Player Dossier

2019-2021

Purdue

George Karlaftis

DE • 6'4" • 270 lbs • West Lafayette, IN, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

George Karlaftis shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 27.1 disruption score.

Usage Score

26.5

Efficiency

28.4

Consistency

100

Season Value

40.5

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2019 Regular Season · Purdue

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Seasons Tracked
3
Program Path
Purdue
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Penn State

Scouting Read

Best season and peak-game context are pinned here so the rest of the page can stay analytical without losing the headline story.

George Karlaftis, DE. Best season Best season by value score: 2019 Regular Season · Purdue. George Karlaftis shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 27.1 disruption score.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2019 Regular Season

Purdue paired 27.5 primary output with 41.7 efficiency.

Supporting note

2020 Regular Season role shape

impact-led usage with 28.4 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value cooled off

2021 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Iowa

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

Analysis workspace

Season Workbench

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Season Explorer

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2020 Regular Season · Purdue

Games

2

Havoc Plays / G

2

Efficiency

28.4

Usage

26.5

Consistency

100

Best Game by takeover score

Illinois

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Active game

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Game-by-Game Trend

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12

Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Iowa: 2. Illinois: 2

Volume vs Efficiency

Each dot is a game. Farther right means the player carried more of the workload, and higher means they were more efficient with those chances.

Scatter view is hidden because this season does not have enough game-to-game variety yet.

Split Comparison

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Wins2 · Games = 2
All Games2 · Games = 2

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

2 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

Iowa

Best efficiency game

32.5 vs Iowa

Result
Sat 10/31@ IllinoisW 31-2411110
Sat 10/24vs IowaW 24-2032110

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

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    Purdue

    2019-2021

    Opening stop

Season Progression

201920202021
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2019 Regular SeasonPurdue27.541.717.2
2020 Regular SeasonPurdue428.426.5-23.5
2021 Regular SeasonPurdue17.527.112.213.5

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Penn State

Loss with 5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

5

Primary metric

5 disruption/tackle impact with 71.1 takeover score.

#2

TCU

4

Primary metric

Loss with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

4 disruption/tackle impact with 58 takeover score.

#3

Iowa

2

Primary metric

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 56.1 takeover score.

#4

Northwestern

3

Primary metric

Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3 disruption/tackle impact with 55.7 takeover score.

#5

Illinois

2

Primary metric

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 47.2 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2019 Regular Season · Purdue

27.5 primary output · 41.7 efficiency · 17.2 usage

43.5

#2

2020 Regular Season · Purdue

40.5

4 primary · 28.4 efficiency · 26.5 usage

#3

2021 Regular Season · Purdue

33.5

17.5 primary · 27.1 efficiency · 12.2 usage

Milestones

1

Impact games

5

Splash games

0

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

4★

Class 2019 · Rating 0.9705

West Lafayette · West Lafayette, IN

Committed To
Purdue
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2019

Career Facts

1

Career teams

3

Seasons tracked

94

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 3 tracked seasons, 26 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

Quick Answers

George Karlaftis quick answers

Recruiting profile

4-star recruit

Position
DE
Teams played for
1
Seasons tracked
3
Career tackles
94