 2020 and a 9-2 record as a senior in 2021. Notably, as a junior, he won the GHSA Class 4A state championship game with his team, as per G Football. Along with this, he was also named to the Georgia All-State Second Team Defense in 2020. Malaki Starks also participated in the Under Armour All-America game in 2022 and was selected as a five-star prospect by 247Sports. He was also ranked as the #1 athlete prospect on the national level, #2 prospect in Georgia and #4 prospect on the national level as per G Football. Malaki Starks started his college football career with the Georgia Bulldogs, following the end of his high school football career.
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Malaki Starks' nationality
Malaki Starks is an American by nationality, He hails from Jefferson, Georgia, United States, which is also his birthplace, as per ESPN. He is the son of Martisha Starks and Larry Starks who are also residents of the area.
FAQs on Malaki Starks' hometown
A. Malaki Starks was a student of Jefferson High School in Jefferson, Georgia, United States.
A. Malaki Starks committed to play college football for Georgia in October 2021.
A. Malaki Starks serves as a safety for the Georgia Bulldogs, as of December 2024.
A. Malaki Starks won the CFB National Championship at the end of his freshman season with the Georgia Bulldogs in 2022.
A. Malaki Starks' age is 21, as of December 2024.
