The USA Today has released its preseason All-America team for 2020 and Georgia football is represented by senior safety Richard Lecounte on the first team defense.
Lecounte, from Riceboro, Georgia, is now the elder statesman in a strong Bulldog secondary.
As a junior in 2019, Lecounte finished ranked third on the team in tackles with 61 stops, while finishing tied in the SEC for interceptions with four and leading the league in fumbles recovered with 3.
Lecounte was a part of Georgia’s No. 1 ranked recruiting class of 2017. He was rated as the No. 2 safety overall, the No. 3 player in Georgia and the No. 25 ranked prospect overall, according to 247Sports.
A large part of Georgia’s record-setting defensive play in 2019 was due, in part, to Lecounte and his knack to always find the football.
Turnovers are always what coaches want from their secondaries, especially at the safety position and Lecounte does just that for the Bulldogs.
Here is the full list of the preseason All-America team for 2020, per the USA Today.
FIRST TEAM
Offense
QB: Trevor Lawrence, Clemson (Jr.)
RB: Travis Etienne, Clemson (Sr.)
RB: Chuba Hubbard, Oklahoma State (Jr.)
WR: Ja’Marr Chase, LSU (Jr.)
WR: DeVonta Smith, Alabama (Sr.)
TE: Charlie Kolar, Iowa State (Jr.)
OL: Penei Sewell, Oregon (Jr.)
OL: Wyatt Davis, Ohio State (Jr.)
OL: Creed Humphrey, Oklahoma (Jr.)
OL: Alex Leatherwood, Alabama (Sr.)
OL: Cole Van Lanen, Wisconsin (Sr.)
Defense
DL: Gregory Rousseau, Miami (Fla.) (So.)
DL: Marvin Wilson, Florida State (Sr.)
DL: Jaylen Twyman, Pittsburgh (Jr.)
DL: Kayvon Thibodeaux, Oregon (So.)
LB: Micah Parsons, Penn State (Jr.)
LB: Hamilcar Rashed Jr., Oregon State (Sr.)
LB: Dylan Moses, Alabama, (Sr.)
CB: Derek Stingley Jr., LSU (So.)
CB: Shaun Wade, Ohio State (Jr.)
S: Trevon Moehrig, TCU (Jr.)
S: Richard LeCounte, Georgia (Sr.)
Special teams
K: Keith Duncan, Iowa (Sr.)
P: Max Duffy, Kentucky (Sr.)
RET: Jaylen Waddle, Alabama (Jr.)
ALL-PURPOSE: Kenneth Gainwell, Memphis (So.)
SECOND TEAM
Offense
QB: Justin Fields, Ohio State (Jr.)
RB: Najee Harris, Alabama (Sr.)
RB: Jaret Patterson, Buffalo (Jr.)
WR: Rashod Bateman, Minnesota (Jr.)
WR: Tylan Wallace, Oklahoma State (Sr.)
TE: Pat Freiermuth, Penn State (Jr.)
OL: Samuel Cosmi, Texas (Jr.)
OL: Trey Smith, Tennessee (Sr.)
OL: Nolan Laufenberg, Air Force (Sr.)
OL: Darian Kinnard, Kentucky (Jr.)
OL: Walker Little, Stanford (Sr.)
Defense
DL: Levi Onwuzurike, Washington (Sr.)
DL: Quincy Roche, Miami (Fla.) (Sr.)
DL: Jay Tufele, Southern California (Jr.)
DL: Carlos Basham Jr., Wake Forest (Sr.)
LB: Carlton Martial, Troy (Jr.)
LB: Nick Bolton, Missouri (Jr.)
LB: Chazz Surratt, North Carolina (Sr.)
CB: Patrick Surtain II, Alabama (Jr.)
CB: Shaun Jolly, Appalachian State (Jr.)
S: Jevon Holland, Oregon (Jr.)
S: Kyle Hamilton, Notre Dame (So.)
Special teams
K: Riley Patterson, Memphis (Sr.)
P: Blake Hayes, Illinois (Sr.)
RET: Ihmir Smith-Marsette, Iowa (Sr.)
ALL-PURPOSE: Rondale Moore, Purdue (So.)
