George Karlaftis leans into Brazilian jiu-jitsu to sharpen leverage and hand-fighting for the Chiefs’ pass rush. As a blue belt training under Master Dave Smarr, he pairs 6 a.m. sessions with Tamba Hali and Joe Kim to translate grappling into edge-rush technique.

He signed a four-year, $93 million extension after leading KC with eight sacks in 2024, and his unit is framed alongside Trent McDuffie, Isiah Pacheco and Bryan Cook as a college of players chasing another deep playoff run with cross‑training potentially boosting fantasy upside.