{"id":20840,"date":"2025-04-18T22:50:51","date_gmt":"2025-04-18T22:50:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=20840"},"modified":"2025-04-18T22:50:51","modified_gmt":"2025-04-18T22:50:51","slug":"breaking-news-cincinnati-bengals-select-georgia-safety-malaki-starks-in-latest-nfl-mock-draft","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=20840","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING NEWS : Cincinnati Bengals Select Georgia Safety Malaki Starks in Latest NFL Mock Draft"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/ybmedia\/image\/upload\/c_crop,e_improve,h_513,w_912,x_0,y_0\/c_fill,f_auto,h_900,q_auto,w_1600\/v1\/m\/a\/a\/aac9b33aa8c535b4e09de7e442ef944df672f76c\/01js55rhegkc8kxf7mee.jpg\" alt=\"Cincinnati Bengals Select Georgia Safety Malaki Starks in Latest NFL Mock Draft\" \/><\/p>\n<p><em>According to the latest NFL Mock Draft, the Cincinnati Bengals are projected to select Malaki Starks in the first round.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The NFL Draft is less than a week away as organizations prepare to make their selections for their future roster. With the pre-draft preparations all but finished, many organizations have begun to compose their final mock drafts ahead of selection night.<\/p>\n<p>According to the latest mock draft by NFL.com&#8217;s Gennaro Filice, the Cincinnati Bengals are projected to select Georgia Bulldogs safety Malaki Starks as the 17th overall pick in the 2025 NFL Draft. This pick would be the second consecutive season the Bengals select a Georgia Bulldog in the first round.<\/p>\n<p>Starks was an impact player for Georgia since his first game as a Bulldog during his true freshman year. He made an incredible interception against Oregon in 2022 and from that moment on, the rest was history. He finished his career with six interceptions, six tackles for loss, and 197 total tackles. During his junior year, Starks moved anywhere from safety, to STAR or in the slot.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/atozsports.com\/.image\/ar_16:9%2Cc_fill%2Ccs_srgb%2Cfl_progressive%2Cg_xy_center%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_620%2Cx_1312%2Cy_487\/MjEyMTEyNDY5NTUwNzA0NjE2\/usatsi_24934110.jpg\" alt=\"Bengals snag a bonafide steal who would instantly improve their defense in  latest 2025 NFL Mock Draft\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The first round of the 2025 NFL Draft will be held in Green Bay, Wisconsin on Thursday, April 24th. Coverage for this event can be found on NFL Network and ESPN.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>According to the latest NFL Mock Draft, the Cincinnati Bengals are projected to select Malaki Starks in the first round. 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