Player Profile

Yanni Karlaftis

LB • 6'3" • 235 lbs • West Lafayette, IN, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Yanni Karlaftis shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 14 disruption score.

Usage Score

2.5

Efficiency

14

Consistency

8.3

Season Value

6.6

Career Arc

Season-by-season value trend

Best season by value score: 2021 Regular Season · Purdue

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Quick Facts

Career Teams
2
Seasons Tracked
5
Primary stop by seasons
Purdue
Best season by value score
Best season by value score: 2021 Regular Season · Purdue
Peak game by takeover score
Peak game by takeover score: Illinois

Yanni Karlaftis, LB. Best season Best season by value score: 2021 Regular Season · Purdue. Yanni Karlaftis shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 14 disruption score.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2021 Regular Season

Purdue paired 2 primary output with 36.7 efficiency.

Supporting note

2025 Regular Season role shape

impact-led usage with 14 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value stayed steady

2025 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Multi-stop career journey

Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across Purdue, Northwestern.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Tulane

Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

Season Explorer

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2025 Regular Season · Northwestern

Games

4

Havoc Plays / G

0.3

Efficiency

14

Usage

2.5

Consistency

8.3

Best Game by takeover score

UCLA

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Tulane: 1. Unknown: 0. Oregon: 0. UCLA: 0

Volume vs Efficiency

Low volume / high quality

High volume / high quality

Low volume / lower quality

High volume / lower quality

Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Tulane: 4 by 26.7. Unknown: 3 by 12.5. Oregon: 2 by 8.3. UCLA: 2 by 8.3

Split Comparison

Losses0.5 · n=2
First Half0.5 · n=2 · +0.5 vs Second Half
Second Half0 · n=2 · -0.5 vs First Half
All Games0.3 · n=4

Game Log

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

4 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

Tulane

Best efficiency game

26.7 vs Tulane

Result
Sat 9/27vs UCLAW 17-1420000
Sat 9/13vs OregonL 14-3421000
Fri 9/5vs Unknown32000
Sat 8/30@ TulaneL 3-2343001

Career Arc

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

  1. 1

    Purdue

    2021-2024

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    Northwestern

    2025

    Final stop

Season Progression

20212022202320242025
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2021 Regular SeasonPurdue236.73.4
2022 Regular SeasonPurdue113.34-1
2023 Regular SeasonPurdue523.35.74
2024 Regular SeasonPurdue324.35.5-2
2025 Regular SeasonNorthwestern1142.5-2

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Illinois

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2

Primary metric

2 disruption/tackle impact with 56.1 takeover score.

#2

Northwestern

2

Primary metric

Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 53.2 takeover score.

#3

Oregon

1

Primary metric

Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 52.9 takeover score.

#4

Indiana

1

Primary metric

Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 50.4 takeover score.

#5

Nebraska

1

Primary metric

Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 50 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2021 Regular Season · Purdue

2 primary output · 36.7 efficiency · 3.4 usage

35.9

#2

2022 Regular Season · Purdue

17.2

1 primary · 13.3 efficiency · 4 usage

#3

2023 Regular Season · Purdue

11.5

5 primary · 23.3 efficiency · 5.7 usage

Milestones

0

Impact games

0

Splash games

0

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

4★

Class 2021 · Rating 0.9069

West Lafayette · West Lafayette, IN

Committed To
Purdue
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2021

Career Facts

2

Career teams

5

Seasons tracked

131

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 5 tracked seasons, 30 games, and SP opponent-strength context when available. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

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Recruiting profile

4-star recruit

Position
LB
Teams played for
2
Seasons tracked
5
Career tackles
131