Devean Deal
LB
#53
Experience: R
Height: 6-2
Age: 23
Weight: 251 lbs
College: TCU
Biography
Signed by Seattle as a UDFA on May 1, 2026.
TRANSACTIONS:
05/01/26: Signed by Seattle as a UDFA
COLLEGE: Played in 58 career games (2021-25), totaling 173 tackles, 37.5 tackles for loss and 13 sacks while also contributing multiple forced fumbles, recoveries and defensive touchdowns. His most productive season came in 2025 at TCU, where he started every game and recorded 53 tackles, 8.5 tackles for loss and 3.5 sacks, including a scoop-and-score in the season opener against North Carolina. In 2024, led TCU with 9.5 tackles for loss and 5.5 sacks while finishing with 46 tackles and earning Defensive MVP honors in the New Mexico Bowl. Began his TCU career after transferring from Tulane, where he posted 40 tackles and 12 tackles for loss in 2023, and 31 tackles with 3.5 TFLs in 2022 as a redshirt freshman. Appeared in three games in 2021 as a true freshman, recording three tackles and a sack.
PERSONAL: Finished his high school career at Naaman Forest High School, earning consensus three-star prospect honors from ESPN, Rivals and 247Sports. Ranked among the Top 250 prospects in Texas and the No. 55 tight end in the state by ESPN, while also being listed as the No. 4 tight end in the Dallas Morning News SportsDayHS Top 100. Totaled over 1,200 receiving yards and 15 touchdowns in his prep career, including seven touchdowns as a sophomore, helping lead Naaman Forest to a 6-1 district record.