Levi Drake Rodriguez

CAREER NOTES

• Minnesota's fourth selection out of Texas A&M Commerce all-time and first since LB Antonio Wilson was picked in the fourth round of 2000 NFL Draft.
• He is the 54th all-time player drafted out of Texas A&M Commerce and the first selected in an NFL Draft since LB Antonio Wilson in 2000.

HONORS

• NFC Special Teams Player of the Week (Week 9, 2025)

CAREER NOTES

• Minnesota's fourth selection out of Texas A&M Commerce all-time and first since LB Antonio Wilson was picked in the fourth round of 2000 NFL Draft.
• He is the 54th all-time player drafted out of Texas A&M Commerce and the first selected in an NFL Draft since LB Antonio Wilson in 2000.

HONORS

• NFC Special Teams Player of the Week (Week 9, 2025)

2025 | MINNESOTA VIKINGS

• Played in 16 games with two starts in 2025, recording 43 tackles, including eight for loss, 2.0 sacks, five QBH and one field goal block.
• Posted five tackles and 1.0 sack in Week 16 at the New York Giants (12/21).
• Recorded five tackles and a QB hit in Week 15 at Dallas (12/14) on Sunday Night Football.
• Was inactive due to injury in Week 14 vs. Washington (12/7).
• Finished the day with two tackles and his first career sack in Week 9 at Detroit (11/2). Also blocked the Lions 45-yard field goal attempt for the first field goal block of his career.
• In his first career start in Week 8 at the Los Angeles Chargers (10/23) on Thursday Night Football, logged five tackles, including one for loss.
• In Week 5 against the Cleveland Browns in London (10/5), recorded a career-high six tackles, including one for loss.
• Had four tackles, including two for loss, in Week 3 vs. Cincinnati (9/21).
• In Week 1 at Chicago (9/8) on Monday Night Football, recorded two tackles, including one for loss.

2024 | MINNESOTA VIKINGS

• Appeared in two games during his rookie season with the Vikings in 2024 and was inactive for 15 matchups.
• Played the first defensive snaps of his career in Week 16 at Seattle (12/22), recording one tackle and a pass deflection.
• Made his NFL debut in Week 9 vs. Indianapolis on Sunday Night Football (11/3).

COLLEGE - SOUTHWESTERN ASSEMBLIES OF GOD UNIVERSITY/TEXAS A&M COMMERCE

• Two-sport student-athlete (football and baseball) at Southwestern Assemblies of God University (SAGU), a private Christian university in Waxahachie, Texas, for three seasons (2019-21), before transferring to Texas A&M Commerce (2022-23).
• In two seasons at Texas A&M Commerce, saw action in 21 games with 88 tackles, including 13.5 for loss, 7.5 sacks, one forced fumble and two fumble recoveries.
• At SAGU in 2021, appeared in 12 games and posted 58 tackles, including 13.5 for loss, 7.0 sacks, one forced fumble, one fumble recovery and a blocked kick.
• As a true freshman at SAGU in 2019, played in 10 games, registering 44 tackles, including 10 for loss, 5.0 sacks and one forced fumble.
• Named MVP of the 2024 Tropical Bowl game.

HONORS

• Tropical Bowl (2024)
• First Team All-Southland Conference (2023)
• AFCA NAIA All-American (2021)

PREP - EAST VIEW (TEXAS)

• Attended East View High School in Georgetown, Texas.
• Played on both sides of the ball on the offensive and defensive lines.

OFF THE FIELD

• Son of Dorothy and Narciso Rodriguez.
• Has one sister, Jirah.
• Started playing flag football when he was four, quickly making the jump to tackle.
• His college head coach is cousins with Detroit Lions Head Coach Dan Campbell.
• Also played baseball.
• Enjoys camping.