D.J. Reader
Height 6'3" Weight 335
DOB Jul 1, 1994 Age 29.2
College Clemson
Drafted 2016 5.29 Exp 7
@Djread98 headset
Play Clip
40-time
Bench
Vertical
5.28s
30 reps
29.50"
Broad Jump
Shuttle
Cone
99.0"
4.71s
7.90s
Who Is D.J. Reader?
David Vernon "D. J." Reader Jr. is an American football defensive tackle for the Cincinnati Bengals of the National Football League. He played college football at Clemson.
D.J. Reader Stats
Season | Team | G | Snp | Snp% | Tackle | Assist | Sack | PD | INTRet | INTTD | FFum | FR | FRTD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2016 | HOU | 15 | 395 | 41.8 | 8 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2017 | HOU | 14 | 526 | 58.3 | 21 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
2018 | HOU | 14 | 580 | 60.8 | 14 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2019 | HOU | 15 | 629 | 60.9 | 22 | 29 | 2.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2020 | CIN | 5 | 259 | 73.2 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2021 | CIN | 15 | 590 | 59.0 | 18 | 25 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2022 | CIN | 9 | 352 | 59.8 | 16 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Week | Opp | Result | Snp | Snp% | Tackle | Assist | Sack | PD | INTRet | INTTD | FFum | FR | FRTD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | CHI | W23-14 | 8 | 14.3 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
3 | NE | L0-27 | 16 | 25.8 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
4 | TEN | W27-20 | 22 | 32.8 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
5 | MIN | L13-31 | 33 | 44.6 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
6 | IND | W26-23 | 30 | 40.5 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
7 | DEN | L9-27 | 26 | 40.6 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
8 | DET | W20-13 | 28 | 45.9 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
10 | JAC | W24-21 | 30 | 38.5 | 2 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
11 | OAK | L20-27 | 30 | 56.6 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
12 | SD | L13-21 | 23 | 41.1 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
13 | GB | L13-21 | 33 | 56.9 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
14 | IND | W22-17 | 26 | 39.4 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
15 | JAC | W21-20 | 28 | 52.8 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
16 | CIN | W12-10 | 27 | 42.9 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
17 | TEN | L17-24 | 35 | 57.4 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1 | JAC | L7-29 | 46 | 71.9 | 2 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2 | CIN | W13-9 | 35 | 54.7 | 1 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
3 | NE | L33-36 | 32 | 49.2 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
4 | TEN | W57-14 | 20 | 48.8 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
5 | KC | L34-42 | 48 | 62.3 | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
6 | CLE | W33-17 | 25 | 37.3 | 2 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
8 | SEA | L38-41 | 55 | 79.7 | 2 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
9 | IND | L14-20 | 44 | 66.7 | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
10 | LAR | L7-30 | 30 | 45.5 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
11 | ARI | W31-21 | 34 | 58.6 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
12 | BAL | L16-23 | 44 | 65.7 | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
13 | TEN | L13-24 | 35 | 64.8 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
14 | SF | L16-26 | 46 | 63.0 | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
15 | JAC | L7-45 | 32 | 44.4 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1 | NE | L20-27 | 52 | 69.3 | 2 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2 | TEN | L17-20 | 49 | 83.1 | 1 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
3 | NYG | L22-27 | 39 | 62.9 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
4 | IND | W37-34 | 42 | 46.2 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
5 | DAL | W19-16 | 42 | 67.7 | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
6 | BUF | W20-13 | 39 | 62.9 | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
8 | MIA | W42-23 | 39 | 59.1 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
9 | DEN | W19-17 | 33 | 50.0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
11 | WAS | W23-21 | 43 | 57.3 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
12 | TEN | W34-17 | 30 | 54.5 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
13 | CLE | W29-13 | 34 | 59.6 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
14 | IND | L21-24 | 41 | 61.2 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
15 | NYJ | W29-22 | 45 | 60.0 | 1 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
16 | PHI | L30-32 | 52 | 63.4 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
WC | IND | L7-21 | 44 | 61.1 | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1 | NO | L28-30 | 39 | 59.1 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2 | JAC | W13-12 | 42 | 62.7 | 1 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
3 | LAC | W27-20 | 35 | 46.7 | 1 | 2 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
4 | CAR | L10-16 | 45 | 66.2 | 1 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
5 | ATL | W53-32 | 35 | 47.3 | 1 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
6 | KC | W31-24 | 39 | 67.2 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
7 | IND | L23-30 | 57 | 75.0 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
8 | OAK | W27-24 | 33 | 58.9 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
9 | JAC | W26-3 | 34 | 50.7 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
11 | BAL | L7-41 | 49 | 68.1 | 2 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
12 | IND | W20-17 | 38 | 56.7 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
13 | NE | W28-22 | 50 | 57.5 | 3 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
14 | DEN | L24-38 | 46 | 78.0 | 1 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
15 | TEN | W24-21 | 47 | 70.1 | 1 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
16 | TB | W23-20 | 40 | 54.8 | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
WC | BUF | W22-19 | 55 | 64.7 | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
DP | KC | L31-51 | 48 | 75.0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1 | LAC | L13-16 | 50 | 67.6 | 1 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2 | CLE | L30-35 | 56 | 96.6 | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
3 | PHI | T23-23 | 68 | 74.7 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
4 | JAC | W33-25 | 56 | 82.4 | 2 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
5 | BAL | L3-27 | 29 | 46.0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1 | MIN | W27-24 | 48 | 57.8 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2 | CHI | L17-20 | 39 | 60.0 | 1 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
3 | PIT | W24-10 | 46 | 54.8 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
4 | JAC | W24-21 | 41 | 73.2 | 0 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
5 | GB | L22-25 | 49 | 76.6 | 2 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
6 | DET | W34-11 | 24 | 38.1 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
7 | BAL | W41-17 | 32 | 43.8 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
8 | NYJ | L31-34 | 58 | 69.0 | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
9 | CLE | L16-41 | 41 | 85.4 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
11 | LV | W32-13 | 24 | 51.1 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
12 | PIT | W41-10 | 21 | 33.9 | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
13 | LAC | L22-41 | 43 | 67.2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
14 | SF | L23-26 | 42 | 59.2 | 3 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
15 | DEN | W15-10 | 44 | 58.7 | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
17 | KC | W34-31 | 38 | 62.3 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
WC | LV | W26-19 | 51 | 66.2 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
DP | TEN | W19-16 | 44 | 83.0 | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
CC | KC | W27-24 | 46 | 66.7 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
SB | LAR | L20-23 | 26 | 37.7 | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1 | PIT | L20-23 | 42 | 66.7 | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2 | DAL | L17-20 | 37 | 60.7 | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
3 | NYJ | W27-12 | 18 | 23.1 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
11 | PIT | W37-30 | 44 | 60.3 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
12 | TEN | W20-16 | 42 | 73.7 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
13 | KC | W27-24 | 40 | 72.7 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
14 | CLE | W23-10 | 44 | 61.1 | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
15 | TB | W34-23 | 49 | 66.2 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
16 | NE | W22-18 | 36 | 64.3 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
18 | BAL | W27-16 | 45 | 57.7 | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
WC | BAL | W24-17 | 54 | 78.3 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
DP | BUF | W27-10 | 33 | 52.4 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
CC | KC | L20-23 | 44 | 63.8 | 1 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
D.J. Reader Articles

2022 IDP Rookie Review: Interior Defensive Linemen
Feb 23, 2023 · Jason King
We offer up an exhaustive list of all the fantasy-relevant 2022 rookie IDP interior defensive linemen.

IDP Off-Season Outlook: AFC North
Mar 10, 2022 · Tom Kislingbury
We examine the defensive players and situations in the AFC North.

2018 IDP Projections: Houston Texans
Jul 27, 2018 · Tom Kislingbury
Can the Texans' defense return to its glory days? We break down the IDPs.
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