Bio

KK Rountree will enter his first season on the Carnegie Mellon staff in 2023 and will be coaching the defensive backs.

Rountree comes to Carnegie Mellon after serving as an analyst for the special teams at the University of Connecticut for four seasons. While on the Huskies staff, he created scouting reports, handle daily practice plans, and broke down film. In 2022, UConn finished in the top ten of the FBS in blocked kicks.

Rountree was a 2022 participant of The Bill Walsh Diversity Coaching Fellowship with the Los Angeles Rams which provides opportunities for diverse college and high school coaches, as well as former players at NFL clubs. While with the Rams, Rountree worked closely with the special teams coordinator and assistant special teams coordinator.

Prior to his stop at UConn, Rountree worked at Stonehill College in 2018 as a secondary coach, working with the safeties and cornerbacks. From 2014-18, he was a varsity special teams coordinator and safeties coach for Pope John XXIII Regional High School.

Rountree is a 2012 graduate of Wilkes University, where he earned a bachelor’s degree in accounting before receiving his master's degree of business administration from Wilkes in 2013. The Central Islip, New York native played safety and outside linebacker while at Wilkes earning academic all-conference three times.