Richard LeCounte
| Georgia Bulldogs – No. 2 | |
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| Position | Safety |
| Class | Senior |
| Major | Sport Management |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | September 11, 1998 Riceboro, Georgia |
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) |
| Weight | 190 lb (86 kg) |
| Career history | |
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| Bowl games | |
| High school | Liberty County (Hinesville, Georgia) |
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Richard Lee LeCounte III is an American football safety for the Georgia Bulldogs.
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
- ^ Knight, Dennis. "MALE ATHLETE OF THE YEAR: Richard LeCounte". Savannah Morning News.
- ^ Knight, Dennis. "2016 Football Defensive Player of the Year: Richard LeCounte, Liberty County". Savannah Morning News.
- ^ "From a military town, Georgia commit Richard LeCounte excited about Army Bowl". December 2, 2016.
- ^ "UGA's Smart gets first commitment: LeCounte". ESPN.com. December 13, 2015.
- ^ Weiszer, Marc. "G-Day is another chance for Georgia's Richard LeCounte to respond to coach's challenge". Savannah Morning News.
- ^ How this Georgia defensive back has handled criticism from Kirby Smart
- ^ Chris Starrs, For the AJC. "Bigger Richard LeCounte expanding his role for Georgia". ajc.
- ^ "It's LeCounte Time in Athens". February 17, 2020.
- ^ Georgia safety Richard LeCounte announces decision on declaring for NFL draft
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