Dion Dawkins had just two Football Bowl Subdivision offers coming out of Rahway High School in New Jersey and Hargrave Military Academy in Virginia.
The former offensive lineman came to Temple, a program that hasn’t had an offensive lineman drafted since 2003. Now he is preparing for this week’s NFL draft, where he will likely be picked in the first three rounds.
As Dawkins stood on the sidelines at Saturday’s Cherry and White game, he was reminded of how far he had come.
“I always set my goals high,” he said. “I planned on achieving every goal that I set.