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George Karlaftis — Kansas City Chiefs DE

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Kansas City Chiefs

Starter82
Roster Value86/100High-End Starterhigh confidenceVeteran score driven by current role, availability, experience, and same-team continuity.
Experience
81
Expected Games
16/17
Prime
94
Draft Pedigree
80
This Year
$7.4M
Per Game
$463K
KCKC
Projected Role
Starter
Roster Status
Active
Age
25
Height
6'4"
Weight
275 lb
College
Purdue

Roster Value components

Player Roster Value is a roster-asset estimate, not a performance grade. Each input is a transparent 1–100 read; a dash means we don't have a confident read yet.

Role82
Experience81
Durability95
Continuity99
Prime94
Draft pedigree80
Contract Fit71

Where George Karlaftis fits · Defensive Ends

KC defensive ends, last season vs this season — George Karlaftis is highlighted. This shows where he sits in the room now, alongside last season's group for context.

NEW arrived this offseasonRE-UP re-signedLEFT left after last season- returning players are unmarked

This season · 2026Defensive Line Coach: Joe Cullen
82George Karlaftis8616/178199959480$7.4M25.36'4"275
78Felix Anudike-Uzomah7017/174501009079$3.8M24.56'4"255
72R Mason ThomasNEW7310/1700505077$3.0M——241
62Ashton Gillotte6817/1742531008769$1.5M23.76'3"270
45Vincent AnthonyNEW435/17005050—$1.0M——258
45Anthony DunnNEW435/17005050—$1.0M——262
Last season · 2025Defensive Line Coach: Joe Cullen
82George Karlaftis8616/178199959480$7.4M25.36'4"275
78Felix Anudike-Uzomah7017/174501009079$3.8M24.56'4"255
62Ashton Gillotte6817/1742531008769$1.5M23.76'3"270
45Malik HerringLEFT416/174103696—$1.1M28.76'3"277
45Janarius RobinsonLEFT428/17280509644—28.26'5"260
35Charles OmenihuLEFT5213/17810799632$4.0M28.96'5"280
25Michael DannaLEFT4815/17800859625—28.66'2"255

Contract

This season$7.4M
Total deal$88M

Roster move

Starter82
DEGeorge KarlaftisRoster value86/100
Exp81
Exp gms16/17
Prime94
Draft620
Stayed
KC
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$7.4MThis yr
$88MTotal
$463KPer gm

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