#91

Deven Eastern

Former defensive lineman at Minnesota. 2025: 2.5 sacks, 5 tackles for loss, 38 tackles.

DL · Minnesota · Sr. · #91

6′6″ · 320 lb · Shakopee, MN

CFB Index 82 · #30 of 330 interior linemenLow confidenceDrafted by Seattle — Rd 7, Pick 26, #242 overall

How he plays

Controls the point of attack and doesn't move.

Sacks: 85th percentile.

The full scouting read

The numbers

2.5

sacks · 2025

5 TFL · 38 tackles · 2 hurries

Best game: 1 sacks, 1 TFL, 2 tackles, vs Nebraska

His career numbers, season by season

The story

Former defensive lineman at Minnesota. 2025: 2.5 sacks, 5 tackles for loss, 38 tackles.

Signed as a 4-star recruit to Minnesota in 2021.
Drafted round 7 by the Seattle in 2026.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Four seasons at Minnesota, 4 sacks — drafted at #242 overall by Seattle.

His career

He barely played early on. Then he did not come off the field.

2021

Signed with Minnesota4-star out of Shakopee

2026

Drafted by Seattleround 7, pick 242

Career arc

Recruit

★★★★

#358 national

CFB

College

Minnesota

2022–2025

NFL

NFL Draft

R7 · #242

Seattle · 2026

Coaching lineage · 2022–2025

1 coach

2022–2025

P.J. Fleck

Minnesota

Played his entire career under P.J. Fleck.

Where He Ended Up · NFL

Seattle2026 NFL rookie season

#242Rd 7 · Pick 26

Seattle2026 NFL rookie season

View college career stats ↓

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

4 seasons under P.J. Fleck — 31-21 over that span.

2022Minnesota9-4HC: P.J. Fleck · Run-heavy

2023Minnesota6-7HC: P.J. Fleck · Run-heavy, slow tempo

2024Minnesota8-5HC: P.J. Fleck · Balanced

2025Minnesota8-5HC: P.J. Fleck · Balanced, slow tempo

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

82All-Conference level #30 of 330?

Low confidenceSustained Ascent6 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: sacks (85th percentile).

Box-score production (6)

Sacks#389 / 2975 · 85th pct

2.5

Tackles for loss#553 / 2975 · 80th pct

5.0

QB hurries#634 / 2975 · 72nd pct

Tackles#976 / 2975 · 67th pct

Solo tackles#1178 / 2975 · 59th pct

Passes defended#1191 / 2975 · 48th pct

Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.

Splits & context

Splits · Per-game

2025 season · 13 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Home8g	2.9	0.5	0.3	0.1
Road5g	3.0	0.2	0.0	0.0

First half vs Second half

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Weeks 1-77g	2.7	0.1	0.1	0.0
Weeks 8+6g	3.2	0.7	0.3	0.2

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

P.J. Fleck

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2025

Starter

Tackle volume for the position at a full-time starter's level.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

82 · #30 of 330 interior linemen

Former four-star. Now #30 at the position.

Career stats

Season	Team
2025	Minnesota	38	18	5.0	2.5	1	--	--
2024	Minnesota	27	13	5.0	2.0	2	--	--
2023	Minnesota	26	8	1.0	0.0	1	--	--
2022	Minnesota	4	2	1.0	0.0	1	--	--
Career		95	41	12.0	4.5	5	--	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 8 · 2025

W 24–6

vs Nebraska

2 TOT · 2 SOLO · 1 SACKS

With T. Weston — 39 AVG · 3 IN 20 · 45 LONG · D. Taylor — 148 rush yds (24 car) · 1 TD

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week