Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2019-2021Purdue
George Karlaftis
DE • 6'4" • 270 lbs • West Lafayette, IN, USA
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George Karlaftis shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 31.2 disruption score.
Impact Production
100
Top-tier box-score impact for an edge defender
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Reliability
99
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
95
Blue-chip, NFL-level ceiling
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2019 Regular Season · Purdue
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 3
- Program Path
- Purdue
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Penn State
Player Story
George Karlaftis built his college career from 2019 through 2021 as a defensive end from West Lafayette, IN wearing No. 5, spending time with Purdue. The clearest part of George Karlaftis' career was his defensive...
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- Committed To
- Purdue
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2019
NFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2022
- Selection
- Round 1 · Pick 30
- Overall
- No. 30
- NFL Team
- Kansas City Chiefs
George Karlaftis, DE. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2019 Regular Season · Purdue. George Karlaftis shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 31.2 disruption score.
Quick Answers
George Karlaftis quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Purdue · DE
- Career Tackles
- 94
- Tracked sample
- 3 unique seasons · 3 entries · 26 games
- Best season
- 2019 Regular Season · Purdue
- Top game
- Penn State
- Recruit profile
- 4-star · West Lafayette · Purdue
- High school pipeline
- West Lafayette · 8 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
- NFL Draft
- 2022 · Round 1 · Pick 30 · Kansas City Chiefs
- Latest roster
- No. 5 · Sophomore
- 2021 Tackles rank
- 36 tackles · DE 55th (top 20%) · Big Ten 114th (top 19%) · National 1,101st (top 19%)
George Karlaftis played DE for Purdue. Across 3 tracked seasons, George Karlaftis recorded 94 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2019 with Purdue.
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