Richard LeCounte

American football player (born 1998)

American football player
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
  • Cleveland Browns (2021–2022)
  • Los Angeles Rams (2022–2023)*
  • Tampa Bay Buccaneers (2023)*
 * 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 NFL.com · 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.

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]

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
Height Weight Arm length Hand span 40-yard dash 10-yard split 20-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 s 1.69 s 2.81 s 4.49 s 7.44 s 32.5 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.

Los Angeles Rams

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

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

On August 22, 2023, LeCounte signed with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.[17] He was waived on August 29, 2023, and re-signed to the practice squad.[18][19] He signed a reserve/future contract on January 23, 2024.[20] He was waived on April 24, 2024.

References

  1. ^ Knight, Dennis. "MALE ATHLETE OF THE YEAR: Richard LeCounte". Savannah Morning News.
  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". December 2, 2016.
  4. ^ "UGA's Smart gets first commitment: LeCounte". ESPN.com. December 13, 2015.
  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. ^ "It's LeCounte Time in Athens". February 17, 2020.
  9. ^ Georgia safety Richard LeCounte announces decision on declaring for NFL draft
  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. ^ "NFL Draft Pick Signings: 5/13/21".
  13. ^ "Browns claim G Drew Forbes". ClevelandBrowns.com. October 3, 2022.
  14. ^ @RamsNFL (December 14, 2022). "LA Rams Transactions: • Signed to Practice Squad DT Khalil Davis • Practice Squad Exception DB Richard LeCounte" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  15. ^ @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.
  16. ^ @RamsNFL (August 14, 2023). "LA Rams Transactions: • Waived, No Recall DB Richard LeCounte" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  17. ^ Smith, Scott (August 22, 2023). "Bucs Add Former Browns Safety Richard Lecounte". Buccaneers.com.
  18. ^ Smith, Scott (August 30, 2023). "Bucs Cut Down to 53 for Regular Season, Place Ryan Jensen on IR". Buccaneers.com.
  19. ^ Smith, Scott (August 30, 2023). "John Wolford, Jose Ramirez Among First 14 on Practice Squad". Buccaneers.com.
  20. ^ Smith, Scott (January 23, 2024). "Bucs Retain 14 Practice Squad Players with Futures Contracts". Buccaneers.com.

External links

  • Georgia Bulldogs bio
  • Richard LeCounte on Twitter
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Cleveland Browns 2021 NFL draft selections