Richard LeCounte

Richard Lee LeCounte III (born September 11, 1998) is an American football safety for the Cleveland Browns of the National Football League (NFL).

Richard LeCounte
No. 39 – Cleveland Browns
Position:Safety
Personal information
Born: (1998-09-11) September 11, 1998
Riceboro, Georgia
Height:5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight:196 lb (89 kg)
Career information
High school:Liberty County (Hinesville, Georgia)
College:Georgia
NFL Draft:2021 / Round: 5 / Pick: 169
Career history
Roster status:Active
Career highlights and awards
  • First Team All-SEC (2020)
Career NFL statistics as of Week 18, 2021
Total tackles:3
Player stats at NFL.com

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]

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]

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".


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