Meet Peter Woods, Chiefs' 1st-round draft pick from Clemson who can be Chris Jones' heir
Kansas City did well here.
Meet Peter Woods, Chiefs' 1st-round draft pick from Clemson who can be Chris Jones' heir originally appeared on The Sporting News . Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here . The Kansas City Chiefs made noise early in the first round of the 2026 NFL Draft by trading up for Mansoor Delane.
They stayed put with their second pick of the round, at No. 29, and used it to select Peter Woods out of Clemson. The big defensive tackle joins the cornerback Delane in a defense-heavy first round for the Chiefs.
As they look to bounce back from a 6-11 season, that could be exactly what they need. Who is Peter Woods? Woods is a 21-year old defensive tackle from Clemson who measures up at 6-foot-2 and 298 pounds.
He was a four-time state champion at Thompson High School in Alabaster, Alabama. Woods was the top defensive tackle recruit in the high school class of 2023. He had 8.