# Malaki Starks — what pundits predicted SAF · Georgia 14 checkable claims from 11 pundits. These are other people's predictions about what he will do — we grade the prediction, never the player. ## What the room says - Mock drafts: 2 of 6 picks had him at No. 13 (median No. 27) ## What pundits expect (5 unsettled) - Malaki Starks to outplay his draft cost — [John Breech](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/john-breech), for 2026, said Aug 27, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/5cb37ee0-ac35-4eb0-b1e9-a8f9d63ff361 - Malaki Starks to outplay his draft cost — [Carter Bahns](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/carter-bahns), for 2026, said Aug 26, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/9e95dcee-e8e6-4611-b416-41ed5bc2fd44 - Malaki Starks to outplay his draft cost — [Ralph Vacchiano](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/ralph-vacchiano), for 2026, said Aug 5, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/f2df9659-b052-4bd1-994c-527c86fe6f49 - Malaki Starks to be picked “somewhere in the twenty five range, maybe a little bit higher” — [Ollie Connolly](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/ollie-connolly), for 2025, said Apr 14, 2025; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/a90843a1-fdd8-4bae-a6de-8908630eafea - Malaki Starks to be picked at a slot they never named — [Mel Kiper](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/mel-kiper), for 2025, said Apr 8, 2025; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/ff6ed02d-d1cd-419b-b56d-2f77a71f4d31 ## Settled (9) - Malaki Starks to be picked at number 27 — [Mike Mayock](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/mike-mayock), for 2025, said Apr 21, 2025; scored 100 out of 100 (a naive guess scored 50) — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/cc6aa598-b890-44dc-ac22-693c86fe8600 - Malaki Starks to win Defensive Rookie of the Year — [Jamie Erdahl](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/jamie-erdahl), for 2025, said Sep 6, 2025; scored 0 out of 100 (a naive guess scored 0) — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/5cf850dd-0eb1-41d3-b417-21382a6ab157 - Malaki Starks to win Defensive Rookie of the Year — [Jamie Erdahl](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/jamie-erdahl), for 2025, said Sep 1, 2025; scored 0 out of 100 (a naive guess scored 0) — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/891ced7b-8d0a-4db7-a21d-8c75db7d0dfb - Malaki Starks to be picked at number 13 — [Nate Tice](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/nate-tice), for 2025, said Apr 8, 2025; scored 54.53 out of 100 (a naive guess scored 50) — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/d7695f15-66ed-4f57-95f7-e92b2cde8c06 - Malaki Starks to be picked at number 13 — [Daniel Jeremiah](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/daniel-jeremiah), for 2025, said Mar 20, 2025; scored 54.53 out of 100 (a naive guess scored 50) — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/c5de01a8-6e40-436d-9e04-07e1d39e54ae - Malaki Starks to be picked “may have snuck into the first round” (picks 1–32) — [Nick Shook](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/nick-shook), for 2025, said Mar 3, 2025; scored 100 out of 100 (a naive guess scored 50) — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/bbbcc4b3-dce9-4d2e-9e5e-ee639860f45e - Malaki Starks to be picked at number 32 — [Daniel Jeremiah](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/daniel-jeremiah), for 2024, said Feb 18, 2025; scored 80.52 out of 100 (a naive guess scored 50) — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/5e126e09-4836-4e26-be42-748910a8df18 - Malaki Starks to be picked at number 27 — [Kyle Crabbs](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/kyle-crabbs), for 2025, said Apr 23, 2025; scored 100 out of 100 (a naive guess scored 50) — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/59fd8433-f3b9-496d-ac9b-0dfd67a55367 - Malaki Starks to be picked at number 29 — [Kyle Crabbs](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/kyle-crabbs), for 2025, said Apr 14, 2025; scored 91.7 out of 100 (a naive guess scored 50) — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/e8a40874-e85c-44ec-a4c8-b6f0edbd22d2 --- Page: https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/players/malaki-starks Method: https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/methodology