2020 Football Roster
Richard LeCounte
- Position:
- DB
- Height:
- 5-11
- Weight:
- 190
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Riceboro, Ga.
- High School:
- Liberty County
Career Highs
* 13 total tackles at Kentucky, 2020
* 2 interceptions vs. Baylor, 2020; vs. Arkansas, 2020
* 3 pass breakups vs. Kentucky, 2020
* Long INT return of 71 yards vs. Missouri, 2019
2020: Played in six games, starting in five...finished season with 26 total tackles, three interceptions and four pass breakups...missed four games (plus all but the final play of the Cincinnati game) due to injuries sustained in an Oct. 31 traffic accident...career highs in tackles (13) and pass breakups (3) in win at Kentucky...earned SEC Defensive Player of the Week honors after the game...got his third pick (8th of his career) on first offensive play of the game vs. Alabama...finished the game with five tackles, one for lost yardage...had three tackles, two interceptions and a pass breakup in season-opening win at Arkansas...had two stops in limited action vs. Auburn...named to pre-season watch lists for the Bednarik Award (collegiate defensive player of the year), Paycom Jim Thorpe Award (nation's top DB) and the Bronko Nagurski Trophy (nation's top defensive player)...named to the Pre-Season All-SEC First Team, as picked by the media covering the league...named one of three team captains for the Arkansas and Cincinnati games.
2019: Co-winner of Defensive Most Improved Player award, given at team’s post-season awards gala....started all 14 games at safety...team’s third-leading tackler with 61 total stops (35 solo, 26 assists)...leads the SEC in fumbles recovered with three and is second in interceptions with four...two interceptions in Sugar Bowl win over Baylor...caused and recovered a third-quarter Texas A&M fumble...was also the team’s leading tackler in the game with seven stops......in win at Auburn, he had six tackles (1 TFL), a fumble recovery and a pass breakup on the Tigers’ final possession...had seven tackles and a pass breakup vs. Notre Dame...had six tackles and a key fourth-down pass breakup vs. Florida...had four tackles, including an assisted stop for lost yardage, vs. Missouri...highlight of the Missouri game was his third career interception and 71-yard return...led team with five stops at Tennessee, including one for lost yardage...one of four Bulldogs with a team-high six stops in shutout of Kentucky...added his third career fumble recovery in the pivotal third quarter vs. UK...had second career interception in the Tennessee game...preseason All-SEC Third Team Defense by media.
2018: Started 13 of 14 games...the Bulldogs' leading tackler, with 74 total stops, including a tackle for loss and three pass breakups...career-high 10 total tackles vs. South Carolina...first career interception vs. Alabama, with a 29-yard return...seven tackles at LSU...four tackles vs. Tennessee...had seven stops vs. Florida, assisting on a tackle for loss, and also returned a first-quarter fumble 32 yards to set up a Bulldog score...also had a fumble recovery & return (7 yards) vs. Middle Tennessee...had one tackle and a forced fumble vs. Georgia Tech.
2017: Appeared in 10 games, starting at Notre Dame, and had 15 total stops...made five total tackles against App State (4 solo)...made one solo tackle against Mississippi State and also against Auburn in the SEC title game...tallied three tackles against Samford...had a fourth-quarter tackle and assist at Georgia Tech...had one assisted tackle at Notre Dame...Early enrollee who participated in spring drills...started for the Black team in G-Day spring game and had a team-high nine tackles.
High School: Liberty County, coached by Kirk Warner ... Selected to represent the East in the 2017 U.S. Army All-America Bowl ... American Family Insurance 2016 USA Today All-USA Team First Team defense ... MaxPreps 2016 All-America Second Team defense ... PrepStar Magazine five-star prospect, #29 player nationally, Top 150 Dream Team ... ESPN.com five-star prospect, #12 player nationally, #2 S nationally, #2 player in the state of Georgia ... 247Sports.com five-star prospect, #17 player nationally, #1 S nationally, #1 player in the state of Georgia ... Rivals.com four-star prospect, #58 player nationally, #6 S nationally, #7 player in the state of Georgia ... Scout.com four-star prospect, #43 player nationally, #4 safety nationally, DawgPost #4 player in the state of Georgia ... Atlanta Journal-Constitution 2016 Georgia's Super 11, All-State Class AAA defense ... 2016 Georgia Sports Writers Association All-State Class AAA First Team defense ... Savannah Morning News 2015-16 Male Athlete of the Year ... All-Greater Savannah First-Team defense ... as a senior, recorded 100 tackles, including 11 for a loss, with two forced fumbles and two interceptions, including one for a touchdown ... on offense, caught 39 passes for 800 yards and 17 touchdowns, threw for two touchdowns and rushed for another ... as a junior, recorded 100 tackles, including 12 for a loss, with four forced fumbles, four fumble recoveries, two interceptions and two defensive touchdowns ... on offense, caught 25 passes for 564 yards and four touchdowns, rushed for 865 yards and seven touchdowns and threw for 506 yards and six touchdowns... for his career, had 399 tackles (36 for loss), 13 interceptions, 13 forced fumbles, eight fumble recoveries and three defensive touchdowns ... on offense in his career, caught 86 passes for 1,683 yards and 23 touchdowns, rushed for 1,450 yards and 3 touchdowns and threw for 750 yards and 10 touchdowns ... led Liberty County to the quarterfinals of the GHSA Class AAA playoffs ... also participated in basketball and track and field ... as a junior, named co-Region 3-AAAA Player of the Year in basketball, leading the Panthers to the 2016 GHSA Class AAAA state title.
Personal: RICHARD LEE LeCOUNTE, III...Major: Sport Management...recipient of the J.E. and W.S. Hickey scholarship.
