George Karlaftis

Purdue · Edge Rusher · 2019-21

SACKS: 14
TFL: 30
TKL: 94

Career totals · 3 seasons with stats

Scouting Report

Karlaftis was a first-team All-American on at least one selector's team in 2021 and a first-team all-conference pick in 2021.

From 2019 to 2021, Karlaftis recorded 94 tackles, 30 tackles for loss and 14 sacks.

Karlaftis was the No. 30 overall pick in the 2022 NFL Draft.

In 17-0 that career earns a 80 overall, the 3rd-highest edge rusher rating at Purdue since 1990 and No. 28 among all edge rushers of the 2020-2024 era.

Honors & Awards

2019
- Second-team all-conference
2020
- Second-team all-conference
2021
- First-team All-American
- First-team all-conference
2022
- No. 30 overall pick, NFL Draft

Season by Season

George Karlaftis season-by-season statistics at Purdue
Season	Tkl	TFL	Sacks	PD
2019	54	17	7.5	2
2020	4	2	2	0
2021	36	11	4.5	2
Total	94	30	14	4

Seasons with tracked stats at Purdue. Coverage starts in 2006; tackles, sacks and passes defended start in 2016 (shown as – before then).

Rating by Era

2015-2019 eraEDGE80
2020-2024 eraEDGE80

Purdue Teammates

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Top Edge Rushers of the 2020-2024 Era

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Sources: Wikipedia (George Karlaftis) and its All-America, all-conference, award and program statistical-leader pages; season statistics and NFL Draft data from CollegeFootballData.com. Ratings are 17-0's own estimates, graded within each era. How ratings work.