Richard Lee LeCounte III (born September 11, 1998) is an American football safety who is a free agent. He played college football at Georgia.
| Personal information | |||
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| Born: | September 11, 1998 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 | ||
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| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |||
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| Career NFL statistics as of 2023 | |||
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| Player stats at PFR | |||
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
| 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 | ||
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| 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.