Richard LeCounte

Richard Lee LeCounte III is an American football safety for the Georgia Bulldogs.

Richard LeCounte
Georgia Bulldogs – No. 2
PositionSafety
ClassSenior
MajorSport Management
Career history
College
Bowl games
High schoolLiberty County (Hinesville, Georgia)
Personal information
Born: (1998-09-11) September 11, 1998
Riceboro, Georgia
Height5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight190 lb (86 kg)
Career highlights and awards
  • First Team All-SEC (2020)
  • USA Today All-American (2016)

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]

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". ajc.
  8. "It's LeCounte Time in Athens". February 17, 2020.
  9. Georgia safety Richard LeCounte announces decision on declaring for NFL draft


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