Dion Dawkins, once overlooked, prepares for NFL draft

Former offensive lineman Dion Dawkins walks on the sidelines of Chodoff Field during Saturday’s Cherry and White football game. JAMIE COTTRELL FOR THE TEMPLE NEWSDion 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…