KC · LDE · #56
George Karlaftis
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George Karlaftis is the starting LDE for the Kansas City Chiefs.
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The Kansas City Chiefs play next in Week 6, at home against the Los Angeles Chargers on Sun, Oct 18 (CBS). George Karlaftis is listed as the starter at LDE going into that game.
At LDE for the Kansas City Chiefs, Ashton Gillotte and Jack Pyburn are next in line behind him.
George Karlaftis's 2026 game log, most recent 3 games: W 30-27 at LV (Oct 4); W 24-10 at MIA (Sep 27); W 33-30 vs IND (Sep 20).
George Karlaftis wears No. 56, is 25 years old, is listed at 6' 4", 263 lbs, has 5 years of NFL experience, came out of Purdue.
Is George Karlaftis playing this week?
George Karlaftis is expected to start at LDE for Kansas City Chiefs. No injury listed (updated Oct 15, ESPN).
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Season Stats
| Season | Team | G | Tkl | TFL | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | KC | 4 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 2025 | KC | 16 | 23 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 2 |
| 2024 | KC | 16 | 18 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 5 |
| 2023 | KC | 16 | 28 | 7 | 10.5 | 0 | 3 |
| 2022 | KC | 17 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 7 |
| Career | 5 yrs | 69 | 92 | 35 | 30.5 | 1 | 19 |
Season stats from nflverse, a public NFL statistics project. Last refreshed Oct 15, 2026.
2026 vs. 2025
Career Totals
#75 of 103 at DE in Sacks (2026)
George Karlaftis is rated 88 (Great): production, role and draft slot rank 26th of 211 qualifying defensive linemen (outperforms 88% of them). 2026 games count fully, 2025 games half. Same 40-99 scale as college ratings; compare within the NFL.
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2026 Game Log
Oct 4W@ LVTKL 2
- TKL
- 2
- TFL
- 1
- SACK
- 0
- INT
- 0
- PD
- 1
Final W 30-27
Sep 27W@ MIATKL 1
- TKL
- 1
- TFL
- 1
- SACK
- 0
- INT
- 1
- PD
- 1
Final W 24-10
Sep 20Wvs INDTKL 2
- TKL
- 2
- TFL
- 0
- SACK
- 0
- INT
- 0
- PD
- 0
Final W 33-30
Sep 14Wvs DENTKL 1
- TKL
- 1
- TFL
- 0
- SACK
- 0
- INT
- 0
- PD
- 0
Final W 31-10
| OPP | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 4 | W@ LV | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 27 | W@ MIA | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Sep 20 | Wvs IND | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 14 | Wvs DEN | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
George Karlaftis's 2026 game-by-game stat log.
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