Dabo Swinney and the Clemson coaching staff built a strong 2023 recruiting class, with highly touted defensive tackle Peter Woods being the coveted pickup in the class.
The hype around Woods has been intense, with nothing but great things coming up about the young defensive tackle since he joined the program. Clemson has had some of the best defensive linemen in college football, with multiple performing at a high level right out of the gate.
Woods has an opportunity to do the same, and the expectation is that he will do just that. ESPN recently released their preseason true freshman All-America team, with Woods making the team.
ESPN 300 ranking: No. 4
No matter how deep Clemson is up front — and the Tigers are loaded — Woods will make his mark. What makes him special is he can do what first-round draft pick Christian Wilkins did and play every spot along the front. He could get significant snaps each game while giving the rest of his linemates a break. This is the value of depth. Woods could end up more heralded than Dexter Lawrence, another Clemson first-rounder.
Of all the freshmen on Clemson’s roster, Woods is the one to look out for heading into the season. He projects to be a game breaker sooner rather than later for a stacked Clemson defense.
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