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NYG · NT · #98

DJ Reader

Starter

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DJ Reader is the starting NT for the New York Giants.

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DJ Reader this week

The New York Giants play next in Week 6, at home against the New Orleans Saints on Sun, Oct 18 (Fox). DJ Reader is listed as the starter at NT going into that game.

At NT for the New York Giants, CJ Okoye is next in line behind him.

DJ Reader's 2026 game log, most recent 3 games: W 36-24 vs ARI (Oct 4); W 12-7 vs TEN (Sep 27); L 6-28 at LAR (Sep 21).

DJ Reader wears No. 98, is 32 years old, is listed at 6' 3", 335 lbs, has 11 years of NFL experience, came out of Clemson.

Is DJ Reader playing this week?

DJ Reader is expected to start at NT for New York Giants. No injury listed (updated Oct 15, ESPN).

NYG NT Depth

1DJ ReaderStarter
2CJ Okoye

New York Giants Starting Lineup

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Age
32
Height
6' 3"
Weight
335
Experience
11 yrs

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    Season Stats

    SeasonTeamGTklTFLSacksINTPD
    2026NYG580000
    2025DET13110000
    2024DET13104301
    2023CIN13162101
    2022CIN9100004
    2021CIN15183200
    2020CIN581002
    2019HOU152362.500
    2018HOU14164200
    2017HOU14212100
    2016HOU1561101
    Career11 yrs1311472312.509

    Season stats from nflverse, a public NFL statistics project. Last refreshed Oct 15, 2026.

    2026 vs. 2025

    Tackles
    8
    +0.8/gm vs 2025
    Sacks
    0
    even with 2025 per game
    INT
    0
    even with 2025 per game

    Career Totals

    Seasons
    11
    Games
    131
    Tackles
    147

    #58 of 138 at DT in Sacks (2026)

    WHY THIS RATING

    DJ Reader is rated 55 (Depth): production, role and draft slot rank 190th of 211 qualifying defensive linemen (outperforms 10% of them). 2026 games count fully, 2025 games half. Same 40-99 scale as college ratings; compare within the NFL.

    Rating basis
    Production + draft
    On-field production
    8th percentile
    Beats 8% of 211
    Sample
    5 + 13 games
    2026 + 2025 · 747 snaps
    Draft slot
    5% of rating
    Pick 166 · 2016 draft
    Updated
    Through week 5

    Production per game depends partly on the offense or scheme around a player, so a player on a weak team can rate lower. Not a betting line. How we rank

    2026 Game Log

    Oct 11@ WSHTKL 2
    TKL
    2
    TFL
    0
    SACK
    0
    INT
    0
    PD
    0

    Final 27-27

    Oct 4Wvs ARITKL 1
    TKL
    1
    TFL
    0
    SACK
    0
    INT
    0
    PD
    0

    Final W 36-24

    Sep 27Wvs TENTKL 1
    TKL
    1
    TFL
    0
    SACK
    0
    INT
    0
    PD
    0

    Final W 12-7

    Sep 21L@ LARTKL 3
    TKL
    3
    TFL
    0
    SACK
    0
    INT
    0
    PD
    0

    Final L 6-28

    Sep 13Wvs DALTKL 1
    TKL
    1
    TFL
    0
    SACK
    0
    INT
    0
    PD
    0

    Final W 28-20

    DJ Reader's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

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    Team Role

    Rotation
    DJ Reader plays 53% of his team's defensive snaps in games he appears in (2026, 5 games).
    Snap share53%

    College

    Clemson

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