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D.J. Reader

DJ Reader

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D.J. Reader

D.J. Reader Career Stats  

  • Career Stats - TACKLES

    TOTAL
    AST
    SOLO
    37
    17
    20

    Career Stats - Sacks

    SCK
    SCKYDS
    TFL
    2
    12
    0

    Career Stats - INTERCEPTIONS

    INT
    PD
    TD
    0
    1
    0

    Career Stats - Fumbles

    FF
    FR
    FTD
    0
    0
    0

    Tackles

    Season Team TOTAL AST SOLO
    2024 DET 1 1 0
    2022 CIN 8 4 4
    2021 CIN 12 5 7
    2019 HOU 7 3 4
    2018 HOU 6 3 3
    2016 HOU 3 1 2
    Career
    37
    17
    20

    Sacks

    Season Team SCK SCKYDS TFL
    2024 DET 0 0 0
    2022 CIN 0 0 0
    2021 CIN 1 6 0
    2019 HOU 0 0 0
    2018 HOU 0 0 0
    2016 HOU 1 6 0
    Career
    2
    12
    0

    Interceptions

    Season Team INT PD TD
    2024 DET 0 0 0
    2022 CIN 0 1 0
    2021 CIN 0 0 0
    2019 HOU 0 0 0
    2018 HOU 0 0 0
    2016 HOU 0 0 0
    Career
    0
    1
    0

    Defense Fumbles

    Season Team FF FR FTD
    2024 DET 0 0 0
    2022 CIN 0 0 0
    2021 CIN 0 0 0
    2019 HOU 0 0 0
    2018 HOU 0 0 0
    2016 HOU 0 0 0
    Career
    0
    0
    0
D.J. Reader

D.J. Reader Game Log   2025

  • Regular Season
    defensive
    Date
    Opp
    Result
    SOLO
    AST
    TOTAL
    SACK
    SACKYDS
    INT
    DEF
    TFL
    1/4
    CHI
    W 19-16
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    12/25
    MIN
    L 10-23
    0
    1
    1
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    12/21
    PIT
    L 24-29
    2
    1
    3
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    12/14
    LA
    L 34-41
    0
    2
    2
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    12/4
    DAL
    W 44-30
    2
    0
    2
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    11/27
    GB
    L 24-31
    0
    1
    1
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    11/23
    NYG
    W 34-27
    1
    3
    4
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    11/16
    PHI
    L 9-16
    1
    2
    3
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    11/9
    WAS
    W 44-22
    1
    1
    2
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    11/2
    MIN
    L 24-27
    0
    1
    1
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    10/20
    TB
    W 24-9
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    10/12
    KC
    L 17-30
    1
    4
    5
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    9/28
    CLE
    W 34-10
    2
    1
    3
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    9/22
    BAL
    W 38-30
    1
    0
    1
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    9/7
    GB
    L 13-27
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    Regular Season Totals
    11
    17
    28
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
D.J. Reader

D.J. Reader Player Profile and Salary  

Birthdate 7/1/1994 (31)
Status UFA
HT/WT 6'3", 330 lbs
Draft Info 2016: Rd 5; Pk (HOU)
Birthplace Greensboro, NC, USA
Position DL
College Clemson
Experience 10 seasons

Career History

Detroit Lions 2024-2026 (2 seasons)
Cincinnati Bengals 2020-2024 (4 seasons)
Houston Texans 2016-2020 (4 seasons)

DJ Reader: Breaking News

Appears in all 17 games

Reader logged 28 tackles (11 solo) across 17 games with the Lions during the 2025 regular season. Reader played in every regular-season game for the first time since 2018, and his 578 defensive snaps were his highest since 2019. He wasn't overly impactful on the stat sheet, but he still played a key role along Detroit's defensive line. Reader is set to hit free agency this offseason, and he'll likely have to settle for a short-term deal with a low average-annual value.

Green light to play Week 7

Reader (back) is active for Monday's game against Tampa Bay. Reader drew the questionable tag for Monday's contest after ending the week with back-to-back limited practices, but the veteran has been cleared to play after going through pregame warmups. Reader has logged nine tackles (four solo) through the first six games of the regular season.

Uncertain for Week 7

Reader (back) is questionable for Monday's game against the Buccaneers, Tim Twentyman of the Lions' official site reports. Reader appears to have picked up the injury in Detroit's Week 6 loss, though he was able to practice in limited fashion both Friday and Saturday. That seemingly bodes well for his availability Monday night, though his status won't become official shortly before kickoff.