New Ravens safety Malaki Starks will wear a familiar number in the NFL.
Starks will wear jersey No. 24, the same number he wore at Georgia. The number has special meaning to Starks because he wears it to honor his late cousin.
"When I was seven, my cousin who was like my brother, passed away when he was nine," Starks said during a 2023 press conference at Georgia.
"I started playing football before him. When he started playing football, he started wearing No. 24 and I switched because I was like, 'I don't want you wearing the same number as me. I don't want you copying me.' When he passed away, I switched back to 24.
"That's why I wear No. 24. Most people just look at it as a number, but to me it's much more. I know if I take care of what I need to take care of, I know his name will forever live long. That's huge to me."
Ravens' safety Beau Brade wore No. 24 last season. Other Ravens who have worn No. 24 include Jadeveon Clowney, Marcus Peters, Brandon Carr, Corey Graham, and Domonique Foxworth.
