Georgia gains commitment from 2022 5-star athlete

Georgia football picked up a commitment from 2022 5-star ATH Malaki Starks on Thursday evening.

Georgia fans were in need of some good news after hearing that superstar wide receiver George Pickens would miss the 2021 college football season with a torn ACL.

And good news is exactly what the DawgNation got on Thursday night when 5-star athlete Malaki Starks announced his commitment to Georgia.

Starks, a 5-star athlete in the class of 2022, made his decision live on Fox5 Atlanta at the Jefferson Civic Center. It came down to Georgia, Alabama and Clemson – and the Dawgs came out on top.

Starks hails from Jefferson, Georgia and stands at 6-foot-1 and weighs in at 200 pounds. 247Sports has Starks as the nation’s No. 13 overall player.

“I felt like I would succeed the most there,” Starks said, via OnlineAthens. “I feel like I would get developed the most and I would have the best time and do what I love doing in an environment that I love doing it in.”

Starks joins UGA as the Bulldogs ninth commitment. Georgia currently has the nation’s No. 2 ranked class for 2022.