Peter Woods, the latest Clemson wrecking ball to terrorize offensive lines, just made Tiger history before even lacing up for his first NFL training camp with the Kansas City Chiefs. The big man has officially cashed in.
The defending Super Bowl champs know a winner when they see one, and they just locked up our Tiger legend with a four-year, $18 million deal, fully guaranteed. Woods, the pride of Clemson and the 29th pick in April’s NFL Draft, is getting every penny he deserves.
First-round pick Peter Woods and the Chiefs reached agreement today on a 4-year, $18 million fully guaranteed deal, per Adie von Gontard and Ray Haija of @ymapaasports. Woods is said to have received the highest upfront percentage of his signing bonus in Chiefs’ 1st-round… pic.twitter.com/kBaKj9QuSr
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) June 8, 2026
A Historic Payday for a Tiger Legend
While the Clemson Family held its breath, waiting for our defensive anchor to put pen to paper, Woods was out there smashing records and making sure his first pro contract would be one for the ages.
Woods’ deal comes with a jaw-dropping $9.5 million signing bonus, and his camp says it’s the biggest upfront chunk ever handed to a first-rounder in Chiefs history. Tiger Nation can finally exhale—Woods was one of the last first-rounders in the league without a contract, but now he’s set to bring that Clemson fire to Kansas City.
Dominating the Trenches in Death Valley
Nobody who’s spent a Saturday in Death Valley is surprised that NFL teams are bending over backwards to land Woods. The Alabama native heads to Kansas City after three ferocious years under Dabo, where he left a trail of broken game plans and battered quarterbacks.
In 35 games wearing the orange and purple, Woods was every offensive coordinator’s worst nightmare. He racked up 99 tackles, 14.5 tackles for loss, five sacks, two forced fumbles, and two pass breakups—pure havoc, Clemson style.
Woods earned his All-America stripes in 2025, anchoring a Clemson defensive front that struck fear into every opponent. In his final season in the orange and purple, he played 12 games, notched 40 tackles, 3.5 tackles for loss, and two sacks—all while getting double-teamed by desperate O-lines every single week.
Living Up to the Elite Hype
Before he ever set foot on campus, Woods was already a household name—a five-star phenom with sky-high expectations and a top-10 national ranking. He came to Clemson with the weight of the world on his shoulders, and he never flinched.
Woods lived up to every bit of the Clemson standard and then some. Now, with his name forever in the draft record books and his contract locked in, this Tiger legend is ready to unleash that trademark Clemson intensity ona the NFL.
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