Richard LeCounte

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Richard LeCounte
Personal information
Born: (1998-09-11) September 11, 1998 (age 25)
Riceboro, Georgia, U.S.
Height:5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight:196 lb (89 kg)
Career information
High school: Liberty County (Hinesville, Georgia)
College: Georgia (2017–2020)
Position: Safety
NFL draft: 2021  / Round: 5 / Pick: 169
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
  • First-team All-SEC (2020)
Career NFL statistics as of 2023
Total tackles:3
Player stats at PFR

Richard Lee LeCounte III (born September 11, 1998) is an American football safety who is a free agent. He played college football at Georgia.

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Early years

LeCounte attended Liberty County High School in Hinesville, Georgia. As a senior, he was named the 2016 Savannah Morning News Male Athlete of the Year and Football Defensive Player of the Year. [1] [2] LeCounte played in the 2017 U.S. Army All-American Bowl. [3] A five star recruit, he committed to the University of Georgia to play college football. [4] Lecounte was the very first recruit to commit to Kirby Smart after Smart took the job as the head coach of his alma mater.

College career

As a true freshman at Georgia in 2017, LeCounte played in 10 games and had 15 tackles. [5] [6] As a sophomore in 2018, he started 13 of 14 games and led the team with 74 tackles and one interception. [7] As a junior in 2019, LeCounte started all 14 and had 61 tackles and four interceptions. [8] He returned to Georgia for his senior year in 2020, rather than enter the 2020 NFL draft. [9]

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables
HeightWeightArm lengthHand span 40-yard dash 10-yard split20-yard split 20-yard shuttle Three-cone drill Vertical jump Broad jump
5 ft 10+1⁄2 in
(1.79 m)		196 lb
(89 kg)		31+5⁄8 in
(0.80 m)		9 in
(0.23 m)		4.79 s1.69 s2.81 s4.49 s7.44 s32.5 in
(0.83 m)		10 ft 8 in
(3.25 m)
All values from Pro Day [10]

Cleveland Browns

On May 1, 2021, LeCounte was selected by the Cleveland Browns with the 169th overall pick in the 2021 NFL draft. [11] He signed his four-year rookie contract on May 13, 2021. [12]

On October 3, 2022, LeCounte was waived by the Browns and re-signed to the practice squad. [13] He was released on October 19. [14]

Los Angeles Rams

On December 14, 2022, LeCounte signed with the practice squad of the Los Angeles Rams. [15] He signed a reserve/futures contract on January 9, 2023. [16] He was waived on August 14, 2023. [17]

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

On August 22, 2023, LeCounte signed with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. [18] He was waived on August 29, 2023, and re-signed to the practice squad. [19] [20] He signed a reserve/future contract on January 23, 2024. [21] He was waived on April 24, 2024. [22]

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References

  1. ↑ Knight, Dennis. "MALE ATHLETE OF THE YEAR: Richard LeCounte". Savannah Morning News. Archived from the original on March 4, 2020. Retrieved March 4, 2020.
  2. ↑ Knight, Dennis. "2016 Football Defensive Player of the Year: Richard LeCounte, Liberty County". Savannah Morning News.
  3. ↑ "From a military town, Georgia commit Richard LeCounte excited about Army Bowl". USA TODAY High School Sports. December 2, 2016. Retrieved July 21, 2024.
  4. ↑ Tyson, Derek (December 13, 2015). "UGA's Smart gets first commitment: LeCounte". ESPN.com. Retrieved July 21, 2024.
  5. ↑ Weiszer, Marc. "G-Day is another chance for Georgia's Richard LeCounte to respond to coach's challenge". Savannah Morning News.
  6. ↑ How this Georgia defensive back has handled criticism from Kirby Smart
  7. ↑ Chris Starrs, For the AJC. "Bigger Richard LeCounte expanding his role for Georgia". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
  8. ↑ Vance, Han (February 16, 2020). "It's LeCounte Time in Athens". University of Georgia Wire. USA Today. Retrieved July 21, 2024.
  9. ↑ Sudge, Brandon (January 4, 2020). "Georgia safety Richard LeCounte announces decision on declaring for NFL draft". Macon Telegraph. Retrieved July 21, 2024.
  10. ↑ "Richard LeCounte, Georgia, SS, 2021 NFL Draft Scout, NCAA College Football". draftscout.com. Retrieved July 5, 2021.
  11. ↑ Gribble, Andrew (May 1, 2021). "5th Round: Browns select Georgia S Richard LeCounte III with No. 169 pick in 2021 NFL Draft". ClevelandBrowns.com.
  12. ↑ Links, Zachary (May 13, 2021). "NFL Draft Pick Signings: 5/13/21". Pro Football Rumors. Retrieved July 21, 2024.
  13. ↑ "Browns claim G Drew Forbes". ClevelandBrowns.com. October 3, 2022.
  14. ↑ Mueller, Jared (October 19, 2022). "S Richard LeCounte III released from practice squad". Dawgs By Nature. Retrieved July 21, 2024.
  15. ↑ @RamsNFL (December 14, 2022). "LA Rams Transactions: • Signed to Practice Squad DT Khalil Davis • Practice Squad Exception DB Richard LeCounte" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  16. ↑ @RamsNFL (January 9, 2023). "LA Rams Transactions: • Reserve/Future Contracts TE Roger Carter, DB T.J. Carter, DE T.J. Carter, DB Richard LeCounte, T Max Pircher, WR Jaquarii Roberson, WR Jerreth Sterns, DE Brayden Thomas, DE Zach VanValkenburg" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  17. ↑ @RamsNFL (August 14, 2023). "LA Rams Transactions: • Waived, No Recall DB Richard LeCounte" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  18. ↑ Smith, Scott (August 22, 2023). "Bucs Add Former Browns Safety Richard Lecounte". Buccaneers.com. Retrieved July 21, 2024.
  19. ↑ Smith, Scott (August 30, 2023). "Bucs Cut Down to 53 for Regular Season, Place Ryan Jensen on IR". Buccaneers.com. Retrieved July 21, 2024.
  20. ↑ Smith, Scott (August 30, 2023). "John Wolford, Jose Ramirez Among First 14 on Practice Squad". Buccaneers.com. Retrieved July 21, 2024.
  21. ↑ Smith, Scott (January 23, 2024). "Bucs Retain 14 Practice Squad Players with Futures Contracts". Buccaneers.com. Retrieved July 21, 2024.
  22. ↑ Williams, Charean (April 24, 2024). "Bucs waive CB Richard LeCounte". NBC Sports. Retrieved July 21, 2024.
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