DETROIT – With the 232^nd pick in the 2024 NFL Draft, the Minnesota Vikings select Levi Drake Rodriguez, defensive lineman, Texas A&M University-Commerce.
 
Rodriguez (Georgetown – Eastview) heard his name called in the seventh round of the NFL Draft on Saturday afternoon, becoming the first Lion to be drafted since 2000 and the 31^st NFL/AFL draft pick in program history.
 
Playing for the Lions for two seasons, Rodriguez totaled 80 tackles and seven sacks in his Lion career, earning first team all-Southland Conference honors last season as well as being named to Pro Football Focus' First Team All-America.
 
The last Lion to be drafted prior to Rodriguez was Antonio Wilson in 2000, who was also drafted by the Vikings. Minnesota has picked a player from A&M-Commerce for the fourth time. The other Lion draftees to the Vikings are Lion Athletics Hall of Famers Autry Beamon, Wade Wilson, and Antonio Wilson.
 
Here is the full list of AFL/NFL Draft picks in Lion Football history.
 

Year	Round	Pick	Team	Player	Position
1960-AFL	1	--	Buffalo Bills	Jon Gilliam	C
1960-AFL	1	--	Boston Patriots	Dee Mackey	TE
1960-AFL	1	--	Los Angeles Chargers	Jim Cameron	C
1960-AFL	2	--	Oakland Raiders	Bob Parker	OT
1960-AFL	2	--	Oakland Raiders	Sam McCord	QB
1960-NFL	14	161	Green Bay Packers	Jon Gilliam	C
1960-NFL	16	191	Baltimore Colts	George Boynton	DB
1961-NFL	9	121	San Francisco 49ers	Everisto Nino	OT
1962-AFL	31	243	Dallas Texans	Everisto Nino	OT
1963-NFL	20	279	Detroit Lions	Gordon Scarborough	B
1963-AFL	28	224	Kansas City Chiefs	Gordon Scarborough	B
1964-NFL	10	127	San Francisco 49ers	Fred Polser	OT
1964-AFL	13	98	Kansas City Chiefs	Orville Hudson	E
1964-AFL	14	111	Oakland Raiders	Fred Polser	OT
1964-NFL	15	198	Philadelphia Eagles	Bob Burrows	OT
1964-AFL	21	162	Kansas City Chiefs	Bob Burrows	OT
1967-NFL	4	104	Kansas City Chiefs	Ron Zwernemann	OG
1968-NFL	3	72	New York Jets	Sam Walton	OT
1969-NFL	4	92	New York Giants	Rich Houston	WR
1969-NFL	7	175	Pittsburgh Steelers	Chad Brown	DE
1969-NFL	14	354	San Francisco 49ers	Tom Black	WR
1971-NFL	4	104	Pittsburgh Steelers	Dwight White	DE
1973-NFL	3	53	Dallas Cowboys	Harvey Martin	DE
1975-NFL	12	311	Minnesota Vikings	Autry Beamon	DB
1976-NFL	5	132	Green Bay Packers	Aundra Thompson	WR
1976-NFL	9	249	Kansas City Chiefs	Tim Collier	DB
1981-NFL	8	210	Minnesota Vikings	Wade Wilson	QB
1984-NFL	11	297	St. Louis Cardinals	Kyle Mackey	QB
1986-NFL	10	255	St. Louis Cardinals	Wes Smith	WR
2000-NFL	4	106	Minnesota Vikings	Antonio Wilson	LB
2024-NFL	7	232	Minnesota Vikings	Levi Drake Rodriguez	DL