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Chiefs Select Clemson DT Peter Woods with No. 29 Overall Pick
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Chiefs Select Clemson DT Peter Woods with No. 29 Overall Pick

Kansas City Chiefs On SI·Joshua Brisco·about 1 month ago
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The Kansas City Chiefs have made their second selection in the first round of the 2026 NFL Draft, and the team has double-dipped on defense. With the No. 29 pick in the 2026 NFL Draft, the Kansas City Chiefs selected Clemson defensive tackle Peter Woods. Woods joins a defensive tackle group that still revolves around 31-year-old superstar Chris Jones, giving Woods an opportunity to grow alongside one of the game's all-time interior pass rushers. The Chiefs' defensive tackle group was also bolstered in free agency by former New England Patriot Khyiris Tonga. With 2025 second-round pick Omarr Norman-Lott returning from a torn ACL that cost him the majority of his rookie season, the Chiefs' defensive tackle group feels significantly sturdier with Woods, both for the short-term and the long-term. Woods is the No. 2 defensive tackle in the KC Sports Network Draft Guide after a dominant 2024 season and an comparatively underwhelming 2025.…

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