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0:432026 NFL Draft Grades: Chiefs Select Peter Woods No. 29
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0:542026 NFL Draft Prospect Profile: DT Peter Woods
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1:35Mike Renner's 2026 NFL Draft Big Board: #1 DT Peter Woods (Clemson)
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Draft Scouting Report
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Summary
Woods has been on NFL radars since his true freshman season. The prodigious play strength and first-step quickness he’s shown are exactly what you need to be a star 3-technique in the NFL. We just haven’t seen the requisite skill development on tape. That’s not to say it won’t come. Dexter Lawrence was a similar case study before becoming the best nose tackle in the NFL. It’s just that Woods could have been a top-10 lock with more production last fall.
About
- 2025: First-team All-ACC
- 2023-25: Fourth-most pressures (54) and tackles (85) by ACC DT
Strengths
- Sheds with violence; treats 300-plus-pounders like ragdolls.
- First step forces offensive linemen to consistently play from behind.
- Feet to cross the face of unsuspecting defensive tackles.
Weaknesses
- Small frame; 3-technique only for a lot of schemes.
- More of an effort rusher than technique-based.
- Production took a big step backward from 2024 to 2025.
Top Peter Woods News
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Chiefs' Peter Woods: Picked by Kansas City
The Chiefs selected Woods in the first round of the 2026 NFL Draft, 29th overall.
Woods (6-foot-3, 298 pounds) was a huge recruit for Clemson and provided quality play as a three-year starter, but it's difficult to find evidence of production and his ostensible utility as a two-gap run stuffer might not translate easily to the NFL given his light build, short arms and poor athletic testing. If Woods makes a positive impact with Kansas City it evidently might not show up in the box score, so he'll need to eat blocks.
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Player Bio
| HT/WT: 6-3, 298 lbs |
| Birthplace: Alabaster, AL |
| Age: 21 |
| Class: Junior |