Larry Rountree III
American football player (born 1999) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Larry Rountree III (born February 13, 1999) is an American professional football running back for the Birmingham Stallions of the United Football League (UFL). He played college football at Missouri.
.jpg) Rountree III with the Los Angeles Chargers in 2021 | |||||||||||||
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| Position: | Running back | ||||||||||||
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| Born: | February 13, 1999 Raleigh, North Carolina, U.S. | ||||||||||||
| Height: | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||||||||||||
| Weight: | 210 lb (95 kg) | ||||||||||||
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| High school: | Millbrook (Raleigh, North Carolina) | ||||||||||||
| College: | Missouri (2017–2020) | ||||||||||||
| NFL draft: | 2021: 6th round, 198th pick | ||||||||||||
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| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |||||||||||||
| Roster status: | Active | ||||||||||||
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Early life
Rountree attended Millbrook High School in Raleigh, North Carolina.[1][2] As a senior, he ran for 1,147 yards on 201 carries with 21 touchdowns. He committed to the University of Missouri to play college football.[3]
College career
As a true freshman at Missouri in 2017, Rountree played in all 13 games and rushed for 703 yards on 126 carries with six touchdowns. As a sophomore he became the starting running back, rushing 225 times for 1,216 yards and 11 touchdowns.[4] As a junior, he rushed for 829 yards on 186 carries and nine touchdowns.[5][6] Rountree returned to Missouri his senior year in 2020.[7][8] During the season, he rushed for 972 yards and set the school record for career rushing yards (3,720) by a running back.[9][10]
Professional career
Summarize
Perspective
| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |
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| 5 ft 10+5⁄8 in (1.79 m) |
211 lb (96 kg) |
30+3⁄4 in (0.78 m) |
9+1⁄4 in (0.23 m) | 4.68 s | 1.73 s | 2.68 s | 4.47 s | 6.96 s | 30.0 in (0.76 m) | 9 ft 0 in (2.74 m) | 18 reps | |
| All values from Pro Day[11][12][13] | ||||||||||||
Los Angeles Chargers
Rountree was selected in the sixth round (198th overall) in the 2021 NFL draft by the Los Angeles Chargers.[14]
He scored his first NFL touchdown on a one-yard rush in a Week 10 game of the 2021 season against the Minnesota Vikings.[15]
On August 31, 2022, Rountree was waived by the Chargers and re-signed to the practice squad.[16] He was promoted to the active roster on November 12, 2022.[17] He was waived on November 26 and re-signed to the practice squad.[18] He signed a reserve/future contract on January 17, 2023.[19]
Rountree was waived by the Chargers on August 14, 2023.[20]
Houston Texans
On August 18, 2023, Rountree signed with the Houston Texans.[21] He was waived on August 29, 2023.[22] He was re-signed to the practice squad on September 6, 2023.[23] He was released on September 12, 2023.[24]
Birmingham Stallions
On January 19, 2024, Rountree signed with the Birmingham Stallions of the United Football League (UFL).[25] He re-signed with the team on August 28, 2024.[26]
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