Peter Woods NFL Draft 2026 Scouting Report for Kansas City Chiefs DT

Matt HolderOct 12, 2025

The Kansas City Chiefs selected Clemson DT Peter Woods with the No. 29 overall pick in the 2026 NFL draft.

Peter Woods is a great run defender and one of the top defensive tackle prospects in the 2026 NFL draft class. He's a 6'3", 300-pound prospect and went to Clemson as a 4-star recruit in the 2023 class, per 247Sports.

Woods was an immediate impact player for the Tigers, earning Freshman All-American honors by several outlets, while recording 26 total tackles, including three tackles for loss. He was an All-ACC Honorable Mention selection as a sophomore in 2024 after logging 28 total tackles, nine TFLs and three sacks.

This past season, the Clemson product's production dipped with 30 tackles, 3.5 TFLs and two sacks. Still, that was good enough to earn a first-team All-ACC bid.

Matt Holder has been a part of B/R's Scouting Department for four seasons. He also writes about the Las Vegas Raiders and NFL draft for SB Nation's Silver and Black Pride, and co-hosts a YouTube Channel, Tape Don't Lie, providing film breakdowns and more draft prospect analysis.

Highlights

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Where He Wins

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- Good size with impressive movement skills and quickness for a defensive tackle.

- Plenty of upper body strength and pop in his hands to stand up offensive linemen and gain control of the block. Also is quick to shoot his hands and keeps his hands tight to protect his chest.

- Very good at getting off blocks, stack-and-shedding looks easy for him and has a hump move to escape, too.

- Against double teams, Woods attacks the man he's lined up across and has showed the ability to get skinny and occasionally split combo blocks.

- Has the combination of power and movement skills to develop into a quality pass-rusher down the line.

Areas of Improvement

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- Minimal pass-rush production, doesn't have a go-to move and is still learning how to use his hands as a rusher. Only had five career sacks over three seasons.

- Pad level off the line of scrimmage is subpar, hurting the effectiveness of his bull rush, and Woods struggles to sink his hips and anchor against down blocks.

- Has balance issues when shedding blocks or breaking into the backfield, which can lead to missed tackles.

- In 2024, he played with some bad weight and admitted he was too heavy (h/t The Clemson Insider), will need to keep his weight under control at the next level.