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George Karlaftis capped a sensational debut season by being named second-team All-Big Ten by the media. He earned honorable mention honors from the coaches.
He is the only Purdue player to be honored as first-, second- or third-team All-Big Ten by the media or coaches on a day when the league office announced its defensive and special teams honorees. Offensive awards will be handed out on Wednesday.
Karlaftis leads Big Ten freshmen in sacks with 7.5, which ranks 11th in the Big Ten. The West Lafayette High School product also paces Big Ten freshmen in tackles for loss with 17, a total that is No. 3 overall in the Big Ten and second in the nation among freshmen.
Purdue had four other players earn honorable-mention honors.
Linebackers Derrick Barnes and Ben Holt, along with kicker J.D. Dellinger, earned honorable-mention All-Big Ten honors from the coaches. Holt, cornerback Cory Trice and Dellinger were honorable mention by the media.
Dellinger connected on 13-of-16 field-goal attempts after redshirting in 2018. The junior also made all 35 of his extra points. Dellinger drilled a career-long 53-yard field goal vs. TCU and made a game-winner 39-yarder in the final seconds at Northwestern.
Holt made a big impact in his one season at Purdue. After arriving as a grad transfer from Western Kentucky, the son of defensive coordinator Nick Holt led Purdue in tackles with 114. That ranks No. 2 in the Big Ten (9.5 pg).
Barnes had 7.5 sacks on the season to go along with 11 TFLs in his first year playing the "Leo" spot, which is a hybrid linebacker/end. The junior was a linebacker his first two seasons on campus.
Trice tied for the team lead in interceptions with three, had four passes defended and had 35 tackles. The redshirt freshman was moved from safety to cornerback prior to the start of the 2019 season.
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