Defensive end, Purdue, 2019–21
George Karlaftis
- Number
- No. 5
- Height
- 6′4″
- Weight
- 270 lb
- Class (2021)
- Sophomore
- Hometown
- West Lafayette, IN
- Born
- Apr 3, 2001, in Athens
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George Karlaftis played defensive end at Purdue (2019–21). The Kansas City Chiefs took Karlaftis in the first round, No. 30 overall in the 2022 NFL Draft.
At a glance
Career highs
8tackles, career highat Penn State, 2019Honors
All-America: AFCA 2021
Defense
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. A dash: the source has no number for that season (often an FCS season), and career totals count only the numbers on file.
On the roster
As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.
Game by game
2021 Purdue 12 games, 36 tackles, 4.5 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 4 | vs. Oregon State | W 30–21 | 4 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Sep 11 | at UConn | W 49–0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 18 | at Notre Dame | L 13–27 | 2 | 1 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 25 | vs. Illinois | W 13–9 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 2 | vs. Minnesota | L 13–20 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 16 | at Iowa | W 24–7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 23 | vs. Wisconsin | L 13–30 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 30 | at Nebraska | W 28–23 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 6 | vs. Michigan State | W 40–29 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 13 | at Ohio State | L 31–59 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 20 | vs. Northwestern | W 32–14 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 27 | vs. Indiana | W 44–7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
2020 Purdue 2 games, 4 tackles, 2 sacks
2019 Purdue 12 games, 54 tackles, 7.5 sacks, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30 | at Nevada | L 31–34 | 4 | 2 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 7 | vs. Vanderbilt | W 42–24 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 14 | vs. TCU | L 13–34 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 28 | vs.Minnesota | L 31–38 | 5 | 1 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 5 | at Penn State | L 7–35 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 12 | vs. Maryland | W 40–14 | 2 | 1 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 19 | atIowa | L 20–26 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 26 | vs.Illinois | L 6–24 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 2 | vs.Nebraska | W 31–27 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 9 | atNorthwestern | W 24–22 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 23 | atWisconsin | L 24–45 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 30 | vs.Indiana | L 41–44 | 5 | 2 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
| Drill | Combine 2022 | Combine or pro day 2022 |
|---|---|---|
| Height | 6′3¾″ | |
| Weight | 266 lb | |
| Arm length | 32⅝″ | |
| Hand size | 10¼″ | |
| Wingspan | 78⅞″W | |
| 40-yard dash | 4.71 sW | |
| 10-yard split | 1.65 sW | |
| Vertical jump | 38″ | |
| Broad jump | 10′1″ | |
| Bench press | 21 reps | |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.36 s |
Combine or pro day: the source doesn’t say which. Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
In the NFL
5 seasons, 69 games with a stat; latest team: Kansas City Chiefs.
| Season | Team | G | Tkl | Sacks | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Kansas City Chiefs | 17 | 32 | 6 | 0 |
| 2023 | Kansas City Chiefs | 16 | 46 | 10.5 | 0 |
| 2024 | Kansas City Chiefs | 16 | 32 | 8 | 0 |
| 2025 | Kansas City Chiefs | 16 | 46 | 6 | 0 |
| 2026 (so far) | Kansas City Chiefs | 4 | 15 | 0 | 1 |
| NFL career | 69 | 171 | 30.5 | 1 | |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.
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