2024 PFN Player Profile: Getting To Know Martin Luther King LB/DE/EDGE Khalid Bueno

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David Burnworth | May 7, 2024

Khalid Bueno

Class of 2025

6’2 225

Wrestling, baseball, track and field

All state Honors, All public league honors

Twitter: @soy__khalid

Coach Jones says: Khalid has been a dynamic player for us for the past three seasons. Khalid is a mainstay in our athletics program, having participated in Football, Baseball, Basketball, Wrestling and Track (Throwing). He holds offers from Indiana, Bowling Green, Akron, Temple, Monmouth, Marshall, and Stonybrook. Villanova and Old Dominion are extremely interested. He is a kid we pulled from obscurity as we tend to do. He has made both All-State teams as a Junior and has competed in the Army All-American National Combine in Frisco Texas. Khalid also has been invited to Under Armour’s All-American National Combine in May. He was also invited to an NBC National Combine in Texas, but he was unable to attend. Khalid plays linebacker for us and stands 6’2″ and weighs 225. Despite our limited resources, Khalid has built himself into a weight room standout, nearly breaking every strength record we have. Currently benching 315 lbs which is just 20 pounds off the mark. He is tied for our strongest squat at 555, and he is just 10 pounds off the deadlift mark at 485 lbs. He is such a joy to have around because he is such a positive kid whose background includes a penchant for Anime among other things that your average Philly football player doesn’t involve themselves in. Khalid stays true to himself despite the pressures around him. He is quiet but easy to talk to. He is a straight-A student and has scored a 1010 on his first shot at the SAT. With all of the violence among the youth of Philly, Khalid is surely a bright spot for our city, and we are very proud of his effort. He practices extremely hard and has a very high IQ. Curious about deeper aspects of the linebacker position even after a 111 tackle and 9 sack season. He wants to get even better, and he is doing just that with this off-season. He forewent Wrestling, which he was a District Champion and a regional qualifier, in order to prepare for football which he is fully committed to. Khalid is from a single-parent household, so he clings to our program for the positive male influence. His mother is very supportive of us working with Khalid and is grateful for the current position he is in.

What will you miss the most from the 2024 class?

My teammates

What was the high point of the 2023 season?

When we won our division championship

What was the low point of the 2023 season?

When we lost our first game of the season it was a reality check for us

Who was the best player you faced in a game during the 2023 season?

My teammate Isaiah Robinson during practices and scrimmages against each other I can confidently say he’s probably the most athletic person I’ve ever seen

If you are invited to play in an all-star game after the 2024 season, will you?

Oh ofc gotta my MLK on the map

What is your favorite part of practice?

It would definitely have to be going up against offense

What is your least favorite part of practice?

Honestly, nothing I love every aspect of our practices

Where should the state finals be held?

I think it should be held at the Eagles stadium

Who is the best team you have ever gone against, along with the reasons they were so good?

Definitely, the offense in practice our OC is really a mastermind when it comes to offense

Who is the team you enjoy beating the most?

Mastery charter since I guess they’re our “rivals”

What is the best part of being a student-athlete for Martin Luther King?

It’s definitely the culture that we have and our coaches

Can you name some of the colleges that are recruiting you?

I currently hold offers from Akron, Bowling Green, Indiana, Marshall, Temple, Monmouth, and Stony Brook

What scares you?

Being away from the sport of football

What is your favorite animal?

Cats

What is the one food you cannot eat?

Cheesecake I hate it

What is your favorite class or subject?

I love math

Who is your role model?

My teammate Savion Terry, just watching him grow and now go on to play Division 1 football in only his second year playing football ever it really inspired me and motivated me

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