Malaki Starks Tops Deep Safety Group for 2025 NFL Draft

Malaki Starks Tops Deep Safety Group for 2025 NFL Draft
Georgia defensive back Malaki Starks intercepts a pass intended for South Carolina running back Juju McDowell during the first half of an NCAA college football game in Columbia, S.C., on Sept. 17, 2022. Curtis Compton/Atlanta Journal—Constitution via AP Photo
|Updated:
0:00

We’ve been looking at the top prospects heading into the 2025 NFL Draft recently. Our last breakdown looked at the top cornerback prospects, so let’s keep our eyes in the secondary and turn our attention now to the safety position.

Quarterback is the most important position on the field—for the offense. Safeties are the signal callers in the secondary for defenses, and have taken on increased importance with more use of tight ends and dime packages in the NFL. Having a good collection of safeties is critical for a defense to succeed at the next level.

Tab Bamford
Tab Bamford
Author
Tab Bamford has been writing about sports for two decades. He has worked with the National Baseball Hall of Fame, Big Ten Conference, Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame and been credentialed for all-star events and postseason games in MLB, the NFL, NHL, NBA and NCAA.