George Karlaftis

BIOGRAPHY

George Karlaftis was born April 3, 2001, in Athens, Greece. He played in the 2019 U.S. Army All-American Game, where he was named the Defensive Player of the Year. He also performed track and field for the school, including winning back-to-back state championships in shot put. Karlaftis committed to Purdue University to play college football. As a true freshman at Purdue in 2019, Karlaftis started all 12 games, recording 54 tackles and 7.5 sacks. He only played in three games as a sophomore in 2020 due to a positive COVID-19 result, finishing the year with four tackles and two sacks. Karlaftis declared for the 2022 NFL Draft following the 2021 season in which he recorded 4.5 sacks.

In the 2022 NFL Draft, George Karlaftis was selected #30 overall by the Kansas City Chiefs.

Karlaftis ended his rookie season with 33 tackle, 6 tackles and 2 fumble recoveries. The Chiefs reached Super Bowl LVII where they defeated the Philadelphia Eagles 38–35 with Karlaftis recording 2 tackles in the game.