George Karlaftis
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Experience: 5 years
Height: 6-4
Age: 25
Weight: 263 lbs
College: Purdue
2026 SEASON
- Solo6
- SCK0
- FF0
- INT1
Defense
Field Position
| G | Total | Solo | AST | SCK | SFTY | PDEF | INT | TDS | YDS | AVG | LNG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opp 19-1 - by Yard Line | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Opp 49-20 - by Yard Line | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Own 1-20 - by Yard Line | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Own 21-50 - by Yard Line | 3 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Game Halves
| G | Total | Solo | AST | SCK | SFTY | PDEF | INT | TDS | YDS | AVG | LNG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Half | 4 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Last Two Minutes of Half | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2nd Half | 4 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Home vs Road
| G | Total | Solo | AST | SCK | SFTY | PDEF | INT | TDS | YDS | AVG | LNG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home Games | 2 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Road Games | 2 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Margin of Victory
| G | Total | Solo | AST | SCK | SFTY | PDEF | INT | TDS | YDS | AVG | LNG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margin 0-7 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Margin 15+ | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Margin 8-14 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Point Differential
| G | Total | Solo | AST | SCK | SFTY | PDEF | INT | TDS | YDS | AVG | LNG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ahead | 4 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ahead by 1-8 Points | 4 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ahead by 9-16 Points | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Behind | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Behind by 1-8 Points | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tied | 4 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Quarters
| G | Total | Solo | AST | SCK | SFTY | PDEF | INT | TDS | YDS | AVG | LNG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Quarter | 4 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4th Quarter | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4th Quarter within 7 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2nd Quarter | 3 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3rd Quarter | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Stadium Surfaces
| G | Total | Solo | AST | SCK | SFTY | PDEF | INT | TDS | YDS | AVG | LNG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grass | 4 | 15 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Biography
- Karlaftis enters his fifth season with the Chiefs in 2026.
- Originally entered the NFL as the second of two first-round picks (30th overall) by the Kansas City Chiefs in the 2022 NFL Draft.
Career Highlights:
- Led Kansas City in sacks (8.0) in 2024.
- Recorded double-digit sacks (10.5) in 2023, tying with DT Chris Jones for the most amongst the defense.
- Totaled 16.5 sacks in his first two seasons, the third-most in a Chiefs player's first two seasons.
- In 2022, George Karlaftis became the 19th player in franchise history to start all regular season games in their rookie season. Karlaftis joined C Creed Humphrey and G Trey Smith to be the first three to start 17 games in their rookie season since the NFL added a 17th regular season game in the 2021 season.
- As a rookie, finished the 2022 season with the second-most sacks on the team (6.0) behind DT Chris Jones (15.5).
- 2022 PFW/PFWA All-Rookie team.
Transactions:
Re-signed with Kansas City (7/21/25) ... Originally entered the NFL as the second of two first-round picks (30th overall) by the Kansas City Chiefs in the 2022 NFL Draft.