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Malaki Starks #24 of the Georgia Bulldogs tackles Payton Thorne #1 of the Auburn Tigers
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Starks Earns FWAA All-America Honors

December 17, 2024 | Football

ATHENS, Ga. --- The Georgia football junior safety Malaki Starks was named to the Football Writers Association of America (FWAA) All-America First Team, according to an announcement Tuesday. A native of Jefferson, Ga., Starks was a 2023 consensus All-American and has been named to four All-America squads (FWAA, Walter Camp, AFCA, AP) so far this season.
 
There had already been three All-America squads named prior to the FWAA team:
Walter Camp All-America (12/12): Jalon Walker, Malaki Starks – Second Team
AFCA All-America (12/13): Tate Ratledge, Jalon Walker, Malaki Starks – First Team
AP All-America (12/16): Dylan Fairchild, Malaki Starks, Brett Thorson - Second Team; Tate Ratledge, Jalon Walker - Third Team
 
The Sporting News All-America team will be released on Wednesday.
 
Georgia takes on the winner of Notre Dame and Indiana in the College Football Playoff Quarterfinal at the Allstate Sugar Bowl in New Orleans, La., on Jan. 1.  ESPN will televise the matchup at 8:45 p.m. ET.
 

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Tate Ratledge

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