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D.J. Reader
Reader, 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
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
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 Texans
2017 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
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