Malaki Starks

FS · Baltimore Ravens vs Dallas Cowboys · 90 graded snaps

Replacement

Starks played a quiet game as a deep safety, limiting YAC and making open-field stops, but surrendered a goal-line touchdown against a perimeter jet sweep.

Malaki Starks film grade: 62: share card

Coverage6166Special teams6016Run defense638

The full breakdown

Starks earned a replacement-level 61.5 grade across 90 snaps by largely executing routine deep-safety assignments with 82 neutral plays. He was solid flowing downhill to clean up gains, making open-field stops on Javonte Williams in Q3 (8:50) and Dak Prescott in Q4 (1:09). However, his grade was dragged down in Q4 (9:46) when he was driven off the edge by Brevyn Spann-Ford on KaVontae Turpin's jet-sweep touchdown. He also gave up an easy third-down conversion in off-man coverage to Turpin in Q1 (5:05).

Strengths

Downhill pursuit from deep alignment
Open-field tackling
Limiting boundary yards after catch

Weaknesses

Perimeter edge containment
Off-man coverage against quick breaks

Plays that moved the grade

-1Q4 09:46, 1st & 9Driven off the edge by lead blocker Brevyn Spann-Ford on KaVontae Turpin's 9-yard jet sweep touchdown.
-0.5Q1 05:05, 3rd & 7Allowed an out cut to KaVontae Turpin for a 9-yard conversion in man coverage before tackling him at the two-yard line.
+0.5Q3 08:50, 2nd & 10Came downhill from deep middle alignment to tackle Javonte Williams in the open field and prevent a potential touchdown.

Every graded snap · 8 wins or losses, 82 routine

+0.5Q1 08:59 · 2 & 1 · CoverageReacts swiftly to the bootleg and flows downhill outside to provide over-the-top support against Flournoy.
-0.5Q1 05:05 · 3 & 7 · CoveragePlaying off leverage, allows the easy out cut for the 1st down, though he does rally to make the tackle and push Turpin out before the goal line.
+0.5Q1 01:18 · 1 & 10 · CoverageFlies downhill from deep coverage to push the receiver out of bounds, preventing further YAC.
+0.5Q3 08:50 · 2 & 10 · Run defenseFills from deep middle to make the tackle alongside Hawkins, preventing a touchdown.
+0.5Q3 03:39 · 1 & 10 · Run defenseTriggers quickly from the deep half, pursues across the field, and secures the primary tackle along the sideline.
-1Q4 09:46 · 1 & 9 · Run defenseEngaged by lead blocker Brevyn Spann-Ford and driven off the edge without being able to disengage.
+0.5Q4 01:20 · 2 & 10 · CoverageTracks the ball carrier from deep zone coverage, angles down to the boundary, and pushes Lamb out of bounds to end the play.

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