Former University of Minnesota defensive lineman Deven Eastern, a Shakopee, Minn. native, was drafted by the Seattle Seahawks in the seventh round, No. 242 overall, on Saturday. Eastern makes it eight straight years in which a Gophers player has been drafted. He’s the fourth Gopher drafted by Seattle, joining Boye Mafe in 2002, Chester Cooper in 1982 and George Adzick in 1977. Mafe played four ...

Eastern was Selected with Pick 242 by the Super Bowl Champions!

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The Gophers’ football program has been riding one of the strongest NFL draft streaks in the nation. Minnesota is one of only nine teams in the country to have a player selected in the opening two rounds since 2020. That six-year streak is expected to come to an end in April. Minnesota will hold its Pro Day at the Larson Football Performance Center on Wednesday morning. Only one player — Deven ...

Gophers defensive tackle Deven Eastern was invited Wednesday to participate in the NFL Scouting Combine in Indianapolis Feb. 23-March 2. The senior from Shakopee, who participated in Senior Bowl activities last month, is one 319 prospects nationwide invited. Eastern, who was all-Big Ten honorable mention in 2025, had 38 total tackles, 2.5 sacks and 2.5 tackles for lost yards in all 13 games ...

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