Defense & Fumbles
- * Selected to Pro Bowl, + First-Team AP All-Pro, Bold indicates league leader
| Games | Def Interceptions | Fumbles | Tackles | |||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | No. | G | GS | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | PD | FF | Fmb | FR | Yds | TD | Sk | Comb | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sfty | AV |
| 2016 | 22 | HOU | LDE | 98 | 16 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 22 | 7 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
| 2017 | 23 | HOU | LDE/NT | 98 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 47 | 23 | 24 | 3 | 6 | 6 | |||||
| 2018 | 24 | HOU | RDE | 98 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 33 | 23 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 8 | |||||
| 2019 | 25 | HOU | NT | 98 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.5 | 52 | 28 | 24 | 6 | 13 | 6 | |||||
| 2020 | 26 | CIN | LDT | 98 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 19 | 8 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||
| 2021 | 27 | CIN | RDT | 98 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 43 | 22 | 21 | 3 | 7 | 7 | |||||
| 2022 | 28 | CIN | LDT | 98 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 27 | 18 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 6 | |
| 2023 | 29 | CIN | DT | 98 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 34 | 20 | 14 | 2 | 7 | 6 | |
| Career | 105 | 96 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9.5 | 277 | 149 | 128 | 23 | 44 | 45 | |||||
| 4 yrs | CIN | 44 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 | 123 | 68 | 55 | 7 | 20 | 21 | ||||
| 4 yrs | HOU | 61 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.5 | 154 | 81 | 73 | 16 | 24 | 24 | ||||||||
| Games | Def Interceptions | Fumbles | Tackles | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | G | GS | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | PD | FF | Fmb | FR | Yds | TD | Sk | Comb | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sfty |
| 2016 | 22 | HOU | LDE,RDE | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||
| 2018 | 24 | HOU | DE | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 2019 | 25 | HOU | DE/NT | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 2021 | 27 | CIN | DT | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 4 | |||||
| 2022 | 28 | CIN | DT | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | |
| Career | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2.0 | 36 | 20 | 16 | 4 | 6 | ||||||||
| 3 yrs | HOU | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||
| 2 yrs | CIN | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | 20 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 5 | |||||||
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| Games | Off. | Def. | ST | |||||||||
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| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | No. | G | GS | Num | Pct | Num | Pct | Num | Pct |
| 2016 | 22 | HOU | LDE | 98 | 16 | 7 | 0 | 0% | 404 | 40% | 94 | 21% |
| 2017 | 23 | HOU | LDE/NT | 98 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0% | 526 | 58% | 56 | 13% |
| 2018 | 24 | HOU | RDE | 98 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 0% | 638 | 60% | 46 | 10% |
| 2019 | 25 | HOU | NT | 98 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 0% | 621 | 61% | 70 | 18% |
| 2020 | 26 | CIN | LDT | 98 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0% | 259 | 73% | 24 | 16% |
| 2021 | 27 | CIN | RDT | 98 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 0% | 590 | 59% | 66 | 16% |
| 2022 | 28 | CIN | LDT | 98 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0% | 397 | 60% | 37 | 13% |
| 2023 | 29 | CIN | DT | 98 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0% | 535 | 58% | 51 | 14% |
| Career | 0 | 3970 | 444 | |||||||||
| 4 yrs | CIN | 44 | 44 | 0 | 1781 | 178 | ||||||
| 4 yrs | HOU | 61 | 52 | 0 | 2189 | 266 | ||||||
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PFR HOF Monitor: 16.78 (245th among DT, average HOF DT is 102.36)
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Frequently Asked Questions
How old is D.J. Reader?
D.J. Reader is 29 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 335 lbs (151 kg).
How many games does D.J. Reader play?
D.J. Reader played 14 games last season and 105 games over his career.
How many sacks does D.J. Reader have?
D.J. Reader had 1.0 sacks last season and 9.5 sacks over his career.
What is D.J. Reader's Twitter account?
D.J. Reader is on Twitter at Djread98.
What are D.J. Reader's nicknames?
BBQ is a nickname for D.J. Reader.
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