![]() ![]() Timing on his spin move is not good at all. His bend is impressive for a guy his size/dimensions. Doesn’t have Gumby-like bend like Von Miller, but he’s not a stiff powermonger either. Like his arm over move, inside or outside. He was consistently doubled, or tripled in a few instances. Don’t think Notre Dame allowed him one opportunity to be one-on-one with anyone on the edge. Power held up against guards and centers on the interior on passing downs. It was like a gnat hitting an elephant - didn’t even budge him. Heyward hit him and Karlaftis went nowhere. H-back Connor Heyward coming right at him. Michigan State ran split zone with 245 lb. Short area quickness is really impressive for a man his size. For being 275 lb., he’s slippery as all get out - shoulder dips and rips, head shimmies - he can get himself clear with subtleties and slipperiness Caged bull with his relentless ferocity Roberto Duran’s manos de piedra - Hands of stone - Tackles/tight ends are going to feel his hands all day long. Violent (expected) and twitchy for a guy 275+ lb. Youth member of the Greece men’s national water polo teamĢ019 - (12 games) 54 tackles, 17.0 TFL, 7.5 sacks, 4 QBH, 2 PBU, 1 FFĢ020 - (3 games) 4 tackles, 2.0 TFL, 2.0 sacks, 1 QBHĢ021 - (12 games) 41 tackles, 11.5 TFL, 5.0 sacks, 8 QBH, 2 PBU, 3 FF, 1 blocked kick State champion in high school in shot put - 60’ ½ inch - damn! West Lafayette, IN (by way of Athens, Greece - moved to USA in 8th grade - father passed away so mother moved family to her hometown of West Lafayette, IN) He initially wanted to follow in his Dad’s footsteps and play at The U - can you imagine - Quincy Roche, Jaelen Phillips and Karlaftis? *Shudders* But, he made the most of his oppportunityĦ-4, 275 lb. His dad was a walk-on at Miami, FL in the early 1990s but his son is on a completely different level.Ī powerful former shot put champion stepped on campus for the hometown Boilermakers and made an instant impact. It was here that the younger Karlaftis found football. Having come to the United States in West Lafayette, IN while in the 8th grade to be near his mother’s family after his dad George Karlaftis passed away. He’s come a long way in a short amount of time. I saw multiple games in which Karlaftis saw two, three or even four offensive players attempting to block his way to the quarterback. You and I both know him as George, the Purdue Boilermaker star who attracted more offensive attention than anyone I saw last season, including all the big names Aidan Hutchinson (Michigan), Kayvon Thibodeaux (Oregon) or Hutchinson’s teammate David Ojabo. Some NFL team is going to get its own Greek Freak, a football version, in the form of Yoros Karlaftis. A nearly seven foot tall unicorn, Giannis did things on a basketball court befitting of his new nickname. Milwaukee’s got the Original Greek Freak in Giannis Antetokounmpo. ![]()
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