
D.J. Reader Fantasy
- Height / Weight
- 6'3" / 347 lbs.
- Date of Birth (Age)
- July 1, 1994 (27)
- Experience
- 7th Season
- Drafted
- 2016 / Rd. 5 / Pk. 166 (HOU)
- College
- Clemson
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Game Logs
D.J. Reader News
Cincinnati Bengals defensive tackle D.J. Reader (quadriceps) will miss the rest of the season after he suffered an injury in the Week 5 loss to the Ravens, according to head coach Zac Taylor. Reader was carted off the field with less than nine minutes left in the third quarter on Sunday. He signed a four-year deal worth $53 million in the offseason, which was the biggest contract given to a free agent in franchise history. Reader had 18 tackles, one for a loss, in the first four games of the 2020 season. It's a big loss for Cincy, as he's the fourth defensive tackle to be put on Injured Reserve or to opt out for the Bengals. The team signed defensive tackle Xavier Williams to replace Reader on the roster. Continue ignoring the Bengals Defense in fantasy.
The Cincinnati Bengals agreed to a four-year, $53 million deal with defensive tackle D.J. Reader on Tuesday, according to sources. The deal makes him the highest-paid nose tackle in the league. It's well-deserved, as Reader is one of the best nose tackles in the NFL, and he'll help stop the run in his new home in Cincy. The 25-year-old former fifth-round pick in 2016 had 2.5 sacks, 52 tackles (28 solo), six tackles for loss and 13 QB hits in 15 games in his final season with Houston. Reader doesn't do much for fantasy owners in IDP leagues, but he'll surely improve Cincinnati's defensive line up the gut.
Depth Chart
- Offense
- Defense
QB | Joe Burrow |
Brandon Allen | |
RB | Joe Mixon |
Samaje Perine | |
LWR | Ja'Marr Chase |
Stanley Morgan | |
RWR | Tee Higgins |
Mike Thomas | |
SWR | Tyler Boyd |
Trent Taylor | |
TE | Hayden Hurst |
Drew Sample | |
LT | Jonah Williams |
D'Ante Smith | |
LG | Jackson Carman |
Hakeem Adeniji | |
C | Ted Karras |
Trey Hill | |
RG | Alex Cappa |
Cordell Volson | |
RT | La'el Collins |
Isaiah Prince |
LDE | Sam Hubbard |
Cam Sample | |
NT | D.J. Reader |
Josh Tupou | |
DT | B.J. Hill |
Zachary Carter | |
RDE | Trey Hendrickson |
Joseph Ossai | |
LB | Logan Wilson |
Germaine Pratt | |
Akeem Davis-Gaither | |
Markus Bailey | |
LCB | Chidobe Awuzie |
Cam Taylor-Britt | |
SS | Vonn Bell |
Tycen Anderson | |
FS | Jessie Bates III |
Michael Thomas | |
RCB | Eli Apple |
Tre Flowers | |
NB | Daxton Hill |
Mike Hilton |
PK | Evan McPherson |