New York Giants · DT (DL) · 7 games through Nov 1, 2026
DJ Reader
40.0
Downfield Score v7.0Ranked #113 of 177 qualified DLs
- Combined tackles
- 2213 solo · 9 ast
- Sacks & QB hits
- 02 QB hits
- Tackles for loss
- 10 forced fumbles
- Coverage
- 0 PD · 0 INTPasses defended & picks
- Defensive snaps
- 25236.0 snaps/G
- Team def. EPA / play
- +0.017Schedule-adjusted · What is EPA?
DJ Reader among the 177 qualified defensive linemen: each 2026 Downfield Score, 0 to 100.
- Anderson Jr.96.6
- Allen95.5
- Karlaftis94.1
- Hutchinson92.8
- Crosby92.7
- Simmons92.2
- Granderson91.4
- Mafe91.1
- Buckner90.4
- Reader#11340.0
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Downfield Score v7.0 breakdown
Each component is shrunk toward the 2026 positional mean before percentile ranking across 177 qualified DLs. Read score check & methodology · What Raw and Shrunk mean
56thpercentile
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2026 game log
Every 2026 regular-season game line for DJ Reader. Click any game to open its drive-by-drive chart and box score.
| Week | Date | Matchup | Result | Tackles | Solo | Sacks | TFL | QB hits | PD | INT | Def. snaps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week 1 | Sep 13, 2026 | vs DAL | W 28-20 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 |
| Week 2 | Sep 21, 2026 | @ LA | L 6-28 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 |
| Week 3 | Sep 27, 2026 | vs TEN | W 12-7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 |
| Week 4 | Oct 4, 2026 | vs ARI | W 36-24 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 42 |
| Week 5 | Oct 11, 2026 | @ WAS | T 27-27 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 |
| Week 6 | Oct 18, 2026 | vs NO | L 27-34 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 |
| Week 7 | Oct 25, 2026 | @ HOU | W 27-21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 44 |
Career NFL seasons
Regular-season totals from official NFL game lines across 11 seasons.
| Season | Club | G | Tackles | Solo | Ast | Sacks | TFL | QBH | PD | INT | FF | Def. snaps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | HOU | 16 | 21 | 6 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 404 |
| 2017 | HOU | 14 | 45 | 21 | 24 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 526 |
| 2018 | HOU | 16 | 26 | 16 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 638 |
| 2019 | HOU | 15 | 47 | 23 | 24 | 2.5 | 6 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 621 |
| 2020 | CIN | 5 | 19 | 8 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 259 |
| 2021 | CIN | 15 | 39 | 18 | 21 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 590 |
| 2022 | CIN | 10 | 19 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 397 |
| 2023 | CIN | 14 | 30 | 16 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 535 |
| 2024 | DET | 15 | 22 | 10 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 508 |
| 2025 | DET | 17 | 28 | 11 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 583 |
| 2026 (so far) | NYG | 7 | 22 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 252 |
Compare DJ Reader with top defensive linemen
Launch a head-to-head Tale of the Tape against another 2026 DL.
DJ Reader vs. Will Anderson Jr. (HOU)Score 40.0 vs. 96.6DJ Reader vs. Zach Allen (DEN)Score 40.0 vs. 95.5DJ Reader vs. George Karlaftis (KC)Score 40.0 vs. 94.1DJ Reader vs. Aidan Hutchinson (DET)Score 40.0 vs. 92.8DJ Reader vs. Maxx Crosby (LV)Score 40.0 vs. 92.7DJ Reader vs. Jeffery Simmons (TEN)Score 40.0 vs. 92.2