Player facts
- Team
New York Giants- Position
- Defensive Tackle
- Number
- 98
- Born
- Jul 1, 1994 (age 32)
- Birthplace
- Greensboro, NC, USA
- Height
- 6' 3"
- Weight
- 335 lbs
- College
- Clemson
- Experience
- 11 seasons
- Status
- Active
Stats
2026 Defense
| TOT | SOLO | AST | SACK | FF | FR | YDS | INT | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG | PD | STF | STFYDS | KB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regular Season | 13 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Last 5 Games | 13 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | 341 | 179 | 162 | 12.5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 37 | 33 | 0 |
Recent games
| Tackles | Fumbles | Interceptions | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Opponent | Result | TOT | SOLO | AST | SACK | FF | FR | INT | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG | PD | KB |
@  WSH | T 27-27 OT | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
vs  ARI | W 36-24 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
vs  TEN | W 12-7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
@  LAR | L 28-6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
vs  DAL | W 28-20 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Last 5 games. Click a game for its box score.
About
David Vernon "D. J." Reader Jr. (born July 1, 1994) is an American professional football nose tackle for the New York Giants of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Clemson Tigers and was drafted by the Houston Texans in the fifth round of the 2016 NFL draft. Reader has also played for the Cincinnati Bengals and Detroit Lions.
From Wikipedia’s article on D. J. Reader, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.1
Background
College career
Reader played football and baseball at Clemson University. He was a pitcher for Tigers baseball in its 2013 season.
Personal life
Reader's father, David Sr., died from kidney failure on June 30, 2014. Reader's son was born in November 2019.
Reader’s devotion to community service has earned him recognition as a nominee for the Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year Award with both the Houston Texans in 2019 and the Detroit Lions in 2025. In Honor of his late father, Reader has been a long time supporter of the National Kidney Foundation, hosting charity walks and Golf tournaments. In 2022, Reader received the President's Lifetime Achievement Volunteer Service Award for over 4,000 hours of service. Reader also created the A Son Never Forgets Foundation, which holds annual football camp and provides free health and wellness programs for his local North Carolina community.
From Wikipedia’s article on D. J. Reader, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Read the full article.1
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Sources
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- 1WikipediaD. J. Reader on Wikipedia
- 2Wikimedia CommonsPhoto of DJ Reader