DJ
Reader
DT
#98
DJ Reader
#98DT
New York Giants
Height : 6' 3" · Weight : 335 lbs · Age : 32
NFL record
| Year | Team | GP | TOT | SOLO | AST | SACK | FF | FR | YDS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | New York Giants | 3 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | Detroit Lions | 17 | 28 | 11 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | Detroit Lions | 15 | 23 | 11 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | Cincinnati Bengals | 14 | 34 | 20 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022 | Cincinnati Bengals | 11 | 27 | 18 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2021 | Cincinnati Bengals | 15 | 43 | 22 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | Cincinnati Bengals | 5 | 19 | 8 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | Houston Texans | 15 | 52 | 28 | 24 | 2.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | Houston Texans | 16 | 33 | 23 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | Houston Texans | 14 | 47 | 23 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | Houston Texans | 16 | 22 | 7 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Contract
New York Giants payroll →- 2026 cap number
- 4.50 M$
- Average per year
- 6.25 M$
- Total value
- 12.5 M$
- Seasons left
- 2 · through 2027
2026
4.50 M$
Guaranteed
2027
8.00 M$
Not guaranteed
Cap number: the season's salary plus the share of the signing bonus spread over the contract. Total value and average per year cover the whole contract, from its signing.
Advanced stats, 2026 Interior defensive line
NFL stats →2026 season, in progress (3 games played). The percentile ranks the player among regular interior defensive line: 90th means better than 90% of them.
Tackles
6
27th percentile
Sacks
0.0
32th percentile
Pressures
—
QB hits
0
9th percentile
Tackles for loss
0
27th percentile
Forced fumbles
0
44th percentile
Passes defended
0
35th percentile
Missed tackle rate
14.3 %
50th percentile
Defensive snaps
90
0th percentile
Games
3
Regular season. Data: nflverse (play-by-play, snap counts), Next Gen Stats, Pro Football Reference. EPA: expected points added. CPOE: completion percentage over expected.
2026 end-of-season projection
NFL trends →Projected WAR
0.0
Games
17
WAR 2026
0.0
Games played
3
WAR already earned, plus his pace (WAR per game over the last three seasons, 60/25/15, pulled toward the group average) over his team's remaining games, given his availability so far.
Trend
→ Stable (-1)
- 20230.0 WAR · 0.000 per game
- 20240.1 WAR · 0.007 per game
- 2025-0.1 WAR · -0.006 per game
- 20260.0 WAR · 0.000 per game
The trend compares this season's WAR per game with last season's, weighted by games played.
Outlook, age included
-31 · 32 y.o. · the age when performance usually declines
It is only a projection. It knows nothing about injuries, trades or role changes.
Player ratings, 2026
All ratings →Ratings from 0 to 100, computed over four seasons from data, never by hand, against regulars in the same position group. 75 = established regular, 87 = 90th percentile, 95+ = elite.
OV · Overall
53
Backup or prospect
- PRS
- Pass rush
- 56
- RDF
- Run defense
- 56
- TCK
- Tackling
- 77
- DUR
- Durability
- 77
- EX
- Experience
- 86
Why these ratings?Hide details
- PRS — Pass rush : Pressures, sacks and QB hits, per snap
- RDF — Run defense : Run tackles and tackles for loss, per snap
- TCK — Tackling : Tackles made and missed tackles
- DUR — Durability : Games played out of his team's, over several seasons
- EX — Experience : Seasons in the NFL
WAR and PAL Rating, 2026
How we rate →WAR: the EPA (expected points added) of every play, above replacement level, shared among those who made it, then converted to wins (35.3 points = one win). PAL Rating scores performance from 0 to 100 against regulars in the same group (50 = median).
WAR
0.0
PAL Rating
21 / 100
Value Rating · 2025
4 / 100
2025 PAL (1) against 2026 salary: the contract's average per year (APY), $6.3M.PAL expected for this salary: 51PAL: dimensions
Where WAR comes from (in wins)
Half the EPA of his sacks, interceptions, passes defended, forced fumbles, tackles for loss and QB hits, against his position's average per snap.
Yards allowed per target against his position's average, 0.12 points per yard (measured).
Replacement level: the share of defense the league spends on his position (by payroll), prorated by snaps.
How much better or worse than average his team's defense was (EPA allowed), minus what is already credited to players, prorated by snaps.
The individual part is splash plays and coverage. The rest is the position share and his team's defense, split by snaps played.
| Season | Team | G | WAR | PAL | OV | Tkl | Sacks | Prss | TFL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | NYG | 3 | 0.0 | 21 | 53 | 6 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
| 2025 | DET | 17 | -0.1 | 1 | 58 | 28 | 0.0 | 8 | 0 |
| 2024 | DET | 15 | 0.1 | 31 | 60 | 22 | 3.0 | 9 | 4 |
| 2023 | CIN | 14 | 0.0 | 30 | 60 | 30 | 1.0 | 10 | 2 |
| 2022 | CIN | 10 | 0.1 | 39 | 60 | 19 | 0.0 | 8 | 0 |
| 2021 | CIN | 15 | 0.1 | 17 | 59 | 39 | 2.0 | 8 | 3 |
DJ Reader in five questions
What are DJ Reader's stats in 2026?
DJ Reader has 0 sacks and 0 QB hits in 3 games in 2026.
How old and how tall is DJ Reader?
DJ Reader is 32 years old. He is 6'3" (191 cm) and weighs 335 lb (152 kg).
How good is DJ Reader?
DJ Reader produced 0.0 wins above replacement (WAR) in 2026 (season in progress). His PAL rating is 21 out of 100: below average for his position.
What number does DJ Reader wear, and what team does he play for?
DJ Reader plays for New York Giants in the NFL, at DT, and wears number 98.
What is DJ Reader's projection for 2026?
Our projection has him at 0.0 WAR over the full 2026 season, based on his weighted recent seasons and age.
