Peter Woods is classified as a defensive tackle. Don't tell that to Peter Woods.
The Kansas City Chiefs came away from the 2026 NFL Draft's first round with two premier prospects as the newest cornerstones laid for Steve Spagnuolo's defensive overhaul. After a vicious offseason that featured the losses of several playmakers on that side of the ball (thanks to the graduation of the 2022 draft class), the Chiefs went back to work to rebuild the unit. Woods was one of the major investments on night one of the draft, along with LSU cornerback Mansoor Delane.
Woods was the Chiefs' pick at No. 29 overall, a big bet on a strong, athetlic lineman who made Bruce Feldman's annual Freaks List a year ago. The initial vision was for Woods to join the Chiefs as a 3-tech who could help supplant superstar pass rusher Chris Jones at times while providing even greater push inside alongside him. But as it turns out, Woods says there's more where that came from.
The Chiefs' latest draft pick appeared on Up & Adams to talk more about what he brings to the team's defensive front.
During a recent interview with Kay Adams on her show Up & Adams, Woods sat down to discuss what he brings to the Chiefs. A big part of the equation, he says, is the ability to line up all over the defensive front—something that might have gotten lost in the conversation (or lack thereof) following Clemson's disappointing season (featuring a 4-4 conference record in the ACC and a 7-6 overall finish).
"I pride myself on that, just having that versatility. Every time I get on a Zoom with a coach or anything, or talk to anybody, they’re always asking me how was it making the transition from defensive tackle to defensive end. I just answer with, ‘That’s all I’ve ever known.’ It never felt like a transition. As long as I’ve been playing football, I’ve been all over the line, so it’s just been good.Â
"Probably inside as a 3-tech, but I feel like I do some crazy stuff on the outside that people can’t do either. So I just think I’m an all around. I’m a defensive lineman. I don’t like to put a cap on what I can do. Just whatever my team wants me to do."
That ability to potentially slide outside gels with Jones's skill set as well, giving Steve Spagnuolo the chance to really toy around with formations up front. Together with last year's second-round pick Omarr Norman-Lott as well as free-agent signee Khyiris Tonga, the Chiefs more far more talent and flexibility along the defensive interior (and overall) than they've had in a long time.
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