Defense & Fumbles

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Def Interceptions Fumbles Tackles
Season Age Team Lg Pos G GS Int Yds IntTD Lng PD FF Fmb FR Yds FRTD Sk Comb Solo Ast TFL QBHits Sfty AV Awards
2016 22 HOU NFL LDE 16 7 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.0 22 7 15 2 2 0 4
2017 23 HOU NFL LDE/NT 14 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.0 47 23 24 3 6 0 6
2018 24 HOU NFL RDE 16 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.0 33 23 10 5 3 0 8
2019 25 HOU NFL NT 15 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.5 52 28 24 6 13 0 6
2020 26 CIN NFL LDT 5 5 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 19 8 11 1 1 0 2
2021 27 CIN NFL RDT 15 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.0 43 22 21 3 7 0 7
2022 28 CIN NFL LDT 10 10 0 0 0 0 4 1 0 2 0 0 0.0 27 18 9 1 5 0 6
2023 29 CIN NFL DT 14 14 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1.0 34 20 14 2 7 0 6
2024 30 DET NFL LDT 15 15 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3.0 23 11 12 4 8 0 7
2025 31 DET NFL DL 17 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 28 11 17 0 4 0 6
10 Yrs 137 128 0 0 0 0 9 1 0 3 0 0 12.5 328 171 157 27 56 0 58
17 Game Avg 17 16 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.6 41 21 19 3 7 0 6
HOU (4 Yrs) 61 52 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 6.5 154 81 73 16 24 0 24
CIN (4 Yrs) 44 44 0 0 0 0 7 1 0 3 0 0 3.0 123 68 55 7 20 0 21
DET (2 Yrs) 32 32 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3.0 51 22 29 4 12 0 13
Defense & Fumbles Table
Def Interceptions Fumbles Tackles
Season Age Team Lg Pos G GS Int Yds IntTD Lng PD FF Fmb FR Yds FRTD Sk Comb Solo Ast TFL QBHits Sfty Awards
2016 22 HOU NFL LDE 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.0 3 2 1 1 1 0
2018 24 HOU NFL RDE 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 6 3 3 0 0 0
2019 25 HOU NFL NT 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 7 4 3 0 0 0
2021 27 CIN NFL RDT 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.0 12 7 5 3 4 0
2022 28 CIN NFL LDT 3 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 8 4 4 0 1 0
2024 30 DET NFL LDT 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 1 0 1 0 0 0
6 Yrs 13 13 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2.0 37 20 17 4 6 0
17 Game Avg 17 17 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2.6 48 26 22 5 8 0
HOU (3 Yrs) 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.0 16 9 7 1 1 0
CIN (2 Yrs) 7 7 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.0 20 11 9 3 5 0
DET (1 Yr) 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 1 0 1 0 0 0
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Advanced Defense

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Pass Coverage Pass Rush Tackles
Season Age Team Lg Pos G GS Int Tgt Cmp Cmp% Yds Yds/Cmp Yds/Tgt TD Rat DADOT Air YAC Bltz Hrry QBKD Bats Sk Prss Comb MTkl MTkl% Awards
2018 24 HOU NFL RDE 16 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 0 2.0 7 33 4 10.8
2019 25 HOU NFL NT 15 15 0 2 2 100.0 7 3.5 3.5 0 81.2 2.0 4 3 0 2 7 0 2.5 12 52 2 3.7
2021 27 CIN NFL RDT 15 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 0 2.0 8 43 2 4.4
2022 28 CIN NFL LDT 10 10 0 1 1 100.0 69 69.0 69.0 0 118.7 -1.0 -1 70 0 3 5 4 0.0 8 27 1 3.6
2023 29 CIN NFL DT 14 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 6 1 1.0 10 34 1 2.9
2024 30 DET NFL LDT 15 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 1 3.0 9 23 2 8.0
8 Yrs 107 107 0 3 3 100.0 76 25.3 25.3 0 118.7 1.0 3 73 0 18 34 6 10.5 63 259 15 5.5
17 Game Avg 17 17 0 0 0 100.0 12 25.3 25.3 0 118.7 1.0 0 12 0 3 5 1 1.7 10 41 2 5.5
CIN (4 Yrs) 44 44 0 1 1 100.0 69 69.0 69.0 0 118.7 -1.0 -1 70 0 7 17 5 3.0 27 123 6 4.7
DET (2 Yrs) 32 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 9 1 3.0 17 51 3 5.6
HOU (2 Yrs) 31 31 0 2 2 100.0 7 3.5 3.5 0 81.2 2.0 4 3 0 6 8 0 4.5 19 85 6 6.6
Advanced Defense Table
Pass Coverage Pass Rush Tackles
Season Age Team Lg Pos G GS Int Tgt Cmp Bltz Hrry QBKD Bats Sk Prss Comb MTkl MTkl% Awards
2021 27 CIN NFL RDT 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 1.0 4 12 1 7.7
5 Yrs 11 11 0 0 0 0 6 4 1 1.0 11 34 4 10.5
17 Game Avg 17 17 0 0 0 0 9 6 2 1.5 17 53 6 10.5
CIN (2 Yrs) 7 7 0 0 0 0 2 4 1 1.0 7 20 1 4.8
HOU (2 Yrs) 3 3 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0.0 3 13 2 13.3
DET (1 Yr) 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.0 1 1 1 50.0
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Snap Counts

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Regular Season
Snap Counts Table
Games Off. Def. ST
Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS Num Pct Num Pct Num Pct
201622HOULDE9816700%40440%9421%
201723HOULDE/NT98141400%52658%5613%
201824HOURDE98161600%63860%4610%
201925HOUNT98151500%62161%7018%
202026CINLDT985500%25973%2416%
202127CINRDT98151500%59059%6616%
202228CINLDT98101000%39760%3713%
202329CINDT98141400%53558%5114%
202430DETLDT98151500%50853%51%
202531DETDL98171700%58353%143%
Career05061463
4 yrsCIN444401781178
4 yrsHOU615202189266
2 yrsDET32320109119

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Frequently Asked Questions

How old is D.J. Reader?

D.J. Reader is 31 years old.

When was D.J. Reader born?

D.J. Reader was born on July 1, 1994.

Where was D.J. Reader born?

D.J. Reader was born in Greensboro, NC.

How tall is D.J. Reader?

D.J. Reader is 6-3 (190 cm) tall.

How much does D.J. Reader weigh?

D.J. Reader weighs 330 lbs (149 kg).

How many games does D.J. Reader play?

D.J. Reader played 17 games last season and 137 games over his career.

How many sacks does D.J. Reader have?

D.J. Reader had 0.0 sacks last season and 12.5 sacks over his career.

What are D.J. Reader's nicknames?

BBQ is a nickname for D.J. Reader.