Deven Eastern

Defensive Tackle, Seattle Seahawks · #97.

Player facts

Team: Seattle Seahawks
Position: Defensive Tackle
Number: 97
Born: Apr 5, 2003 (age 23)
Birthplace: Shakopee, MN, USA
Height: 6' 5"
Weight: 320 lbs
College: Minnesota
Experience: Rookie
Status: Practice Squad

Stats

2026 Stats

	TOT	SOLO	AST	SACK	FF	FR	YDS	INT	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG	PD	STF	STFYDS	KB
Regular Season	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

About

Deven Eastern (born April 5, 2003) is an American professional football nose tackle for the Seattle Seahawks of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Minnesota Golden Gophers and was selected by the Seahawks in the seventh round of the 2026 NFL draft.

From Wikipedia’s article on Deven Eastern, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.¹

Background

Early life

Eastern attended Shakopee High School in Shakopee, Minnesota. Coming out of high school, he was rated as a four-star recruit and committed to play college football for the Minnesota Golden Gophers over multiple other power five offers.

College career

As a freshman in 2021, Eastern took a redshirt. In 2022, he totaled four tackles with one going for a loss, and a pass deflection in six games. In 2023, Eastern tallied 27 tackles with one being for a loss. In 2024, he started in all 13 games, totaling 27 tackles with five being for a loss, two sacks, two pass deflections, a forced fumble. Eastern returned to the Golden Gophers for the 2025 season. In week 11, he notched two tackles and a sack versus Michigan State.

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