DE · Kansas City Chiefs vs Miami Dolphins · 62 graded snaps
Replacement
Karlaftis flashed with a diving interception and smart diagnostic stops, but recurring edge contain lapses and a late drive-extending penalty capped his overall grade.
Karlaftis displayed stout run defense (70 grade) on early downs, notably peeling off his rush to diagnose a dump-off and tackle Greg Dulcich for a 5-yard loss (Q3 11:39). However, his pass rush (64 grade) was undermined by discipline issues, repeatedly rushing too high or losing outside leverage on Malik Willis bootlegs and scrambles (Q3 06:38, Q4 08:02). Although he created a massive fourth-quarter highlight with a diving interception on a deflected pass (Q4 02:03), he later committed a costly illegal hands to the face penalty (Q4 00:47) that negated a game-sealing turnover.
Strengths
Diagnostic awareness on dump-offs
Point-of-attack anchoring on base runs
Ball awareness on deflected passes
Weaknesses
Rush lane discipline and contain
Susceptible to reach and hook blocks
Late-game penalty discipline
Plays that moved the grade
+2Q4 02:03, 4th & 1Tracked a pass batted by Chris Jones and made a diving interception on fourth down.
-2Q4 00:47, 2nd & 10Committed an illegal hands to the face penalty that nullified a Chiefs interception.
+2Q3 11:39, 2nd & 18Quickly disengaged from his pass rush to blow up a short pass to Greg Dulcich for a 5-yard loss.
Every graded snap · 22 wins or losses, 40 routine
+1Q1 12:14 · 2 & 6 · Run defenseStalwarts the edge cleanly against the inline block, forcing Achane to hesitate and assisting on the stop near the line.
+1Q1 10:47 · 1 & 10 · Pass rushDrove into Jackson and immediately recognized the quick game, getting his hands up to congest Willis's throwing window and force the low throw.
-1Q1 10:42 · 2 & 10 · Run defenseGets reached and hooked inside by LT Paul, failing to set a hard edge and conceding outside leverage.
+1Q1 07:51 · 2 & 15 · Run defenseStalwart edge set against TE Kacmarek, squeezing the edge and preventing any bounce attempt.
-0.5Q1 06:46 · 1 & 10 · Pass rushGets washed inside by Paul's pass set and fails to recognize the screen release quickly enough to redirect.
+0.5Q1 04:58 · 1 & 10 · Run defenseSets a wide edge against the left tackle's reach attempt, forcing Washington to cut upfield into traffic.
+1.5Q1 04:20 · 2 & 9 · Pass rushDisciplined rush to keep outside leverage against the bootleg, quickly closes the distance on Willis and forces an incompletion.
-0.5Q1 04:13 · 3 & 9 · Pass rushGot sealed out of the B/A gap by Proctor on his rush attempt, opening the crease for the ball carrier.
-0.5Q1 03:33 · 1 & 3 · Run defenseGets hooked and widened slightly by Dulcich, failing to shed quickly enough to make the stop short of the goal line.
+0.5Q2 04:03 · 4 & 3 · Pass rushRushes upfield from the left defensive end spot, shedding and working to pursue Willis on the boot/scramble.
-0.5Q2 01:48 · 1 & 5 · Run defenseAllowed Austin Jackson to establish outside positioning and seal him inside, surrendering the running lane.
+0.5Q2 01:12 · 1 & 10 · Pass rushGenerates edge pressure against Paul, maintaining leverage and forcing Willis to abort the structured pocket.
+0.5Q3 14:53 · 1 & 10 · Run defenseAnchors against the tight end and jumbo tackle, holding outside leverage to force Gordon to turn upfield into help.
-0.5Q3 14:15 · 2 & 8 · Pass rushPinches slightly inside on the run fake, losing outside contain and allowing Willis to roll out cleanly without pressure.
+1Q3 13:27 · 1 & 10 · Pass rushBends cleanly around the outside of Patrick Paul, creating fast edge pressure that forces Willis off his spot.
+2Q3 11:39 · 2 & 18 · Run defenseOutstanding diagnostic awareness; peels off his pass rush against Paul to immediately diagnose the dump-off to Dulcich and brings him down violently for a 5-yard loss.
-0.5Q3 06:38 · 3 & 5 · Pass rushRushes inside/upfield and fails to maintain outside contain, letting Willis roll right.
-0.5Q4 08:02 · 3 & 6 · Pass rushRushes too far upfield past the quarterback's depth, losing lane discipline and creating a wide scramble lane.
+0.5Q4 06:00 · 4 & 5 · Pass rushGets good upfield rush against the tackle, containing the edge and squeezing the pocket.
+2Q4 02:03 · 4 & 1 · Pass rushDisengages on his rush, locates the tipped ball in the air, and dives to make a clean interception at the MIA 36.
-2Q4 00:47 · 2 & 10 · Pass rushCommits a costly illegal hands to the face penalty on LT Patrick Paul that completely wipes out a takeaway.
-0.5Q4 00:42 · 1 & 10 · Pass rushRushes too deep past the quarterback and gets ridden high by Jackson, sacrificing edge contain and yielding a running lane.