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D.J. Reader

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Experience: 8 years

Height: 6-3

Age: 29

Weight: 335 lbs

College: Clemson

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2023 SEASON

  • Solo
    6
  • SCK
    1
  • FF
    0
  • INT
    --

Recent Games

WK OPP RESULT TKL AST COMBINED SOLO SCK SFTY PDEF INT YDS AVG LNG TDS FF OPP FR
1 @Browns L 3 - 24 2 1 3 2 0 0 1 0
2 Ravens L 24 - 27 2 0 2 2 0 0 0 0
3 Rams W 19 - 16 2 0 2 2 1 0 0 0
4 @Titans L 3 - 27 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0

Career Stats

Defense Career

SEASON TEAM G GS TKL AST COMBINED SOLO SCK SFTY PDEF INT YDS AVG LNG TDS FF OPP FR
2016 Houston Texans 16 7 7 15 22 6 1 0 1 0
2017 Houston Texans 14 14 23 24 47 21 1 0 0 0
2018 Houston Texans 16 16 23 10 33 16 2 0 0 0
2019 Houston Texans 15 15 28 24 52 23 2.5 0 0 0
2020 Cincinnati Bengals 5 5 8 11 19 8 0 0 2 0
2021 Cincinnati Bengals 15 15 22 21 43 18 2 0 0 0
2022 Cincinnati Bengals 10 10 18 9 27 10 0 0 4 1 2
2023 Cincinnati Bengals 4 4 6 3 9 6 1 0 1 0
TOTAL 95 86 135 117 252 108 9.5 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 1 2

Biography

Reader is among the best interior defensive linemen in the NFL, and has played a key role in the Bengals ranking in the top 10 leaguewide in rushing defense each of the past two seasons (fifth in 2021, seventh in '22) ... Missed six games in 2022 regular season due to a left knee injury, but in 10 games started he recorded 27 tackles, four PDs, a FF and two FRs ... Driving force in Bengals holding two of the league's top three rushers, Titans RB Derrick Henry and Browns RB Nick Chubb, to under 40 yards ... Highly regarded for his combination of strength and football IQ, each of his four PDs were passes batted down at the line of scrimmage and came in a three-game stretch ... Was coveted free agent acquisition in 2020, after spending first four pro seasons with Houston ... Missed most of his first Bengals season due to a quad injury, but returned in '21 and had his best performances in postseason run to Super Bowl LVI ... Originally was a fifth-round pick of the Texans in 2016.

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