Deven Eastern: DL · Minnesota · #91.
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Deven Eastern
Controls the point of attack and doesn't move. Fourth year in the Minnesota defensive front. One game to point at: 5 tackles against Northwestern — Week 13, 2025.
Play style
The heaviest frame on the interior. Sack production is intentionally not the point of this profile.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
38 tackles. 1 pass defended. 0 interceptions. 5 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 13 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 23-10vs Buffalo | 4 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 66-0vs Northwestern State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 14-27@ California | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 31-28vs Rutgers | 5 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | Season-high 5 tackles |
| Wk 6 | L 3-42@ No. 1 Ohio State | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 27-20vs Purdue | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 24-6vs No. 25 Nebraska | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 3-41@ Iowa | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 23-20vs Michigan State | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 12 | L 13-42@ No. 7 Oregon | 5 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 35-38vs Northwestern | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | W 17-7vs Wisconsin | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | W 20-17vs New Mexico | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 38 | 18 | 5.0 | 2.5 | — | 1 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
13%5 TFLSack rate
7%2 sacksHurry rate
5%2 hurries38 tackles · 5 for loss · 2.5 sacks.
4 seasons under P.J. Fleck — 31-21 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 13 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 3.1 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.1 |
| Road4g | 2.5 | 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
Head Coach
P.J. Fleck
Pass share
51.7%
397 pass / 371 run
Plays / game
59.1
13 games
Team sack rate
5.4%
408 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced, slow tempo.
Player standing · 2025
38 tackles in 13 games, about as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive lineman who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Former four-star. Now #30 at the position.
How it ended
Four seasons at Minnesota, 4 sacks — drafted at #242 overall by the Seattle Seahawks.
Four or fewer games in the first season, then ten or more.
Coaching lineage · 2021–2025
1 coachPlayed every college season under P.J. Fleck.
Next stop · NFL
Seattle Seahawks2026 NFL rookie season
Seattle Seahawks2026 NFL rookie season
