Larry Rountree III (born February 13, 1999) is an

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for the

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of the

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(NFL). He played

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Early years

Rountree attended Millbrook High School in

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. As a senior, he ran for 1,147 yards on 201 carries with 21 touchdowns. He committed to the

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to play college football.

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. As a junior, he rushed for 829 yards on 186 carries and nine touchdowns. Rountree returned to Missouri his senior year in 2020. During the season, he rushed for 972 yards and set the school record for career rushing yards (3,720) by a running back.

Professional career

Rountree was selected in the sixth round (198th overall) in the

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by the Los Angeles Chargers. He scored his first NFL touchdown, on a 1 yard rush, in the week 10 game of the 2021 season against the Minnesota Vikings. On August 31, 2022, Rountree was waived by the Chargers and re-signed to the practice squad. He was promoted to the active roster on November 12, 2022. He was waived on November 26 and re-signed to the practice squad. He signed a reserve/future contract on January 17, 2023.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Rountree, Larry 1999 births Living people American football running backs Los Angeles Chargers players Missouri Tigers football players Players of American football from Raleigh, North Carolina