Khalid Bilal Wooten (born February 19, 1990) is an American former professional

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. He played

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and was selected by the

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in the sixth round of the

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Early life

He attended Carter High School in Rialto, California. He was a four-year letterman in high school. He selected as the Citrus Belt League MVP in 2007 and also was selected two-time first-team All-League team for the 2006 and 2007 seasons.

College career

He played

at Nevada. He was selected to Preseason All-MW Second-team by the Phil Steele in his senior season. In, 2012, He also was selected to the Preseason All-MW Third-team by College Football Madness.

Professional career

Tennessee Titans

On April 27, 2013, he was selected in the sixth round (202 overall) by the

in the

. The Titans released Wooten on August 31, 2013. He was signed to the practice squad for the Titans the following day. Tennessee waived him again on August 31, 2014.

Montreal Alouettes

Wooten played in two games, starting in both instances, for the

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(CFL) in 2016.

Hamilton Tiger-Cats

On May 1, 2017, Wooten was traded to the

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in exchange for running back

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, defensive end Denzell Perine.

Toronto Argonauts

Wooten was signed to the practice roster of the

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on August 22, 2017.

Atlantic City Blackjacks

On April 3, 2019, Wooten was assigned to the

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Massachusetts Pirates

Later in 2019, Wooten signed to the Massachusetts Pirates, where he played for three seasons including on the 2021

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championship team. On June 13, 2022, Wooten was released by the Pirates.

References

External links

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