Former defensive back at Georgia. 2020: 3 interceptions, 4 pass breakups, 26 tackles.
5′11″ · 190 lb · Riceboro, GA
Recruiting
S recruit
No. 25 nationally · Signed with Georgia
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
Former defensive back at Georgia. 2020: 3 interceptions, 4 pass breakups, 26 tackles.
Richard LeCounte III
This is his fourth year in the same secondary at Georgia. The receipt on tape: 13 tackles against Kentucky, Week 9, 2020.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
How it ended
Four seasons at Georgia, 176 tackles — drafted at #169 overall by Cleveland.
His career
He was on the field for 4 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.
Career arc
Coaching lineage · 2017–2020
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Kirby Smart.
Where He Ended Up · NFL
ClevelandEntering 6th NFL season
Season context · Team result + system
4 seasons under Kirby Smart — 44-9 over that span.
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Elite: interceptions (92nd percentile). Strength: passes defended (89th percentile). Concern: sacks (27th percentile).
Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.
Splits · Per-game
2020 season · 5 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home2g | 2.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road3g | 7.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 1.3 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-74g | 3.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+1g | 13.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Kirby Smart
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Player standing · 2020
Earning real snaps in the rotation without a starting job.
Game log · Week-by-week
2020 season · 5 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 4 | W 37-10@ Arkansas | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 1 | |
| Wk 5 | W 27-6vs Auburn | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 44-21vs Tennessee | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 24-41@ Alabama | 5 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 14-3@ Kentucky | 13 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 3 | Season-high 13 tackles |
| Total | 26 | 16 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 3 | 4 |