With the No. 27 overall pick in the 2025 NFL Draft, the Baltimore Ravens select Malaki Starks, safety, Georgia. Below are the reactions from the contributors of Baltimore Beatdown.
All along, mock drafts believed Starks was going to be the pick and now it’s become reality.
The addition of Starks immediately bolsters the Ravens’ defense back to their dynamic glory with three-safety packages. Starks demonstrates versatility and high football IQ, which will be a perfect complement to Kyle Hamilton and Ar’Darius Washington. Pairing Starks and Hamilton is a vicious combo that grants Defensive Coordinator Zach Orr the opportunity to deploy either of them on any given play to the line of scrimmage, drop back and/or blitz.