2022 PFN Player Profile: Kaleel Mclaughlin – Upper Darby

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Billy Splain | August 11, 2022

Kaleel Mclaughlin
Upper Darby 
Class Of 2024
Defensive End
Jersey #52
HT/WT 6’1 245
10 Tfls 4.5 sacks
Other sports Track and Field
A honorable mention for all of delco
Twitter @KaleelJM52

Why do you play football?
I’ve always liked to watch and play it

Who is your favorite sports star and why?
Aaron donald, he’s one the greatest and i’ve learned a lot from him

Do you have a favorite play you remember the most? Explain:
Philly Special, it was so unexpected and cool to see happen

What are your goals for this coming season?
get better as a player and acquire my first offer

What is your favorite Pro team, any sport?
Philadelphia Eagles

What game, yours, college or pro, was your favorite game and why?
My thanksgiving game against Haverford HighSchool , we beat them for the first time after 11 straight years of losing to them and we got the trophy

What sports movie would you watch every day if you had to pick one and why?
Creed

If your mom and dad are screaming at you from the stands, what is it they usually yell?
Lets Go Kaleel

Name one thing that you’d love to do in football that may never happen?
throw a pass for touchdown

Who is your mentor, the person you want to be like? WHY?
Aaron donald, he’s been consistent his whole career making plays on the d-line

Name a sport you’d love to play but can’t:
basketball

What is your most embarrassing sports moment?
anytime i miss a sack

Is there anyone in your family, besides your parents, you could consider your biggest fan? Who, Why?
My little brother, he always wants to watch me play and he’s always cheering me on

When you aren’t playing, practicing or training for sports, what is your go to activity and why?
Playing video games with friends it’s always a good time

What is your favorite football memory to date?
Beating Haverford

What is your favorite play to run?
any play that involves me doing a stunt

What scares you the most?
getting injured

Music of choice:
anything hiphop

What was your favorite gift as a little boy? Why?
Any toy car I got, i’m really into cars

What restaurant is your go to when you need a big meal?
Civeras

Which one? Sheetz or Wawa
Wawa all the way

What is your favorite vacation destination?
Jamaica

Do you remember what the first football game you saw was?
Superbowl 51

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