George Karlaftis: DE · Purdue · #5.
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George Karlaftis
Bull-rushes through contact at the point of attack. Third year in the Purdue defensive front. All-America (AFCA) in 2021 made it three straight seasons on the honors list. On tape: 5 tackles and 1 tackle for loss against Minnesota, Week 5, 2021.
Play style
Bull-rushes through contact, winning with size and length at the point of attack.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
36 tackles. 2 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 11 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2021 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 30-21vs Oregon State | 4 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 2 | W 49-0@ UConn | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 13-27@ No. 12 Notre Dame | 2 | 1 | 1.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 13-9vs Illinois | 5 | 5 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 5 tackles |
| Wk 5 | L 13-20vs Minnesota | 5 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 24-7@ No. 2 Iowa | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 13-30vs Wisconsin | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 28-23@ Nebraska | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 40-29vs No. 5 Michigan State | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 31-59@ No. 6 Ohio State | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 32-14vs Northwestern | 5 | 5 | 2.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 44-7vs Indiana | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 36 | 25 | 11.0 | 4.5 | — | 2 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Sack rate
12%4 sacksTFL rate
31%11 TFLHurry rate
14%5 hurriesPressure-to-sack conversion
47%4 of 10 pressures36 tackles · 11 for loss · 4.5 sacks.
3 seasons under Jeff Brohm — 15-16 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2021 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 3.7 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.3 |
| Road5g | 1.8 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 3.0 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.3 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 3.0 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jeff Brohm
Pass share
60.1%
576 pass / 383 run
Plays / game
79.9
12 games
Team sack rate
4.7%
615 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Pass-leaning, fast tempo.
Player standing · 2021
Named to an All-America team by a recognized selector.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Former four-star. Now #33 at the position.
Selector Grid · 2021
How it ended
Three seasons at Purdue, 14 sacks, an All-American season (2021) — drafted at #30 overall by the Kansas City Chiefs.
Honored in a first season.
The snaps went the other way.
The role got bigger.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-AMERICA
Named All-American (2021)
named by 1 selector
ALL-BIG TEN · 1ST TEAM
All-Big Ten 1st team (2021)
Coaching lineage · 2019–2021
1 coachPlayed every college season under Jeff Brohm.
Next stop · NFL
Kansas City ChiefsEntering 5th NFL season
Kansas City ChiefsEntering 5th NFL season
