| No. 15 – Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |||
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| Position: | Safety | ||
| Personal information | |||
| 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) | ||
| NFL draft: | 2021 / Round: 5 / Pick: 169 | ||
| Career history | |||
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| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |||
| Roster status: | Active | ||
| Career highlights and awards | |||
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| Career NFL statistics as of 2023 | |||
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| Player stats at NFL.com · PFR | |||
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.
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]
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]
| 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] | ||||||||||||
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.
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]
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]