"God forbid a rookie takes more than seven games in the NFL to get adjusted," fellow safety Kyle Hamilton quipped Sunday. "He is progressing just fine, and it's no surprise to us. You saw that in the offseason. He's 21 years old, but he acts like a 31-year-old, like he's been in it for 10 years."
Starks has played nearly every defensive snap for the Ravens so far this season. The addition of veteran Alohi Gilman to the safety mix helped with the secondary's communication and anticipation. Starks said the teammates he's playing with make it "super easy," but that's also not giving himself enough credit.
"I think I'm just really trusting myself, my preparation, and the guys around me," Starks said. "I'm just trusting them to do their job, which is allowing me to play fast and just be myself."
Starks has played noticeably more physical the past two weeks. His tackling grades the past three weeks have been among the highest of the season, and his 89.9 coverage grade versus the Vikings was his best of the year. He gave up just one catch for five yards.
"I told him after the game that he's only going to build on that," Hamilton said. "I can see it in him that he's going to get so much better, and he's going to be a problem."
Here are more takeaways from the Ravens' PFF grades and snap counts versus the Vikings: