D.J.
Reader
Madden Career 2017-2026 - Peak 87 OVR
D.J. Reader Madden Career 2017-2026 - Peak 87 OVR
2025 Current
Peak 2023
Seasons Played
D.J. Reader Madden Career Ratings
| Madden | Team | Pos | OVR | Speed | ACC | AGI | COD | STR | JMP | STA | INJ | TGH | AWR | PRC | THP | TAS | TAM | TAD | PAC | TOR | CAR | BTK | TRK | BCV | SFA | SPM | JKM | CTH | SPC | CIT | SRR | MRR | DRR | RLS | RBK | PBK | IBL | TAK | POW | PUR | BSH | PMV | FMV | MCV | ZCV | PRS | KPW | KAC | KRN |
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2017 2016 NFL season
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LDE | 65 | 61 | 78 | 67 | - | 87 | 77 | 83 | 88 | 84 | 57 | 57 | 24 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 31 | - | 29 | 18 | 25 | 17 | 16 | 29 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 31 | 26 | 42 | 77 | 79 | 79 | - | - | - | 18 | 26 | 13 | 17 | 17 | 9 |
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2018 2017 NFL season
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LDE/NT | 67 | 61 | 78 | 67 | - | 87 | 77 | 83 | 88 | 84 | 65 | 65 | 24 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 31 | - | 29 | 18 | 25 | 17 | 16 | 29 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 31 | 26 | 85 | 77 | 79 | 79 | - | - | - | 18 | 26 | 13 | 17 | 17 | 9 |
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2019 2018 NFL season
Did not play
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DL | 81 | 61 | 78 | 67 | - | 87 | 77 | 83 | 88 | 84 | 88 | 88 | 24 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 31 | - | 29 | 18 | 25 | 17 | 16 | 29 | 16 | 14 | 13 | - | 3 | 15 | 45 | 44 | 85 | 80 | 79 | 83 | - | - | - | 18 | 26 | 13 | 17 | 17 | 9 |
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2020 2019 NFL season
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NT | 78 | 61 | 78 | 61 | - | 88 | 77 | 83 | 88 | 84 | 86 | 89 | 24 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 30 | - | 29 | 18 | 25 | 17 | 16 | 29 | 16 | 14 | 13 | - | 3 | 15 | 45 | 44 | 85 | 84 | 79 | 85 | - | - | - | 18 | 26 | 13 | 17 | 17 | 9 |
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2021 2020 NFL season
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LDT | 84 | 65 | 77 | 60 | 56 | 88 | 73 | 77 | 88 | 84 | 89 | 91 | 24 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 30 | - | 29 | 18 | 25 | 17 | 16 | 29 | 16 | 14 | 13 | - | 3 | 15 | 45 | 44 | 85 | 86 | 79 | 86 | - | - | - | 18 | 26 | 13 | 17 | 17 | 9 |
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2022 2021 NFL season
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RDT | 82 | 64 | 76 | 60 | 56 | 88 | 73 | 77 | 86 | 84 | 89 | 92 | 24 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 30 | - | 29 | 18 | 25 | 17 | 16 | 29 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 45 | 44 | 85 | 82 | 79 | 86 | - | - | - | 18 | 26 | 13 | 17 | 17 | 9 |
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2023 2022 NFL season
Did not play
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DL | 84 | 61 | 64 | 59 | 55 | 88 | 73 | 82 | 86 | 84 | 91 | 94 | 24 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 30 | - | 29 | 18 | 25 | 17 | 16 | 29 | 16 | 14 | 13 | - | 3 | 15 | 45 | 44 | 86 | 87 | 79 | 88 | - | - | - | 18 | 26 | 13 | 17 | 17 | 9 |
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2024 2023 NFL season
Did not play
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DL | 87 | 61 | 64 | 59 | 55 | 95 | 73 | 82 | 84 | 84 | 93 | 95 | 24 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 30 | - | 29 | 18 | 25 | 17 | 16 | 29 | 16 | 14 | 13 | - | 3 | 15 | 45 | 44 | 86 | 87 | 80 | 91 | - | - | - | 18 | 26 | 13 | 17 | 17 | 9 |
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2025 2024 NFL season
Did not play
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DL | 86 | 71 | 63 | 58 | 55 | 95 | 73 | 82 | 82 | 84 | 89 | 91 | 24 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 30 | 10 | 29 | 18 | 25 | 17 | 16 | 29 | 16 | 14 | 13 | - | 3 | 15 | 45 | 44 | 86 | 86 | 80 | 91 | 89 | 80 | 66 | 18 | 26 | 13 | 17 | 17 | 9 |
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2026 2025 NFL season
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DL | 85 | 70 | 62 | 58 | 54 | 95 | 73 | 82 | 82 | 84 | 92 | 94 | 24 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 30 | - | 29 | 18 | 25 | 17 | 16 | 29 | 16 | 14 | 13 | - | 3 | 15 | 45 | 44 | 88 | 86 | 80 | 87 | - | - | - | 18 | 26 | 13 | 17 | 17 | 9 |
How to read these:
Each row is the player’s rating in that year’s Madden, listed by
the NFL season it covers (Madden NFL 2001 = the 2000 season). Madden sets its
ratings before the season is played, so they reflect the
previous season’s performance - a player’s
breakout year tends to show up as a jump in the following year’s game.
D.J. Reader Madden Career Milestones
- Peak rating: 87 OVR in Madden NFL 2024 (age 29)
- Appeared in 10 Madden releases (Madden NFL 2017 through Madden NFL 2026)
- Played for 3 franchises: Texans, Bengals, Lions
- Listed as a defensive lineman in every Madden release
NFL career stats:
View D.J. Reader's NFL stats & grades →
D.J. Reader Madden Ratings by Year
D.J. Reader Madden NFL 2017 rating: 65 OVR (2016 NFL season, HOU). D.J. Reader Madden NFL 2018 rating: 67 OVR (2017 NFL season, HOU). D.J. Reader Madden NFL 2019 rating: 81 OVR (2018 NFL season, HOU). D.J. Reader Madden NFL 2020 rating: 78 OVR (2019 NFL season, HOU). D.J. Reader Madden NFL 2021 rating: 84 OVR (2020 NFL season, CIN). D.J. Reader Madden NFL 2022 rating: 82 OVR (2021 NFL season, CIN). D.J. Reader Madden NFL 2023 rating: 84 OVR (2022 NFL season, CIN). D.J. Reader Madden NFL 2024 rating: 87 OVR (2023 NFL season, CIN). D.J. Reader Madden NFL 2025 rating: 86 OVR (2024 NFL season, DET). D.J. Reader Madden NFL 2026 rating: 85 OVR (2025 NFL season, DET).