Kyle Hamilton, a fellow safety, said Sunday: “God forbid that a rookie in the NFL takes more than seven matches to adjust.” “He’s progressing well, and that is no surprise to us.” You saw it in the off-season. He is 21 years old but acts like a 30-year-old. It’s like he has been playing for 10 years.”

Starks played every defensive snap the Ravens have made so far in this season. Alohi Gillman, a veteran safety, was added to the mix of secondary players. This helped improve communication and anticipation. Starks says that his teammates make playing football “super easy,” yet he doesn’t give himself enough credit.

Starks stated, “I trust myself, my preparation and the guys surrounding me.” “I just trust them to do their jobs, which allows me to play quickly and be myself.”

Starks’ play has been more physical in the last two weeks. His tackling grades in the last three weeks were among the best of the season. And his 89.9 grade for coverage against the Vikings, was his highest of the year. He only allowed one catch of five yards.

Hamilton said: “I told Hamilton after the game that it was only going to be the beginning of his improvement.” Hamilton said: “I can tell that he is going to improve so much and become a real problem.”

Takeaways from Ravens PFF grades and snap count versus Vikings