Richard LeCounte

Richard Lee LeCounte III (born September 11, 1998) is an American football safety for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Georgia.

Richard LeCounte
No. 15 – Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Position:Safety
Personal information
Born: (1998-09-11) 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)
NFL Draft:2021 / Round: 5 / Pick: 169
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Roster status:Practice squad
Career highlights and awards
  • First-team All-SEC (2020)
Career NFL statistics as of Week 14, 2022
Total tackles:3
Player stats at NFL.com · 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]

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 span40-yard dash10-yard split20-yard split20-yard shuttleThree-cone drillVertical jumpBroad 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.

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]

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.
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