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Yanni Karlaftis

LB · Northwestern

Yanni Karlaftis

LB · #14 · Northwestern

Profile

Measurements: 6'3" · 235 lb
Seasons: 5
Recruiting: ★★★★☆ · 0.9069
Class rank: #273 · 2021
Hometown: West Lafayette, IN
High school: West Lafayette

Transferred in from Purdue.

Career

131 Tackles · 4.5 TFL · 3.5 Sacks

On a roster 2021–2025. Statistics held for 2021–2025.

2025

Northwestern

Tackles and the line of scrimmage

Tackles

Tackles for loss are also counted in the total above; the two halves are the same tackles seen twice.

Passes defended

@ Tulane

Central Michigan *

Western Illinois

Oregon

UCLA

UL Monroe

@ Penn State

Purdue

@ Nebraska

@ USC

Michigan *

Minnesota *

@ Illinois

Week by week, oldest first. Home games are bold; away games read @ opponent. Every figure here is also in the game log below.

11 Tackles · 0.0 TFL · 0.0 Sacks

Defense

Wk	Opponent	Result	TOT	SOLO	QB HUR	PD
5	vs UCLA	W 17–14	2	0	1	0
3	vs Oregon	L 14–34	2	1	0	0
2	vs Western Illinois	W 42–7	3	2	0	0
1	@ Tulane	L 3–23	4	3	0	1

2024

Purdue

Tackles and the line of scrimmage

TacklesBehind the line

−1

−0.5

Tackles for loss are also counted in the total above; the two halves are the same tackles seen twice.

Passes defended

Indiana State

Notre Dame

@ Oregon State

Nebraska

@ Wisconsin

@ Illinois

Oregon

Northwestern

@ Ohio State

Penn State

@ Michigan State

@ Indiana

Week by week, oldest first. Home games are bold; away games read @ opponent. Every figure here is also in the game log below.

57 Tackles · 1.5 TFL · 0.5 Sacks

Defense

Wk	Opponent	Result	TOT	SOLO	TFL	SACKS	QB HUR	PD
14	@ Indiana	L 0–66	7	3	0.5	0.5	0	0
13	@ Michigan State	L 17–24	4	3	0	0	0	0
12	vs Penn State	L 10–49	3	1	0	0	0	0
10	vs Northwestern	L 20–26	8	4	0	0	0	0
8	vs Oregon	L 0–35	8	7	1	0	0	0
7	@ Illinois	L 49–50	4	3	0	0	0	0
6	@ Wisconsin	L 6–52	5	3	0	0	0	0
5	vs Nebraska	L 10–28	8	5	0	0	1	1
4	@ Oregon State	L 21–38	5	3	0	0	0	0
3	vs Notre Dame	L 7–66	4	0	0	0	1	0
1	vs Indiana State	W 49–0	1	1	0	0	0	0

2023

Purdue

Tackles and the line of scrimmage

TacklesBehind the line

−1

−0.5

−1

Fresno State

@ Virginia Tech

Syracuse

Wisconsin

Illinois

@ Iowa

Ohio State

@ Nebraska

@ Michigan

Minnesota

@ Northwestern

Indiana

Tackles for loss are also counted in the total above; the two halves are the same tackles seen twice.

Week by week, oldest first. Home games are bold; away games read @ opponent. Every figure here is also in the game log below.

55 Tackles · 2.5 TFL · 2.5 Sacks

Fumbles

Wk	Opponent	Result	FUM	LOST	REC
7	vs Ohio State	L 7–41	0	0	1

Defense

Wk	Opponent	Result	TOT	SOLO	TFL	SACKS
13	vs Indiana	W 35–31	5	0	0	0
12	@ Northwestern	L 15–23	6	4	1	1
11	vs Minnesota	W 49–30	3	2	0	0
10	@ Michigan	L 13–41	4	4	0	0
9	@ Nebraska	L 14–31	8	1	0.5	0.5
7	vs Ohio State	L 7–41	9	6	0	0
6	@ Iowa	L 14–20	4	3	0	0
5	vs Illinois	W 44–19	8	3	1	1
4	vs Wisconsin	L 17–38	3	2	0	0
3	vs Syracuse	L 20–35	2	1	0	0
2	@ Virginia Tech	W 24–17	1	1	0	0
1	vs Fresno State	L 35–39	2	1	0	0

2022

Purdue

Tackles and the line of scrimmage

TacklesBehind the line

−0.5

Penn State

LSU *

Indiana State

@ Syracuse

Florida Atlantic

@ Minnesota

@ Maryland

Nebraska

@ Wisconsin

Iowa

@ Illinois

Northwestern

@ Indiana

Michigan *

Tackles for loss are also counted in the total above; the two halves are the same tackles seen twice.

Week by week, oldest first. Home games are bold; away games read @ opponent. Every figure here is also in the game log below.

4 Tackles · 0.5 TFL · 0.5 Sacks

Defense

Wk	Opponent	Result	TOT	SOLO	TFL	SACKS	QB HUR	PD	TD
12	vs Northwestern	W 17–9	2	1	0	0	0	0	0
2	vs Indiana State	W 56–0	2	1	0.5	0.5	0	0	0

2021

Purdue

Tackles and the line of scrimmage

Tackles

Tackles for loss are also counted in the total above; the two halves are the same tackles seen twice.

Passes defended

Oregon State

Tennessee *

@ UConn

@ Notre Dame

Illinois

Minnesota

@ Iowa

Wisconsin

@ Nebraska

Michigan State

@ Ohio State

Northwestern *

Indiana

Week by week, oldest first. Home games are bold; away games read @ opponent. Every figure here is also in the game log below.

4 Tackles · 0.0 TFL · 0.0 Sacks

Defense

Wk	Opponent	Result	TOT	SOLO	TFL	SACKS	QB HUR	PD	TD
2	@ UConn	W 49–0	4	4	0	0	3	2	0

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