Troy University Athletics
2015 Football Signing Day
Roster
Jalen Rountree
- Position:
- CB
- Ht./Wt.:
- 5-11 / 180
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Warner Robins, Ga.
- High School:
- Warner Robins HS
- Prev School:
- Coffeyville CC
2015 (Junior): Started a pair of games and was a key reserve at cornerback for the Trojans in his first season โฆ Finished the year with 21 tackles, 20 of which were solo stops โฆ Had a season-high four tackles on four different occasions โ NC State, Georgia Southern, Georgia State and UL Lafayette โ and broke up a pass against the Cajuns โฆ Picked up starts against ULM and Georgia Southernย
Coffeyville CC: Earned first team All-Jayhawk Conference honors following his sophomore season as he helped lead Coffeyville to a berth in the Heart of Texas Bowl and a No. 10 final ranking in the NJCAA poll โฆ Finished the season with 48 tackles, half a sack and an interception โฆ Recovered a couple of fumbles as the Red Ravens finished the season 9-3 โฆ As a freshman, Rountree forced a fumble, recovered a fumble, intercepted one pass, recorded 3.5 tackles for loss and finished with 34 tacklesย ย ย
High School: Named to the Georgia Sports Writers Association All-State First Team in Class AAAA as a senior at Warner Robins High School after he finished with eight interceptions, two of which he returned for a touchdown โฆ Helped lead Warner Robins to an 11-3 record and a trip to the fourth round of the playoffs โฆ Also played basketball for the Demonsย
Personal: Full name is Jalen Marquette Rountree โฆ Son of Katrina Efford and Jermaine Rountree โฆ Born Sept. 24, 1993, in Warner Robins, Ga. โฆ Has two brothers, Jermaine and Quavion โฆ Majoring in social science ย
