Peter Woods

Draft-Week Buzz

• 2026-04-13 [Bengals visit] — CIN brought in at #10; Hendrickson insurance on the interior
• 2026-04-06 [Pro Day] — 4.95 40 at 6-3, 315 — athletic profile for interior confirmed
• 2026-03-25 [All-ACC] — 1st-team All-ACC post-season selection

Buzz items pulled from beat-writer reports, ESPN/NFL.com transactions, Pro Day recaps, and verified Top 30 visit reports in the 30 days leading into the 2026 NFL Draft. Each linked headline goes to the original source. See our full draft-week news tab for cross-prospect timeline.

Combine / Pro Day Measurables (reported)

Numbers compiled from NFL Scouting Combine results, Pro Day box scores, and beat-writer reports. "Reported" means cross-referenced against multiple sources; verify on nfl.com/combine for definitive marks.

College Career Stats

• 2023 Clemson (Fr): 21 tackles, 4 TFL, 1.5 sacks — Freshman All-American
• 2024 Clemson (So): 36 tackles, 5.5 TFL, 2 sacks
• 2025 Clemson (Jr): 48 tackles, 9 TFL, 4 sacks — All-ACC

NFL Pro Comparison

Jalen Carter (lower-end variant) — explosive interior penetrator with anchor strength and three-down versatility

Mock-Draft Consensus

30-day trend: Stable — Bengals fit

Ranks cross-referenced from ESPN's Jordan Reid top-500, PFF's 2026 Big Board top-200, and Daniel Jeremiah's top-50 (NFL.com). Realistic draft-night range reflects projected team fit and trade scenarios, not just big-board placement.

Advanced Stats & Production

Metrics blended from PFF grade sheets, school box scores, and Combine/Pro Day box scores. Position-specific: QB shows efficiency + turnover rates, WR/TE show route-running + contested-catch, OL shows pass-block grade + pressures allowed, EDGE/IDL show pass-rush win rate + pressure rate, LB/DB show coverage grade + missed-tackle rate.

Outcome Range

• Floor: Solid 3-tech starter, 4-6 sacks/year
• Median: Pro Bowl interior disruptor in his second contract
• Ceiling: Top-5 IDL in football, DPOY radar in his prime

Scheme Fit

4-3 even front 3-tech in an attacking one-gap scheme; can flex to 3-4 DE if asked

Pre-Draft Visits

Top-30 visits with the Cincinnati Bengals, Las Vegas Raiders, and New York Giants

Signature College Game

2025 vs South Carolina: 7 tackles, 2 sacks, 3 TFL — owned the Gamecocks' interior in a Clemson rivalry win

Sources

• ESPN Player Page
• Clemson Athletics
• 247Sports

Our scouting profile is assembled from these primary sources + cross-checked against ESPN (Kiper / Reid / Miller), PFF's 2026 Big Board, Dane Brugler's The Beast 2026, and Daniel Jeremiah's top-50. See our full methodology and citations.

Day 2 / Day 3 Team Fits

NFL teams that lost a same-position veteran this offseason — and could target Peter Woods as a Day 2/3 replacement option.

• REPORTED Las Vegas Raiders: moved on from Bilal Nichols (3-tech-DT).
  Picks held: R1 #1; R2 #36

Confidence: "VERIFIED" departures cite a publication URL (Spotrac, OverTheCap, ESPN, NFL.com, team transactions page) confirming the move and date. "REPORTED" entries come from public free-agency trackers without a single canonical source we could attach. Fits are archetype-and-position based; we are not claiming the team has expressed interest in the prospect.

NFL Scheme Fit

Scheme matches are bucketed from the prospect's height, weight, and (for WRs) archetype tag against a static lookup of which NFL teams currently run each scheme family.

Rookie Contract & Landing-Spot Outlook

Contract band uses the 2026 NFL CBA rookie wage scale projected from the prospect's expected pick range; guarantee % is the slot-default at that pick. Landing-spot best/worst case is derived from TEAMS data (positional needs + scheme overlap minus same-position R1 conflicts) — not a claim that either team has expressed interest.

By the Numbers — 2026 Class Context

• Frame: Among 2026 IDL prospects, his 6-3 / 315 lbs frame sits at the 61st percentile in height and 77th percentile in weight.
• Position class: Peter Woods is IDL #1 of 31 ranked IDLs in the 2026 class. Of those, 5 are projected in the R1 range.
• School pipeline: One of 7 Clemson prospects in the 2026 NFL Draft — but the only IDL.

Computed factually from the 2026 prospect class roster — height/weight percentiles benchmark this player against every other ranked prospect at the same position. Recruiting arc compares his high-school 247Sports/Rivals composite to his current projected round.

Peter Woods’s NFL Archetype: Chris Jones

Chris Jones (Kansas City Chiefs)

Closest IDL physical profile in the modern NFL: 6-3/315 lbs. Same frame, same role bucket — NOT a talent or career-arc projection.

Note: this is a physical-profile match — frame, position, role bucket. Not a talent or career-arc projection.

Similar Interior D Prospects

Closest matches to Peter Woods (6-3 / 315 lbs, #1 IDL) by ranking proximity and physical profile. SIZE MATCH = within 1″ height and 10 lbs; TIER MATCH = within 2 ranking spots.

• Kayden McDonaldSIZE MATCH Ohio State · 6-2/320 lbs · #2 IDL · R1
• Lee HunterSIZE MATCH Texas Tech · 6-3/320 lbs · #5 IDL · R1-R2
• Christen MillerSIZE MATCH Georgia · 6-4/310 lbs · #4 IDL · R1-R2
• Caleb BanksTIER MATCH Florida · 6-5/325 lbs · #3 IDL · R1
• Kaleb ProctorSIZE MATCH SE Louisiana · 6-3/315 lbs · #8 IDL · R3

→ Full Interior DL rankings

Clemson & The 2026 Class