CAREER AT PURDUE
• Academic All-Big Ten selection (2024)
• Appeared in 37 games with 12 starts
• Credited with 117 tackles, 4.5 tackles-for-loss, 3.5 sacks, a fumble recovery and a pass breakup
2024 / AS A JUNIOR
• Appeared in all 12 games with four starts
• Earned 57 tackles, 1.5 tackles-for-loss, 0.5 sacks and a pass breakup
• Finished third on the team in tackles
• Had a season-high eight tackles three times, against Nebraska (Sept. 28), No. 2 Oregon (Oct. 18) and Northwestern (Nov. 2)
• Had a solo tackle-for-loss vs. No. 2 Oregon (Oct. 18)
• Ended the season with seven tackles and a half-sack at No. 10 Indiana (Nov. 30)
• Named Academic All-Big Ten
2023 / AS A REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE
• Appeared in all 12 games with eight starts
• Made the fourth most tackles on the team with 55 total, including 28 solos
• Established a career high for tackles in a single game with nine against Ohio State (Oct. 14), leading the team in that contest
• Totaled 2.5 sacks for 13 yards on the season
• Had one fumble recovery against Ohio State (Oct. 14)
• Racked up eight tackles in games against Illinois (Sept. 30) and Nebraska (Oct. 28)
2022 / AS A REDSHIRT FRESHMAN
• Appeared in nine games on the defensive side and special teams
• Recorded four total tackles, including two solos
• Had a half sack in the win over Indiana State (Sept. 10)
• Made a season-high two tackles in games against Indiana State (Sept. 10) and Northwestern (Nov. 19)
2021 / AS A FRESHMAN
• Appeared in four games
• Made debut with a tackle against UConn (Sept. 11)
HIGH SCHOOL
• Four-star recruit by 247Sports
• No. 16-ranked outside linebacker and No. 3-ranked recruit overall in Indiana by 247Sports.com.
• Four-star recruit by ESPN
• No. 26-ranked outside linebacker, No. 2-ranked recruit overall in Indiana and No. 24 in the region by ESPN
• Four-star recruit by Rivals
• No. 186-ranked overall recruit, No. 14-ranked outside linebacker and No. 3-ranked recruit overall in Indiana by Rivals
• In four years on the varsity squad, totaled 241 tackles, 134 solo, with 23.0 tackles for loss and 2.0 sacks to go along with seven interceptions, four forced fumbles and seven fumble recoveries, according to MaxPreps
• Helped West Lafayette to an 8-2 mark in 2020 and a 4-0 record in the Hoosier-West Conference
PERSONAL
• Graduated with an undergraduate degree in selling & sales management
• Currently pursuing a his MBA
• Parent(s): Matthew and Amy Karlaftis
• Sibling(s): Annie, Nicko, and George
• George was an All-American defensive end, inducted to the Purdue Den of Defensive Ends and drafted in the first round of the 2022 NFL Draft by the Kansas City Chiefs
• His father, Matthew, threw javelin and played football at the University of Miami
• Born in Athens, Greece
• Academic All-Big Ten selection (2024)
• Appeared in 37 games with 12 starts
• Credited with 117 tackles, 4.5 tackles-for-loss, 3.5 sacks, a fumble recovery and a pass breakup
2024 / AS A JUNIOR
• Appeared in all 12 games with four starts
• Earned 57 tackles, 1.5 tackles-for-loss, 0.5 sacks and a pass breakup
• Finished third on the team in tackles
• Had a season-high eight tackles three times, against Nebraska (Sept. 28), No. 2 Oregon (Oct. 18) and Northwestern (Nov. 2)
• Had a solo tackle-for-loss vs. No. 2 Oregon (Oct. 18)
• Ended the season with seven tackles and a half-sack at No. 10 Indiana (Nov. 30)
• Named Academic All-Big Ten
2023 / AS A REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE
• Appeared in all 12 games with eight starts
• Made the fourth most tackles on the team with 55 total, including 28 solos
• Established a career high for tackles in a single game with nine against Ohio State (Oct. 14), leading the team in that contest
• Totaled 2.5 sacks for 13 yards on the season
• Had one fumble recovery against Ohio State (Oct. 14)
• Racked up eight tackles in games against Illinois (Sept. 30) and Nebraska (Oct. 28)
2022 / AS A REDSHIRT FRESHMAN
• Appeared in nine games on the defensive side and special teams
• Recorded four total tackles, including two solos
• Had a half sack in the win over Indiana State (Sept. 10)
• Made a season-high two tackles in games against Indiana State (Sept. 10) and Northwestern (Nov. 19)
2021 / AS A FRESHMAN
• Appeared in four games
• Made debut with a tackle against UConn (Sept. 11)
HIGH SCHOOL
• Four-star recruit by 247Sports
• No. 16-ranked outside linebacker and No. 3-ranked recruit overall in Indiana by 247Sports.com.
• Four-star recruit by ESPN
• No. 26-ranked outside linebacker, No. 2-ranked recruit overall in Indiana and No. 24 in the region by ESPN
• Four-star recruit by Rivals
• No. 186-ranked overall recruit, No. 14-ranked outside linebacker and No. 3-ranked recruit overall in Indiana by Rivals
• In four years on the varsity squad, totaled 241 tackles, 134 solo, with 23.0 tackles for loss and 2.0 sacks to go along with seven interceptions, four forced fumbles and seven fumble recoveries, according to MaxPreps
• Helped West Lafayette to an 8-2 mark in 2020 and a 4-0 record in the Hoosier-West Conference
PERSONAL
• Graduated with an undergraduate degree in selling & sales management
• Currently pursuing a his MBA
• Parent(s): Matthew and Amy Karlaftis
• Sibling(s): Annie, Nicko, and George
• George was an All-American defensive end, inducted to the Purdue Den of Defensive Ends and drafted in the first round of the 2022 NFL Draft by the Kansas City Chiefs
• His father, Matthew, threw javelin and played football at the University of Miami
• Born in Athens, Greece