ATHENS, Ga. — Bulldog junior safety Malaki Starks was named to the 2024 Allstate AFCA Good Works Team on Tuesday. Starks is one of 11 players from the NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) selected based on their commitment to community service.
Georgia leads the nation in Allstate AFCA Good Works Team honorees with 24 since the award’s inception in 1992, including 19 since 2000.
For 33 years, the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) has recognized a select group of college football players committed to making a difference in their communities. There were also 11 players chosen from the NCAA Football Championship Subdivision (FCS), Divisions II, III and the NAIA. University of Notre Dame head coach Marcus Freeman was named the Honorary Head Coach.
This marks the first year that the Good Works Team provides the candidates for the Allstate Wuerffel Trophy winner, which former Bulldog and current L.A. Charger Ladd McConkey won in 2023.
Starks, a native of Jefferson, Ga., is one of five players from the Southeastern Conference on the FBS 2024 Allstate AFCA Good Works Team. The SEC leads all conferences with 89 all-time selections.
The Bulldogs’ previous Good Works Team honorees are Alec Millen in 1992, Travis Jones in 1993, Brian Smith in 1995, Matt Stinchcomb in 1997 and 1998, Brett Millican in 2000, Jon Stinchcomb in 2001, David Greene in 2003, D.J. Shockley in 2005, Quentin Moses in 2006, Kelin Johnson in 2007, Jeff Owens in 2009, Aron White in 2011, Aaron Murray in 2012, Chris Conley in 2014, Malcolm Mitchell in 2015, Jeb Blazevich in 2016, Aaron Davis in 2017, Rodrigo Blankenship in 2018, Jake Fromm in 2019, Nakobe Dean in 2021, Kearis Jackson in 2022 and McConkey in 2023.
Both Dean in 2021 and Mitchell in 2015 were voted captains of their respective Good Works Teams.
Starks has given his time to the community…
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Author : The Albany Herald, Ga.
Publish date : 2024-09-18 06:16:00
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