Biography

BIOGRAPHY

Richard LeCounte was born September 11, 1998, in Riceboro, Georgia. He 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. LeCounte played in the 2017 U.S. Army All-American Bowl. A five star recruit, he committed to the University of Georgia to play college football.

As a true freshman at Georgia in 2017, LeCounte played in 10 games and had 15 tackles. As a sophomore in 2018, he started 13 of 14 games and led the team with 74 tackles and one interception. As a junior in 2019, LeCounte started all 14 and had 61 tackles and four interceptions. He returned to Georgia for his senior year in 2020, rather than enter the 2020 NFL Draft.

On May 1, 2021, LeCounte was selected by the Cleveland Browns with the 169th overall pick in the 2021 NFL Draft.