D.J. READERReader, David Vernon, Jr.Position: DL Height: 6-3 Weight: 345 Born: July 1, 1994 Greensboro, NC High School: Grimsley (Greensboro, NC) |
| Year | College | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Clemson | Lettered |
| 2013 | Clemson | Lettered |
| 2014 | Clemson | Lettered |
| 2015 | Clemson | Lettered |
| Draft: 5th round (166th overall) 2016 Houston Texans |
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| 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 |
| 9 Years (NFL)9 Years NFL | 120 | 111 |
| Transaction | Date | Team |
|---|---|---|
| Draft | 4/30/2016 | 2016 Houston Texans (NFL)2016 HOU NFL |
| Signed | 5/6/2016 | 2016 Houston Texans (NFL)2016 HOU NFL |
| Injured Reserve | 12/19/2017 | 2017 Houston Texans (NFL)2017 HOU NFL |
| Unrestricted Free Agent | 3/18/2020 | 2019 Houston Texans (NFL)2019 HOU NFL |
| Signed | 4/2/2020 | 2020 Cincinnati Bengals (NFL)2020 CIN NFL |
| Reserve/COVID | 12/25/2021 | 2020 Cincinnati Bengals (NFL)2020 CIN NFL |
| Activated | 12/30/2021 | 2021 Cincinnati Bengals (NFL)2021 CIN NFL |
| Injured Reserve | 9/29/2022 | 2022 Cincinnati Bengals (NFL)2022 CIN NFL |
| Activated | 11/19/2022 | 2022 Cincinnati Bengals (NFL)2022 CIN NFL |
| Injured Reserve | 12/18/2023 | 2023 Cincinnati Bengals (NFL)2023 CIN NFL |
| Unrestricted Free Agent | 3/13/2024 | 2023 Cincinnati Bengals (NFL)2023 CIN NFL |
| Signed | 3/15/2024 | 2024 Detroit Lions (NFL)2024 DET NFL |
| 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 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 4936 | 0 | 4486 | 450 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 300 | 300 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 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 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 11 | 1 | 10 | 96 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
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