DTNYG#98ACT

DJ Reader

Top 42% all-time pass rushersDurable Contributor🌅 Early Bloomer · 2019

Height6'3"

Weight335 lb

BornJul 1, 1994

Age32

CollegeClemson See College Stats

ConferenceAtlantic Coast

Rookie yr2016

Draft2016 · Rd 5, Pick 166 · HOU

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A edge rusher who maximized value through excellent availability over their career. Their middle-tier career was extended by consistently being on the field.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 49 · #2067 · Above Average

Worth 49 points of value above a freely-available replacement interior lineman — top 46% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 7 of 10 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +7 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

7 cleared

3 replaced

Beat replacement (adds to VORP) Below it — adds 0, never a debit

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

Seasons over

cleared the bar

Avg surplus

peak +11

7 seasons × ~7 surplus ≈ VORP 49

Combined Season Grid

The full season-by-season grids, joined on one timeline. Every selected stat family stays visible at once—no tab hopping.

3 grids split in one view

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Defense													Snap Counts						Advanced Defense & Coverage (2018+)
Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	Sfty	Off	Off%	Def	Def%	ST	ST%	Tgt	Cmp	Cmp%	RateAll	ADOT	Prss	Hrry	QBKD	Bltz	MissTkl	Miss%
2016	—	HOU	15	—	21	6	15	2	2	1.0	5.0	0	1	0	—	0	0	—	0.0%	404	40.3%	94	26.1%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2017	—	HOU	14	—	45	21	24	3	6	1.0	10.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	0.0%	526	58.3%	56	12.7%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2018	—	HOU	14	—	26	16	10	5	3	2.0	10.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	0.0%	638	59.9%	46	13.5%	0	0	—	—	—	7	4	1	0	4	0.1
2019	—	HOU	15	—	47	23	24	6	13	2.5	21.5	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	0.0%	621	61.6%	70	17.5%	2	2	1.0	81.2	2.0	12	2	7	0	2	0.0
2020	—	CIN	5	—	19	8	11	1	1	0.0	2.0	0	2	0	—	0	0	—	0.0%	259	73.6%	24	16.0%	0	0	—	—	—	1	0	1	0	2	0.1
2021	—	CIN	15	—	39	18	21	3	7	2.0	12.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	0.0%	590	59.4%	66	15.5%	0	0	—	—	—	8	1	5	0	2	0.0
2022	—	CIN	9	—	19	10	9	1	5	0.0	6.0	0	4	1	2	0	0	—	0.0%	397	60.7%	37	13.2%	1	1	1.0	118.7	-1.0	8	3	5	0	1	0.0
2023	—	CIN	13	—	30	16	14	2	7	1.0	10.0	0	1	0	1	0	0	—	0.0%	535	57.1%	51	14.6%	0	0	—	—	—	10	3	6	0	1	0.0
2024	—	DET	13	—	22	10	12	4	8	3.0	15.0	0	1	0	—	0	0	—	0.0%	508	52.7%	5	5.0%	0	0	—	—	—	9	1	5	0	2	0.1
2025	—	DET	13	—	28	11	17	0	4	0.0	4.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	0.0%	583	53.7%	14	10.6%	0	0	—	—	—	8	4	4	0	1	0.0
Career		—	126	—	296	139	157	27	56	12.5	95.5	0	9	1	3	0	0	—	0.0%	5,061	57.7%	463	14.5%	3	3	—	—	—	63	18	34	0	15	—

Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	PD	FF	FR	VAL
2016	22	HOU	15	0*	21	6	15	2	2	1.0	5.0	1	0	—	6.1
2017	23	HOU	14	8*	45	21	24	3	6	1.0	10.0	0	0	—	6.9
2018	24	HOU	14	10*	26	16	10	5	3	2.0	10.0	0	0	—	6.8
2019	25	HOU	15	9*	47	23	24	6	13	2.5	21.5	0	0	—	9.6
2020	26	CIN	5	4*	19	8	11	1	1	0.0	2.0	2	0	—	2.2
2021	27	CIN	15	9*	39	18	21	3	7	2.0	12.0	0	0	—	7.3
2022	28	CIN	9	6*	19	10	9	1	5	0.0	6.0	4	1	2	4.8
2023	29	CIN	13	8*	30	16	14	2	7	1.0	10.0	1	0	1	6.3
2024	30	DET	13	8*	22	10	12	4	8	3.0	15.0	1	0	—	7.7
2025	31	DET	13	9*	28	11	17	0	4	0.0	4.0	0	0	—	4.8
Career			126	71*	296	139	157	27	56	—	—	9	1	3	62.5

* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)

Snap Counts

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Off	Off%	Def	Def%	ST	ST%
2016	22	HOU	16	0*	—	0.0%	404	40.3%	94	26.1%
2017	23	HOU	14	8*	—	0.0%	526	58.3%	56	12.7%
2018	24	HOU	16	10*	—	0.0%	638	59.9%	46	13.5%
2019	25	HOU	15	9*	—	0.0%	621	61.6%	70	17.5%
2020	26	CIN	5	4*	—	0.0%	259	73.6%	24	16.0%
2021	27	CIN	15	9*	—	0.0%	590	59.4%	66	15.5%
2022	28	CIN	10	6*	—	0.0%	397	60.7%	37	13.2%
2023	29	CIN	14	8*	—	0.0%	535	57.1%	51	14.6%
2024	30	DET	15	8*	—	0.0%	508	52.7%	5	5.0%
2025	31	DET	17	9*	—	0.0%	583	53.7%	14	10.6%
Career			137	71*	—	—	5,061	—	463	—

* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)

Advanced Defense & Coverage (2018+)

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tgt	Cmp	Cmp%	RateAll	ADOT	Prss	Hrry	QBKD	MissTkl	Miss%
2018	24	HOU	16	10*	0	0	—	—	—	7	4	1	4	0.1
2019	25	HOU	15	9*	2	2	1.0	81.2	2.0	12	2	7	2	0.0
2020	26	CIN	5	4*	0	0	—	—	—	1	0	1	2	0.1
2021	27	CIN	15	9*	0	0	—	—	—	8	1	5	2	0.0
2022	28	CIN	10	6*	1	1	1.0	118.7	-1.0	8	3	5	1	0.0
2023	29	CIN	14	8*	0	0	—	—	—	10	3	6	1	0.0
2024	30	DET	15	8*	0	0	—	—	—	9	1	5	2	0.1
2025	31	DET	17	9*	0	0	—	—	—	8	4	4	1	0.0
Career			107	63*	3	3	—	—	—	63	18	34	15	—

* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 53 · Solid

A solid career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 53 of 100, era-normalized against sacks/g peers across 10 scored seasons.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×1

Longevity

career length

Blend 53.4 × longevity 1 = KV-H 53· confidence 96%

What builds the career mark of 51

On-field 34.8

Availability 16.2

On-field production Staying available

Season-by-season quality (era-relative sacks/g)

2016bestavg 482025

All-Time Standing

how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position

Depth

of 100

Reached 6% of the all-time Sacks leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

6% of the all-time Sacks leader6

0 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader0

A 0–100 scale where 100 = matched the all-time leaderat this position. Built only from visible encyclopedia data — career production vs. the all-time leader, plus efficiency (EPA) and comparable-player confidence — so it's a transparent context score, not a subjective rating. Tiers: Elite ≥ 85 · Strong ≥ 65 · Solid ≥ 45 · Depth < 45. Comparable-player confidence: 92%.

Per-Snap Impact

Interior D-Line · proprietary · 2012+

Solid

SIS

Disruption / 100 snaps:2.085See leaderboard →

Disruption/1002.085Snap share57.7%Def snaps5,061ReliableCV 0.39

Production per snap — the box score normalized by opportunity. SIS is z-scored within interior d-line, shrinkage-regularized so small samples don't spike, over the NFL snap-count era (2012+).

Career Aging Trajectory

vs. position group average · KV-H basis

Amber = this player (normalized to own peak). Indigo = average defensive linemen aging curve. Group peak age: 25. Source: StatVault KV-H era (1999+).

Combine · 2016

Percentiles compare each raw measurement against position peers, the full combine pool, and the same draft class where enough samples exist.

DL · 2016 class

5.33s

40-Yard

Low · 5th pct

Pos 5thAll 4thClass Pos 5thClass All 3th

29.5"

Vertical

Above avg · 53th pct

Pos 53thAll 19thClass Pos 47thClass All 25th

99"

Broad Jump

Low · 11th pct

Pos 11thAll 4thClass Pos 6thClass All 5th

30 reps

Bench

Above avg · 70th pct

Pos 70thAll 92thClass Pos 83thClass All 94th

7.90s

3-Cone

Below avg · 25th pct

Pos 25thAll 8thClass Pos 31thClass All 12th

4.71s

Shuttle

Below avg · 38th pct

Pos 38thAll 13thClass Pos 41thClass All 15th

Postseason Career

13 playoff games

Defense

Tkl35Solo18Ast17TFL4QBHits6Sk2.0Dis12.0PD1

College Stats

ClemsonCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Clemson), but no parsed college box-score table is present in this profile artifact. The section stays here so every profile has a consistent college-stats landing point without fabricating unavailable rows.

Reference Graph

Career teammates and draft class, derived from year-by-year rosters — every name is linked.

2016 Draft Class· this player went #166

#158Brandon ShellOT #159K.J. DillonDB #160Kentrell BrothersLB #161Christian WestermanG #162Kevin HoganQB #163Trevor DavisWR #164Halapoulivaati VaitaiG #165Tyreek HillWR #167Marqui ChristianDB #168Spencer DrangoG #169Antwione WilliamsLB #170Cole TonerOT #171Alex CollinsRB #172Rashard HigginsWR #173Trey CaldwellDB #175Jatavis BrownOLB

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

DJ inherited the Cincinnati Bengals DL room from Sam Hubbard (2018–2024), and handed it to B.J. Hill (2021–2025).

Alfred Williams 1991–1994John Copeland 1993–2000Dan Wilkinson 1994–1997Kimo von Oelhoffen 1994–1999Jevon Langford 1996–2001Michael Bankston

Similar Players

Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0–100%).

Movementderived from season history

2025final season
Last recorded season with DET
2024team change
Joined DET (from CIN)
2020team change
Joined CIN (from HOU)
2016draft
Drafted by HOU — Round 5, Pick 166

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'3" / 335 lb

Frame

327 lb at 5.33s

Size-speed

29.5" vert / 99" broad

Explosion

30 reps

Bench power

Injury History

2 career games missed (Out)

From nflverse weekly injury reports · coverage begins 2009.

Season	Team	Games Out	Designations
2024	DET	1	W1Questionable· QuadricepW14Out· Shoulder
2023	CIN	0	W14Questionable· Back
2022	CIN	1	W4Out· Knee
2021	CIN	0	W18Questionable· Not injury related - resting player

Knox

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Historical Knox · KV-H

Era-normalized career quality — z-scored against 10-season peers. See all →

peak 57

Season Report Cards· KV-H era-normalized per season

C+2016

C+2017

C+2018

C+2019

F2020

C+2021

C2022

C2023

C+2024

C2025

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 10 seasons.

83%

Era Translator

Sacks translated to the 2025NFL — each season's standing among its own-era peers, projected onto 2025's scoring environment. Modern-era (1999+) coverage.

Season	Actual Sacks	Sacks/G	→ 2025 Sacks	→ 2025 /G
2016	1	0.1	1	0.1
2017	1	0.1	1	0.1
2018	2	0.1	3+1	0.1
2019	2.5	0.2	3+0.5	0.2
2020	0	0	0	0
2021	2	0.1	2	0.1
2022	0	0	0	0
2023	1	0.1	1	0.1
2024	3	0.2	4+1	0.2
2025	0	0	0	0

Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:snap_counts, nflverse:combine, nflverse:draft_picks, nflverse:injuries · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026

Career Value · VORP

49 career value over replacement — #2067 all-time of 4,642. 4.9/season above a replacement-level DL.

Draft OutcomeSteal ↑

Pick #166 (Rd 5) · HOU · 2016 · +25.8 vs expected KV-H

53actual

27.2 expected · Δ+25.8

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Career Value · VORP

Combined Season Grid

Defense

Snap Counts

Advanced Defense & Coverage (2018+)

KV-H Anatomy

All-Time Standing

Per-Snap Impact

Career Aging Trajectory

Combine · 2016

Postseason Career

Defense

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

2016 Draft Class· this player went #166

Franchise Succession

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Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

Injury History

Knox

Era Translator

Career Geography