Khalid Bilal Wooten (born February 19, 1990) is a

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who is a free agent. He played

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and was drafted by the

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in the sixth round of the

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Early years

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 6th 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.

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

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, where he has 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

Nevada Profile
1990 births Living people Tennessee Titans players Montreal Alouettes players Sportspeople from Rialto, California Players of American football from San Bernardino County, California American football cornerbacks Canadian football defensive backs Players of Canadian football from California Nevada Wolf Pack football players Hamilton Tiger-Cats players Toronto Argonauts players Massachusetts Pirates players Atlantic City Blackjacks players {{Defensiveback-1990s-stub