D.J. ReaderReader, David Vernon, Jr.Position: DT Height: 6-3 Weight: 345 Born: July 1, 1994 Greensboro, NC High School: Grimsley (Greensboro, NC) |
| Year | College | Participation |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Clemson | Lettered |
| 2013 | Clemson | Lettered |
| 2014 | Clemson | Lettered |
| 2015 | Clemson | Lettered |
| Draft: 5th round (166th overall) 2016 Houston Texans |
| NFL Game Logs |
| NFL Playoff Statistics |
| Roster Key • Stat Key |
| YEAR TEAM | NO | POS | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Houston Texans (NFL)2016 HOU NFL | 98 | RDE-LDE-NT | 16 | 7 |
| 2017 Houston Texans (NFL)2017 HOU NFL | 98 | LDE-NT-RDE | 14 | 14 |
| 2018 Houston Texans (NFL)2018 HOU NFL | 98 | RDE-NT | 16 | 16 |
| 2019 Houston Texans (NFL)2019 HOU NFL | 98 | NT | 15 | 15 |
| 2020 Cincinnati Bengals (NFL)2020 CIN NFL | 98 | NT | 5 | 5 |
| 2021 Cincinnati Bengals (NFL)2021 CIN NFL | 98 | NT | 15 | 15 |
| 2022 Cincinnati Bengals (NFL)2022 CIN NFL | 98 | NT | 10 | 10 |
| 2023 Cincinnati Bengals (NFL)2023 CIN NFL | 98 | NT | 14 | 14 |
| 2024 Detroit Lions (NFL)2024 DET NFL | 98 | DT | 15 | 15 |
| 2025 Detroit Lions (NFL)2025 DET NFL | 98 | NT | 17 | 17 |
| 10 Years (NFL)10 Years NFL | 137 | 128 |
| Team | Date | Transaction |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 Houston Texans (NFL)Houston Texans | 4/30/2016 | Draft |
| 2016 Houston Texans (NFL)Houston Texans | 5/6/2016 | Signed |
| 2017 Houston Texans (NFL)Houston Texans | 12/19/2017 | Injured Reserve |
| 2019 Houston Texans (NFL)Houston Texans | 3/18/2020 | Unrestricted Free Agent |
| 2020 Cincinnati Bengals (NFL)Cincinnati Bengals | 4/2/2020 | Signed |
| 2020 Cincinnati Bengals (NFL)Cincinnati Bengals | 12/25/2021 | Reserve/COVID |
| 2021 Cincinnati Bengals (NFL)Cincinnati Bengals | 12/30/2021 | Activated |
| 2022 Cincinnati Bengals (NFL)Cincinnati Bengals | 9/29/2022 | Injured Reserve |
| 2022 Cincinnati Bengals (NFL)Cincinnati Bengals | 11/19/2022 | Activated |
| 2023 Cincinnati Bengals (NFL)Cincinnati Bengals | 12/18/2023 | Injured Reserve |
| 2023 Cincinnati Bengals (NFL)Cincinnati Bengals | 3/13/2024 | Unrestricted Free Agent |
| 2024 Detroit Lions (NFL)Detroit Lions | 3/15/2024 | Signed |
| 2025 Detroit Lions (NFL)Detroit Lions | 3/11/2026 | Unrestricted Free Agent |
| 2026 New York Giants (NFL)New York Giants | 5/7/2026 | Signed |
| SNAP COUNTS | TOTAL | OFF | OFF% | DEF | DEF% | ST | ST% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Houston Texans (NFL)2016 HOU NFL | 498 | 0 | 0.0 | 404 | 40.0 | 94 | 21.0 |
| 2017 Houston Texans (NFL)2017 HOU NFL | 582 | 0 | 0.0 | 526 | 51.2 | 56 | 11.3 |
| 2018 Houston Texans (NFL)2018 HOU NFL | 684 | 0 | 0.0 | 638 | 59.7 | 46 | 9.9 |
| 2019 Houston Texans (NFL)2019 HOU NFL | 700 | 0 | 0.0 | 629 | 57.5 | 71 | 16.6 |
| 2020 Cincinnati Bengals (NFL)2020 CIN NFL | 283 | 0 | 0.0 | 259 | 24.5 | 24 | 5.2 |
| 2021 Cincinnati Bengals (NFL)2021 CIN NFL | 656 | 0 | 0.0 | 590 | 52.5 | 66 | 14.0 |
| 2022 Cincinnati Bengals (NFL)2022 CIN NFL | 434 | 0 | 0.0 | 397 | 38.3 | 37 | 8.5 |
| 2023 Cincinnati Bengals (NFL)2023 CIN NFL | 586 | 0 | 0.0 | 535 | 48.8 | 51 | 11.1 |
| 2024 Detroit Lions (NFL)2024 DET NFL | 513 | 0 | 0.0 | 508 | 46.4 | 5 | 1.1 |
| 2025 Detroit Lions (NFL)2025 DET NFL | 597 | 0 | 0.0 | 583 | 52.8 | 14 | 3.0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 5533 | 0 | 5069 | 21.0 |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 Houston Texans (NFL)2016 HOU NFL | 1.0 | 8.0 |
| 2017 Houston Texans (NFL)2017 HOU NFL | 1.0 | 2.0 |
| 2018 Houston Texans (NFL)2018 HOU NFL | 2.0 | 10.0 |
| 2019 Houston Texans (NFL)2019 HOU NFL | 2.5 | 17.0 |
| 2021 Cincinnati Bengals (NFL)2021 CIN NFL | 2.0 | 10.0 |
| 2023 Cincinnati Bengals (NFL)2023 CIN NFL | 1.0 | 9.0 |
| 2024 Detroit Lions (NFL)2024 DET NFL | 3.0 | 19.0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 12.5 | 75.0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 Cincinnati Bengals (NFL)2022 CIN NFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 Cincinnati Bengals (NFL)2023 CIN NFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| DEFENSE | TKL | DEF | ST | MT | QH | TFL | FF | PD | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Houston Texans (NFL)2016 HOU NFL | 22 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2017 Houston Texans (NFL)2017 HOU NFL | 47 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 Houston Texans (NFL)2018 HOU NFL | 33 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 Houston Texans (NFL)2019 HOU NFL | 52 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 Cincinnati Bengals (NFL)2020 CIN NFL | 19 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2021 Cincinnati Bengals (NFL)2021 CIN NFL | 43 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 Cincinnati Bengals (NFL)2022 CIN NFL | 27 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| 2023 Cincinnati Bengals (NFL)2023 CIN NFL | 34 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2024 Detroit Lions (NFL)2024 DET NFL | 23 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 Detroit Lions (NFL)2025 DET NFL | 28 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 328 | 328 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 27 | 1 | 9 | 0 |
| PENALTIES | Called | Declined | Accepted | Yards | Nullified Yards | First Downs | Stalled Drives |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Houston Texans2017 HOU NFL | 3 | 0 | 3 | 25 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 2018 Houston Texans (NFL)2018 HOU NFL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 Houston Texans (NFL)2019 HOU NFL | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 Cincinnati Bengals (NFL)2021 CIN NFL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022 Cincinnati Bengals (NFL)2022 CIN NFL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 Cincinnati Bengals (NFL)2023 CIN NFL | 2 | 0 | 2 | 30 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2024 Detroit Lions (NFL)2024 DET NFL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 Detroit Lions (NFL)2025 DET NFL | 2 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 13 | 1 | 12 | 106 | 0 | 8 | 0 |