Former Gophers standout defensive lineman Deven Eastern was selected with the 242nd overall pick in the 7th round of the NFL Draft by the Seattle Seahawks on Saturday. It extends Minnesota's streak of having a player selected in the NFL Draft to eight years in a row. DRAFTED: Gophers DT Deven Eastern has been selected with the 242nd overall pick in the 7th round of the 2026 NFL Draft by the Seattle Seahawks. He's the first interior DL drafted from Minnesota since Ra'Shede Hageman in 2014. https://t.co/wDk729n4lf pic.twitter.com/KgapeQrgrk — Tony Liebert (@TonyLiebert) April 25, 2026 Hailing from Shakopee, Minnesota, Eastern was a highly-touted four-star high school prospect in the class of 2021. The 247Sports Composite rated him as the 358th-best player in the country. He chose to stay home and play for the Gophers over top offers from Missouri and Nebraska. In the modern world of transfer portal and NIL, Eastern was a throwback player.…