Multiple ESPN pundits<\/a> said safety Malaki Starks to the Ravens at No. 27 overall was their favorite pick in the entire draft.<\/p>\n“Baltimore has built much of its recent success on being strong up the middle of the defense, and Starks should be a perfect fit with that plan,” Dan Graziano wrote. “The Ravens had their eye on Starks pre-draft, thinking his center-field abilities would allow them to play Kyle Hamilton closer to the line of scrimmage more often. The pair should complement each other well.”<\/p>\n
Matt Bowen wrote: “With Starks playing opposite Kyle Hamilton in the secondary, the Ravens have two interchangeable safeties to disguise coverages and change the picture post-snap,” Bowen wrote. “Starks is a versatile defender with playmaking ability, capable of impacting multiple levels of the field as a rookie.”<\/p>\n
ESPN’s Mina Kimes expressed a similar sentiment about why the Georgia star was the ideal pick for the Ravens.<\/p>\n
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