### **First-Round Defensive Tackle Prospect 'Loves' the Ravens**
The Ravens are looking to [beef up their defensive line](https://www.baltimoreravens.com/news/ravens-beef-up-trenches-offensive-line-jesse-minter-eric-decosta-combine), and Clemson's Peter Woods could be a solution.
Woods said he met with the Ravens, including Head Coach Jesse Minter and Defensive Line Coach Lou Esposito, at the Combine.
"I loved the Ravens," Woods said. "It meant a lot to me. Just very critical, getting better, learning ball, talking ball. I'm really grateful for the opportunity to meet with them. It means a lot to me."
Woods was college teammates with Ravens cornerback Nate Wiggins for one season in 2023 and the two still talk often.
"He loves the culture up there and he loves the way that he gets coached hard every day," Woods said. "That's something I'm used to coming from Clemson."
Woods' production dipped some last season with only two sacks in 12 games. He finished with five sacks during his three college seasons. But he's a 6-foot-3 quick-twitch rusher who often saw double teams as Clemson's top defensive threat.
"What's on tape is on tape," Woods said. "One of the best things I do is getting control of a man, assuming he has longer arms than me, and striking him and discarding him."
With Nnamdi Madubuike's football future still in limbo, the Ravens could opt to reenergize their defensive line with a special talent in the first round.
"I think if we have the chance to draft a great defensive tackle, of course we will. It is one of the most important positions in football," General Manager Eric DeCosta said.