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WATCH: Georgia football safety Malaki Starks pitching sports drink in TV ad
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- WATCH: Georgia football safety Malaki Starks pitching sports drink in TV ad
Malaki Starks is coming to your TV. And not just during Georgia football games.
The preseason All-American safety will be featured in Powerade spots as part of a national campaign featuring college football players called "It Takes More."
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The Jefferson High product signed a season-long NIL endorsement deal through ESM, his sports marketing agency.
Starks appears in a 15 second ad by himself and another that's 30 seconds with other players. Other players featured, according to Sports Business Journal, include LSU quarterback Jayden Daniels , Southern Cal wide receiver Mario Williams, Florida State defensive end Jared Verse and Iowa running back Kalen Johnson.
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The ad shows him rising above Georgia's hedges.
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It actually was filmed in Los Angeles earlier this summer and recreated.
Starks also has a national deal with Beats by Dre headphones announced Thursday. He's one of 15 players in the "Beats Elite Class."
Starks and No. 1 Georgia open the 2023 season on Sept. 2 against UT Martin.
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