Titans Select UT-Martin WR Colton Dowell in the Seventh Round of Saturday’s NFL Draft

NASHVILLE – Colton Dowell grew up just down the road from Music City.

As a youngster growing up in Lebanon, Tennessee, Dowell built forts with his older brother, Coleby, and they’d chop down trees in the woods with their dad and sell firewood. He once worked as an usher at a movie theater.

Dowell also played football, beginning with Pop Warner, then at Wilson Central High and finally at Tennessee-Martin.

All the while, through work and play, he kept his NFL dream alive.

On Saturday, the Titans selected the Tennessee-Martin receiver in the seventh round the NFL Draft, making his life-long dream come true.

“It awesome,” Dowell said. “I can’t explain the feeling, because I’ve never felt this before. But it is awesome, it’s awesome. My phone has been buzzing in my pocket the whole time after they announced that pick. I have talked to old coaches, a couple of old teammates, high school teammates, everybody – they have all been hitting me up.

“It’s a blessing. Being drafted by them is a dream come true.”