George Karlaftis is a defensive end for the Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League. He weighs 119 kg and stands 1.93 m tall. He played high school football at West Lafayette Junior-Senior High School, where he attended. He had 41 sacks while he was there.
He also played in the 2019 U.S. Army All-American Game, where he was named Defensive Player of the Year. He finished high school early and enrolled at Purdue in January 2019. He played football for the Purdue Boilermakers while there. As a true freshman, he participated in spring camp and started each of the 12 games, placing third on the team with 54 tackles and 7.5 sacks.
In 2020 as a sophomore, he played in just three games due to a positive COVID-19 result, finishing the year with four tackles and two sacks. Both the Academic All-Big Ten Second Team and the Second Team both named him. For the season, he had three tackles, including two solo stops and a sack against Iowa on October 24. He recorded another sack on October 31 at Illinois.
After registering 4.5 sacks in 2021, he declared his intention to declare for the 2022 NFL Draft. Karlaftis was taken by the Kansas City Chiefs with the 30th overall pick in the first round of the 2022 NFL Draft.
How Tall Is George Karlaftis?
George Karlaftis is 1.93 meters tall.