Florida State senior offensive lineman Richie Leonard IV was selected as one of 22 members of the AFCA's Good Works Team on Tuesday morning.
Leonard, who is from Cocoa, founded and runs the Richie H. Leonard Football Camp, held in his hometown. The event is free for anyone interested in attending and has attracted over 600 participants in its first two years. Sponsors from the event helped Leonard present a $5,000 donation to Cocoa High School’s football program.
He also took part in a week-long mission trip to Argentina in May, teaching communities about American football and growing the sport abroad.
Leonard also sponsors an AAU basketball team and is planning care packages for patients at the Moffitt Cancer Center in Tampa. Leonard’s mother, Prishonda, is a breast cancer survivor who received her chemotherapy treatments at Moffitt in 2021.
In July, the Osceola profiled Leonard and his community service work.
The American Football Coaches Association’s Good Works Team began in 1992 to recognize off-field efforts by college football players. Leonard is now a finalist for the Wuerffel Trophy, college football’s premier award for community service. Fans can vote for Leonard to be the Wuerffel Trophy winner and the Good Works Team captain at ESPN.com/Allstate through Nov. 10.
Leonard has played in six games for FSU since his transfer from Florida in 2024. The offensive guard has started both games for the Seminoles in 2025, who are off to a 2-0 start with one of the nation's top rush offenses going into Saturday's game against Kent State (1-2) at 3:30 p.m. (ACC Network).
He is the ninth Seminole to make the Allstate AFCA Good Works Team, joining Dillan Gibbons in 2022, Camren McDonald in 2021, Mavin Saunders in 2017, Alec Eberle in 2016, Christian Ponder in 2010, Sam Cowart in 1996, Wayne Messam in 1995 and Corey Fuller in 1992. Gibbons was also named the Wuerffel Trophy winner in 2022.
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