Kansas City Chiefs · DE (DL) · 7 games through Nov 1, 2026 · Purdue (2022 Round 1, Pick 30)

George Karlaftis

94.1

Downfield Score v7.0Ranked #3 of 177 qualified DLs

George Karlaftis among the 177 qualified defensive linemen: each 2026 Downfield Score, 0 to 100.

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Downfield Score v7.0 breakdown

Each component is shrunk toward the 2026 positional mean before percentile ranking across 177 qualified DLs. Read score check & methodology · What Raw and Shrunk mean

Defensive snaps per game, regressed25% weight · Raw 0.90 → Shrunk 46.56

97thpercentile

Pass-rush disruption per game28% weight · Raw 0.07 → Shrunk 1.93

98thpercentile

Weighted defensive disruption per game15% weight · Raw 0.18 → Shrunk 8.68

99thpercentile

Pass-rush disruption rate, regressed13% weight · Raw 6.8% → Shrunk 5.1%

97thpercentile

Sack rate per opponent pass play, regressed7% weight · Raw 0.8% → Shrunk 0.7%

76thpercentile

Combined tackle rate, regressed8% weight · Raw 5.5% → Shrunk 4.4%

92thpercentile

Schedule-adjusted team defensive EPA / play, regressed4% weight · Raw +0.003 → Shrunk +0.012

54thpercentile

Every 2026 regular-season game line for George Karlaftis. Click any game to open its drive-by-drive chart and box score.

Week	Date	Matchup	Result	Tackles	Solo	Sacks	TFL	QB hits	PD	INT	Def. snaps
Week 1	Sep 14, 2026	vs DEN	W 31-10	3	1	0	0	3	0	0	44
Week 2	Sep 20, 2026	vs IND	W 33-30	5	2	0	0	0	0	0	58
Week 3	Sep 27, 2026	@ MIA	W 24-10	2	1	0	1	1	1	1	58
Week 4	Oct 4, 2026	@ LV	W 30-27	5	2	0	1	6	1	0	74
Week 6	Oct 18, 2026	vs LAC	W 22-6	6	3	1	2	3	2	0	55
Week 7	Oct 25, 2026	@ SEA	L 3-20	2	0	0	1	2	1	0	57
Week 8	Nov 1, 2026	@ DEN	L 24-28	1	1	1	1	1	3	0	47

Verified identity bridge linking George Karlaftis's college regular-season tackles at Purdue to official NFL game lines.

Purdue (College tackles)

542019

42020

362021

3030th pick
2022 Draft

KC (NFL tackles)

322022

462023

322024

462025

242026 *

Regular-season totals from official NFL game lines across 5 seasons.

Season	Club	G	Tackles	Solo	Ast	Sacks	TFL	QBH	PD	INT	FF	Def. snaps
2022	KC	17	32	17	15	6	7	11	7	0	0	730
2023	KC	16	46	28	18	10.5	7	17	3	0	1	755
2024	KC	16	32	18	14	8	9	28	5	0	0	831
2025	KC	16	46	23	23	6	10	23	2	0	0	762
2026 (so far)	KC	7	24	10	14	2	6	16	8	1	1	393

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