Clemson has history of landing elite D-line recruits. Where Peter Woods stacks up
New Clemson football commit Peter Woods ranks as one of the Tigers’ top defensive line recruits of the modern era, according to 247Sports archives.
Here’s a closer look at how Woods, a five-star defensive lineman at Thompson High School in Alabaster, Alabama, stacks up with other Clemson commits at his position.
Woods committed to Clemson on Friday night over Alabama, Florida and Jackson State, bumping the Tigers up to the No. 3 spot in the 247Sports Composite team recruiting rankings. He is Clemson’s 17th class of 2023 pledge.
No. 1: DE Da’Quan Bowers
- Five-star 2008 recruit, 0.9997 composite player rating
- Bamberg-Ehrhardt (S.C.) High School
- 6-foot-4, 265 pounds
- No. 1 in state, No. 1 at position, No. 1 nationally
No. 2: DT Bryan Bresee*
- Five-star 2020 recruit, 0.9995 composite
- Damascus (Md.) High School
- 6-5, 290 pounds
- No. 1 in state, No. 1 at position, No. 1 nationally
No. 3: DT Dexter Lawrence
- Five-star 2016 recruit, 0.9992 composite
- Wake Forest (N.C.) High School
- 6-4, 327 pounds
- No. 1 in state, No. 2 at position, No. 2 nationally
No. 4: DE Xavier Thomas*
- Five-star 2018 recruit, 0.9988 composite
- IMG (Fla.) Academy
- 6-3, 260 pounds
- No. 1 in state, No. 1 at position, No. 3 nationally
No. 5: DE Myles Murphy*
- Five-star 2020 recruit, 0.9965 composite
- Hillgrove (Ga.) High School
- 6-5, 260 pounds
- No. 2 in state, No. 1 at position, No. 7 nationally
No. 6: DE KJ Henry*
- Five-star 2018 recruit, 0.9928 composite
- West Forsyth (N.C.) High School
- 6-5.5, 235 pounds
- No. 2 in state, No. 3 at position, No. 14 nationally
No. 7: DT Christian Wilkins
- Five-star 2015 recruit, 0.9893 composite
- Suffield (Conn.) Academy
- 6-4, 290 pounds
- No. 1 in state, No. 6 at position, No. 24 nationally
No. 8: DT Peter Woods
- Five-star 2023 recruit, 0.9875 composite
- Thompson (Ala.) High School
- 6-3, 270 pounds
- No. 4 in state, No. 3 at position, No. 23 nationally
No. 9: DE Ricky Sapp
- Five-star 2006 recruit, 0.9866 composite
- Bamberg-Ehrhardt (S.C.) High School
- 6-4, 225 pounds
- No. 1 in state, No. 2 at position, No. 28 nationally
No. 10: DT DeMonte Capehart
- Four-star 2020 recruit, 0.9829 composite
- IMG (Fla.) Academy
- 6-4.5, 295 pounds
- No. 5 in state, No. 5 at position, No. 34 nationally
* Active player on Clemson’s 2022 roster
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