Draft Scouting Report
Rating: 87.9 (Long-term starter)
Pro Comparison: Ryan Kerrigan
Strengths:
Big, well-built, powerful, athletic rusher who loves the arm-over/swim and is decently effective with it. Has very close to an NFL defensive end body right now and could easily get more powerful. Doesn't have much else in his arsenal besides the swim. Best way to describe his lower half is sudden, relative to his thickness. Decently bendy, too. Very talented, great size, high-floor prospect with decent amount of upside. Very young.
Weaknesses:
Bull rush could be a lot better relative to his size and girth. Doesn't have much else in his arsenal besides the swim. Feels like he should be more productive given his gifts. A touch up and down. Some games dominant; others nearly invisible.
Accolades:
- 2021: First-team All-Big Ten (50 pressures, third in Big Ten)
- Career: 14.5 sacks, 29 TFL, 106 pressures in 27 games
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Chiefs' George Karlaftis: Taken by Kansas City in Round 1
The Chiefs selected Karlaftis in the first round of the 2022 NFL Draft, 30th overall.
Karlaftis might not be as toolsy as some of the other edge defenders drafted ahead of him, but his production at Purdue can match almost anyone and there's nothing concerning in his workout metrics. At 6-foot-4, 266 pounds his 38-inch vertical jump and 121-inch broad jump indicate plus explosiveness out of his stance, and his athletic dimensions otherwise are very similar to former Purdue defensive end great Ryan Kerrigan. Most teams need more players like Karlaftis, and the Chiefs as much as any team.
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Player Bio
| HT/WT: 6-4, 275 lbs |
| Birthplace: Athens, Greece |
| Age: 21 |