Representative appearances

• TJ Parker vs SMU | Clemson EDGE Film Breakdown | Elite Run Defense & NFL Draft Outlook

  Another Clemson player highlighted for a strong defensive play and potential NFL Draft outlook.

• T.J. Parker 2026 NFL Draft Scouting Report: Clemson EDGE Number 1 On Big Board Entering CFB Season

  Ryan likes his teammate Peter Woods a little better, the defensive lineman we've talked about previously. TJ's number one on my big board overall. And I think you think that's crazy talk, but I think he is juiced up. And I get glimpses of in terms of the the engine with which he plays. I get a little bit of James Pierce Jr. I get a little bit of Mike Green. Uh is there room for improvement? Yes. But uh are you going to talk me off the ledge on TJ? Am I overthinking this thing? Is he not quite at that level just yet? I don't think he's at James Pierce pass rush level. But I love that you brought up the effort that he plays with because that literally was the first thing that popped on the screen when I watched him on tape. Like we always used to have the saying in a defensive line room, right? Who ends up on the all 22, right? The view from up top. Like do you end up in there when the play is over? I don't believe I watched one play where TJ Parker wasn't in the all 22 version. And then also the end zone copy. Like he was always in the picture. Um and he rarely takes plays off. So, it's like to have that type of motor. I go back to the Pittsburgh game and he's chasing down the running back on a zone read from the backside. He catches him 40 yards down the field, Ry, and then doesn't go to the sideline. He stays in the game. So, he's not a guy that's like, we talked about it, like a lot of these guys aren't twitched up as far as like elite get off, but he plays with power and he he has some slipperiness to him when it comes to pass rush. just knows how to get off of blockers and make plays in the back field whether it's on the running back or the quarterback. But the thing that that really resonated with me was even though he has the all these accolades and he played at a high level, he plays with so much elite effort and I know that's what coaches will love about this kid because that's the one thing you do not want to have to coach is effort. And with TJ Parker, you never have to coach that. And by the way, to your point about him showing up on the All 22, no matter the the angle you're looking at, it uh set the Clemson record for force fumbles in a single season last year with six. And that's all I mean, a lot of force fumbles effort, right? Right place, right time in making a play on the ball. You're not jogging down the field. You're running 40 yards down the field to catch the running back. Had 12 and a half tackles for loss in 2023. That broke the Clemson true freshman record, which was held by Miles Murphy. So, there are milestones that you can look at and say, "Okay, this guy has a chance to to be really good." But at the end of the day, if you got the fifth overall pick and you need help along the defensive line, interior and edge rush, you're leaning towards his teammate Peter Woods. I don't even think it's close, right? And that's no disrespect to TJ Parker because I think he's going to be probably a top five, top 10 pick. I just think the athletic ability and physicalness and just built to the labness of t of Peter Woods is just out of control. I actually just saw a video cuz I heard he played around 320 last year which was too heavy. And just to show how athletic he was, they would line him up on the edge. You go to that week one game versus Georgia, he was playing like outside linebacker at like 320. That shows you the type of athlete he is. But I just saw a video of him because they weighed in getting ready for fall camp and he looks cut and lean at like 307. So it's going to be nightmares for offensive lines in the ACC this year trying to block TJ Parker and Peter Woods. But I would definitely lean towards Peter Woods because I just think the upside of what this kid can do and the freakiness that he plays with when I talk about his athletic ability are out of this world. I think when you look at this defensive line group, it's not as deep as last year, but I think there's Peter Woods and then there's a drop off before the next guy where last year there was a lot of guys, obviously Abdul Carter was the number one guy, but then after that there was a lot of guys that were kind of in the same realm underneath him. I don't think guys are in the same realm with Peter Woods right now. We'll see how the season progresses though. Yeah. Yeah, and Ryan Carthan said uh on the uh defensive line summer scouting last week that Peter Woods would be ed defensive line one in the 2025 draft class that just happened. Like that's how good he is. Defensive line one. I might take him one overall. All right. Honestly, Rod, I really might take him one overall over Abdul Carter. No. Oh, I'm talking about like this draft class coming up, right? talk about quarterback positions and everything like I would pro I would probably lean towards taking a guy like Peter Woods over the potential of not knowing what a quarterback is going to be like because I I'm pretty sure that Peter Woods is going to be a sure and again you never want to say surefire because you just never know but everything I've seen on tape looks like he going to be a dude in the NFL. All right, let me ask you this because I like to compare players from the same schools over different eras. Who would you rather have only on college tape if you can confine yourself to that? Peter Woods and TJ Parker or Miles Murphy and Brian Brazie also first round picks a few years ago.

• T.J. Parker, Clemson Breakdown: Top-10 EDGEs in College Football

  Peter Woods who we already broke down already and TJ Parker uh as well. ...just like Peter Woods, his teammate

• Peter Woods & TJ Parker Defensive stars on Clemson talk 2025 season & chasing title| The Pivot

  Defensive star on Clemson, discussing the 2025 season, team culture, NIL, and personal journey.

• We Tier Listed Every NFL Team's Draft | Ep. 48

  Defensive tackle drafted by the Chiefs at pick 29.