#11  Peter Woods

2023 Freshman All-American credited with 27 tackles (2.5 for loss) and a forced fumble in 307 snaps over 12 games (two starts) … entered Clemson as ESPN’s No. 9 overall prospect after winning four straight state titles in Alabama.

2023: Named as a Freshman All-American by 247Sports, the FWAA, On3, College Football News and College Football Network … PFF All-Freshman Team selection … named Freshman Interior Defender of the Year by College Football Network … Midseason Freshman All-American per 247Sports … credited with 27 tackles (2.5 for loss) and a forced fumble in 307 snaps over 12 games (two starts) … also credited by the coaching staff with 10 quarterback pressures, the most of any Clemson defensive tackle … made collegiate debut at Duke … added three tackles (one for loss) vs. Charleston Southern … made one tackle vs. Florida Atlantic … contributed one tackle vs. No. 4 Florida State … made one tackle at Syracuse … collected four tackles vs. Wake Forest … added three tackles at Miami (Fla.) … posted four tackles vs. No. 12 Notre Dame … made two tackles (one for loss) vs. Georgia Tech … credited with two tackles and his first career forced fumble vs. No. 20 North Carolina … split a tackle for loss at South Carolina.

Before Clemson: Led Thompson to four straight 7A State Championships (2019-22), first team in Alabama to win four straight state titles since Hoover in the early 2000s … team compiled a 50-5 record in his four years … 2022 MaxPreps first-team All-American and Alabama Player of the Year … 2022 Alabama Class 7A Lineman of the Year and Super All-State honoree … finished his high school career with 260 tackles, 72 tackles for loss and 29.5 sacks … recorded 90 tackles, 23 tackles for loss and eight sacks as a senior despite being double-teamed the entire season … notched eight tackles (including three for loss) in state championship win over Auburn … had eight tackles and two sacks in state semifinal against Hoover … posted four tackles for loss each against Hewitt-Trussville and Vestavia Hills … as a junior in 2021, credited with 92 tackles, 26 tackles for loss and 11 sacks … had career high five tackles for loss vs. Hoover in 2021 … notched 12 tackles, a fumble recovery and a 45-yard interception return for the lone touchdown of his career against Vestavia Hills … had 11 sacks for the year in 11 different games … had 30 tackles, eight tackles for loss and 3.5 sacks in 2020 despite being limited by injury to only four games … posted at least one tackle for loss in every game that year … totaled 54 tackles, 15 tackles for loss and seven sacks as a freshman, including four tackles for loss against Florence … invited to All-America Classic in Orlando … earned Most Valuable Player honors in the Alabama vs. Mississippi All-Star Game, leading Alabama team with eight tackles, including seven tackles for loss with two sacks … ranked by ESPN.com as one of the nation’s top 10 players regardless of position by ESPN, the highest ranking of any member of Clemson’s 2023 recruiting class (No. 9 overall) … ranked 14th in Sports Illustrated’s SI99 for 2023 … ranked No. 59 overall player by 247Sports … ranked No. 48 overall player by On3 … ranked No. 54 overall by Rivals, which listed him as a five-star prospect … ranked among the top 35 in composite rankings compiled by both 247Sports and On3.

Personal: Committed to Clemson on July 8, 2022 … born March 5, 2005 … enrolled at Clemson in January 2023 … sports communication major.

Note: Tackle stats in the written bio above reflect statistics from coaches film review. Tackle stats in the automated Stats tab of this page reflect those as awarded by gameday stat crews.