Age
32
Jul 1, 1994
DJ Reader
#0
HOU · 2016–2019→CIN · 2020–2023→DET · 2024–2025→NYG · 2026–presentACT
DJReader#0IDL
2025 Season
Latest productionTackles
28
2025
TFL
0
regular season
Sacks
0.0
regular season
QB Hits
4
regular season
FF
0
regular season
Snap %
54%
avg / game
Career
Team path from high school through the NFL, with draft context and accolades.
01 / Career
Career Path
2012 — Present · Includes honors2026–
New York Giants · Interior DL
IDL · Current roster
NFL
2024–2025
Detroit Lions · Interior DL
IDL · 35 active weeks
NFL
2020–2023
Cincinnati Bengals · Interior DL
IDL · 53 active weeks
NFL
2016–2019
Houston Texans · Interior DL
IDL · 67 active weeks
NFL
2012–2015
Clemson · DT
NCAA
Draft Profile
2016 DraftSelection
Round 5, Pick 166
#166 overall by Houston Texans
TeamHOU
Overall#166
Data Sources & Attribution
CreditsHeadshot — wikipediaJeffrey Beall. Licensed under CC BY 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons. Source file
Statistics — nflverseStats are sourced from nflverse. Carl S, Baldwin B, Sharpe L, Ho T, Edwards J (2025). nflverse: Easily Install and Load the ‘nflverse’. R package version 1.0.3.9001, https://nflverse.nflverse.com/. Advanced metrics shown here are drawn via nflverse from Pro Football Reference Advanced Stats and NFL Next Gen Stats.
Pro Football ReferenceSports Reference LLC. “Pro Football Statistics and History.” Pro-Football-Reference.com. https://www.pro-football-reference.com/. (Accessed 2026-06-02.)
Athleticism & RASCombine and pro-day measurements compiled by Ray Carpenter, nfl-draft-data. Relative Athletic Score (RAS) by Kent Lee Platte, https://ras.football/.