{{Short description|American gridiron football player (born 1990)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=March 2024}} {{Infobox NFL biography | name = Khalid Wooten | image = Khalid Wooten Pirates 001.jpg | alt = | caption = Wooten with the Massachusetts Pirates in 2020 | current_team = | number = 36, 9, 2 | position = Cornerback | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1990|2|19}} | birth_place = San Bernardino, California, U.S. | death_date = | death_place = | height_ft = 5 | height_in = 11 | weight_lbs = 200 | high_school = Rialto (CA) Carter | college = Nevada | draftyear = 2013 | draftround = 6 | draftpick = 202 | pastteams = * Tennessee Titans ({{NFL Year|2013}}–{{NFL Year|2014}}) * Montreal Alouettes ({{CFL Year|2016}}) * Hamilton Tiger-Cats ({{CFL Year|2017}}) * Toronto Argonauts ({{CFL Year|2017}}) * Massachusetts Pirates ({{IFL Year|2018}}) * Atlantic City Blackjacks ({{AFL Year|2019}})* * Massachusetts Pirates ({{IFL Year|2019}}–{{IFL Year|2022}}) | highlights = * United Bowl champion (2021) | pfr = WootKh00 | cfl = khalid-wooten/161775/ }}
'''Khalid Bilal Wooten''' (born February 19, 1990) is an American former professional football cornerback.<ref name="Transactions">{{cite web |title=Transactions |url=https://goifl.com/transactions.aspx |website=goifl.com |access-date=June 26, 2022}}</ref> He played college football at Nevada and was selected by the Tennessee Titans in the sixth round of the 2013 NFL draft.
==Early life== He attended Carter High School in Rialto, California.<ref name="NEV">{{cite web | title=Nevada Profile | work=nevadawolfpack.com | url=http://www.nevadawolfpack.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/khalid_wooten_762860.html | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304055143/http://www.nevadawolfpack.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/khalid_wooten_762860.html | archive-date=March 4, 2016 | url-status=dead }}</ref> He was a four-year letterman in high school.<ref name="NEV" /> 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.<ref name="NEV" />
==College career== He played college football at Nevada. He was selected to Preseason All-MW Second-team by the Phil Steele in his senior season.<ref name="NEV" /> In, 2012, He also was selected to the Preseason All-MW Third-team by College Football Madness.<ref name="NEV" />
==Professional career==
===Tennessee Titans=== On April 27, 2013, he was selected in the sixth round (202 overall) by the Tennessee Titans in the 2013 NFL draft.<ref name="KW">{{cite news|url=http://www.rgj.com/viewart/20130427/SPORTS06/130427010/Nevada-s-Khalid-Wooten-drafted-by-Titans-6th-round|title=Nevada's Khalid Wooten drafted by Titans in 6th round | date=April 27, 2013|work=Reno Journal Gazette|access-date=May 5, 2013}}</ref> The Titans released Wooten on August 31, 2013. He was signed to the practice squad for the Titans the following day.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.espn.com/blog/tennessee-titans/post/_/id/206/report-smith-will-join-practice-squad | title=Report: Rusty Smith will join practice squad | work=ESPN.com | date=September 1, 2013 | access-date=August 31, 2014 | author=Kuharsky, Paul}}</ref> Tennessee waived him again on August 31, 2014.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.nfl.com/news/titans-add-receivers-t-j-graham-kris-durham-0ap3000000386541 | title=Titans add receivers T.J. Graham, Kris Durham | work=NFL.com | date=August 31, 2014 | access-date=August 31, 2014 | author=Patra, Kevin}}</ref>
===Montreal Alouettes=== Wooten played in two games, starting in both instances, for the Montreal Alouettes (CFL) in 2016.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.profootballarchives.com/2016cflmtl.html | title=2016 Montreal Alouettes | publisher=profootballarchives.com | access-date=March 11, 2017}}</ref>
=== Hamilton Tiger-Cats === On May 1, 2017, Wooten was traded to the Hamilton Tiger-Cats in exchange for running back Cierre Wood, defensive end Denzell Perine.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.tsn.ca/ticats-acquire-wooten-from-alouettes-1.739620|title=Ticats acquire Wooten from Alouettes - Article - TSN|date=May 1, 2017|work=TSN|access-date=May 3, 2017}}</ref>
===Toronto Argonauts=== Wooten was signed to the practice roster of the Toronto Argonauts on August 22, 2017.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.argonauts.ca/2017/08/22/argos-add-db-khalid-wooten/ | title=ARGOS ADD INTERNATIONAL DB KHALID WOOTEN | date=August 22, 2017 | publisher=argonauts.ca | accessdate=May 29, 2024}}</ref>
===Atlantic City Blackjacks=== On April 3, 2019, Wooten was assigned to the Atlantic City Blackjacks.
===Massachusetts Pirates=== Later in 2019, Wooten signed to the Massachusetts Pirates, where he played for three seasons<ref name="WootenPirates">{{Cite web|url = https://masspiratesfootball.com/player/khalid-wooten/|title = Khalid Wooten|date = May 28, 2020|access-date = September 13, 2021|archive-date = September 13, 2021|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20210913131100/https://masspiratesfootball.com/player/khalid-wooten/|url-status = dead}}</ref> including on the 2021 United Bowl championship team.<ref name="pirateschamps">{{Cite web |date=September 12, 2021 |title=The Pirates Defeat the Rattlers, 37-34, In Overtime To Claim 2021 United Bowl |url=https://goifl.com/news/2021/9/12/general-the-pirates-defeat-the-rattlers-37-34-in-overtime-to-claim-2021-united-bowl.aspx |access-date=September 12, 2021}}</ref> On June 13, 2022, Wooten was released by the Pirates.<ref name="Transactions"/>
==References== {{Reflist|30em}}
==External links== *[https://web.archive.org/web/20160304055143/http://www.nevadawolfpack.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/khalid_wooten_762860.html Nevada profile]
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