Minnesota Golden Gophers defensive tackle Deven Eastern was selected by the Seattle Seahawks with pick 242 in the 7th round of the 2026 NFL Draft on Saturday. With the selection of Eastern, the Gophers and PJ Fleck have now had at least one player drafted in each of the last eight NFL Drafts. Eastern will join former Gopher teammate Nick Kallerup on the reigning Super Bowl Champions!

The pick is in. With the 242nd pick, we've selected NT Deven Eastern.Presented by @lumentechco pic.twitter.com/LkhrwK2zDo

Eastern will head to camp fighting for one of the backup spots on the Seahawk’s defensive line. Leonard Williams will start at 3 technique for the Seahawks 4-3 front, but Eastern had a good chance to compete with second year player Rylie Mills for the backup spot.