Malaki Starks entered the 2020 football season with a lot of hype surrounding him. The 2022 Athlete for the Jefferson Dragons is one of the more highly coveted players in the country in his class. Ranked by 247 Sports as a 5-Star prospect, Starks put all of his talents on display Friday night in Jefferson’s season opening win over Central Gwinnett.
On the first play from scrimmage, Starks, who started at quarterback for Jefferson, took the snap and kept the ball on a design lead run to the right. Once Starks got to the edge, he planted his left foot in the ground and executed an explosive cut to the outside and took the ball 65 yards for a touchdown.