Maryland native Owen Wright describes the feeling of his first NFL touchdown

On Saturday, Baltimore Ravens running back Owen Wright ran from the 14-yard line against the Atlanta Falcons. He sprinted to the right with his head down. After six yards, he turned around and saw quarterback Josh Johnson throwing him a pass. The ball was a touch behind him. Wright turned around, secured the ball and turned around. Atlanta Falcons inside linebacker Milo Eifler was faster than him and intercepted his pass into the end zone.

Wright caught the ball at the six-yard line. Eifler had started to tackle Wright at the three-yard line. But Wright had the strength to throw the ball to the pylon, which fell over in the process.

To Wright's dismay, the referees initially called him down at the one-yard line. But an unofficial replay courtesy of the Ravens' video board operators showed the referees that Wright had indeed touched the pylon before going down, overturning the on-field call.

“I thought I had scored,” Wright said. “And then I looked at the scoreboard, saw the criticism and thought, 'Yeah, I definitely did that.'”

It was Wright's first time in the end zone in the NFL. He described it as “electrifying.”

“I thought it was great that we all performed and we were able to go out there and score. It was an electrifying feeling to score in front of that crowd,” Wright said. “It's unbelievable.”

The last two games have made Wright's childhood dreams come true. He is a Maryland native, born in Bethesda, Maryland, and attended Georgetown Preparatory. Last week, Wright was announced as the starter. He ran out of the tunnel with joy.

“It was honestly a dream come true, especially being from Maryland,” Wright said. “Playing in Baltimore is awesome, especially because my family is here too. It's really been a blessing. [that] Honestly, I will remember this forever.”

Now he's scored a touchdown in his home state. Now all he needs to do is make the Ravens' 53-man roster, and with a solid training camp and two successful preseason games, he's put himself in good position.

However, Wright shared that he isn't thinking about whether he'll still be a Raven after 4 p.m. ET on August 27. For now, he's enjoying the preseason.

“Honestly, I'm just in a fortunate position. I really don't think about that, I just go out and play football, play Ravens football,” Wright said. “I want to compete at a high level and whatever happens, happens at the end of the day. Whether I'm competing as a running back or on special teams, anything I can do to help this team get better and win, I'm going to do it.”