Justin Karriem returns to the Catholic football program for the 2025 season, working with the defensive backs.
Karriem coached the cornerbacks at Maine and Saint Francis in 2023 after serving as a Defensive Quality Control Coach at Colgate University.
Karriem returns to D.C. after working as the program's Defensive Pass Game Coordinator & Secondary Coach from 2019-22. While at Catholic, he helped lead a defense that finished first in the NEWMAC in passing yards allowed and interceptions. He helped the development and growth of all-conference defensive backs Mason Stillwell and Noah Miller during his time in the program.
Prior to joining Catholic for the first time, Karriem served as the Offensive Coordinator and Secondary Coach at Potomac High from 2010-17. He was also a Defensive Staff Intern at Bowie State in 2012.
Karriem graduated from Towson in 2013 with a Bachelor's of Science in Sport Management.