One of the Kansas City Chiefs’ new rookies is already bugging Andy Reid in a good way about more playing opportunities
The Kansas City Chiefs got some very good football players in the 2026 NFL Draft, some who may even play on both sides of the ball.
When it comes to players who find their way into the end zone, the Kansas City Chiefs need that as much as they can get. Last year was abysmal on offense, yet the Chiefs spent their first four picks in the 2026 NFL Draft on defensive players.
Or did they? Pete Woods, the second pick by the Chiefs, was a defensive tackle for Clemson last season. It was a down year for a historically elite program, and even for Woods. In 2024, he was elite himself. Regardless, he found himself in the end zone with the ball in his hands, on offense, a few times during his Clemson career. Woods was used as a goal-line fullback and finished his college career with two rushing TDs.
And he’s already trying to do some of that with the Chiefs, before he’s even had his first practice.
“I was just joking with Coach Reid earlier about the possibility of that happening here,” Woods said to Matt McMullen and Mitch Holthus. “ You know, I had to stick my little joke in and see what happens with it. But hey, athletes make plays on both sides of the ball. So that’s what I did.”
With how last season went, the Chiefs might be open to it, for all we know. They did struggle getting into the end zone at times, and it doesn’t matter how you do it, as long as it happens.
Chiefs have allowed defensive lineman to play offense before
We all know the stories—Dontari Poe, a 300-pound nose tackle in 2016, lined up as if he were the quarterback. He caught the snap, acted like he was going to run, stopped, jumped, and threw the ball to Demetrius Harris, a former Chiefs tight end. That was Poe’s second touchdown of that season. The other was a rushing touchdown.
Kansas City loves a good trick play, even if it’s with defensive players. Getting Woods to do that in the NFL would be very cool. However, would opposing defenses bite on it, knowing that he has some experience rushing for TDs on the goalline? There would certainly have to be some deception there, even if it’s bringing Woods in as a fullback to be the lead blocker. Regardless, he wants to play, and you love to see that.
