Player·
D.J. Reader
D.J. Reader
DT · NYG
31 yrs
Clemson
Description
Position
DT
Team
NYG
Status
ACT
Born
1994-07-01
Age
31
Height
6'3"
Weight
330 lb
College
Clemson
Draft
2016 · R5 · Pick 29 · HOU
Rookie yr
2016
Contract
ACTIVE
APY
$6.3M/yr
Total
$12.5M
Guaranteed
$5.3M
% of cap
2.1%
Term
2026–2028 (2y)
Value#397/432
1.76DEF pts per $1M APY
Career Résumé
10 seasons
Seasons10 2016–2025
Games126
Tackles296
Sacks12.5
TFL23
INT0
2026 Projection
StatFloorMedianCeilingvs ’25ΔRange
Forced Fumbles0.000.091.470.00+0.09
QB Hits0.565.6811.64.00+1.68
Sacks0.000.883.750.00+0.88
Solo Tackles8.4813.722.911.0+2.72
Tackles for Loss0.002.573.800.00+2.57
Floor · Median · Ceiling · assumes a full 17-game season
YearTmGSoloAstCombSkQBHTFLIntPDFFFRTDPrssHrryP→S%MTklMT%
2025DET131117280.04000000840.0%13.4%
2024DET131012223.084010009133.3%28.0%
2023CIN131614301.0720100010310.0%12.9%
2022CIN9109190.05004100830.0%13.6%
2021CIN151821392.073000008125.0%24.4%
2020CIN5811190.01102000100.0%29.5%
2019HOU152324472.51360000012220.8%23.7%
2018HOU141610262.034000007428.6%410.8%
2017HOU142124451.06200000
2016HOU15615211.02101000
College
No college stats linked.
Career Milestones
league finishes · rank since 1999
StatCareerSince '99LedTop 5Top 10
Sacks12.5522nd
Solo Tkl1391036th
League finishes among qualifying seasons (≥6 GP) · rank among recorded seasons since 1999 (excludes pre-1999)
Stat Profile
2025 · vs 462 peers
Sk/gQBH/gTFL/gFF/gSolo/g
Sk/g
028
QBH/g
0.351
TFL/g
016
FF/g
066
Solo/g
0.830
PlayerMedian (50th)
Postseason
team record · since 1999
RoundWL
Playoffs76
Conf. Championship11
Super Bowl01
NextGen Stats
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Career Highs
regular season
StatGameWhenSeason
Tackles72019 Wk13 vs NE47'19
Sacks22018 Wk1 vs NE3'24
TFL22018 Wk1 vs NE6'19
INT02016 Wk1 vs CHI0'16
Athletic Profile
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Comparable Players
2025 · stat-profile similarity