Richard LeCounte

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

Richard LeCounte

Personal information
Born:	(1998-09-11) September 11, 1998 (age 26) 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: 5th round, 169th pick
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 Stats at Pro Football Reference

Early life

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

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.^[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]