Alabama Defensive Back Khyree Jackson Enters NCAA Transfer Portal

Veteran cornerback the second Crimson Tide player to enter the transfer portal in as many days.

Christopher Walsh | Nov 23, 2022

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Khyree Jackson, who at one point was starting for the Alabama Crimson Tide, has entered his name into the NCAA transfer portal.

The defensive back has played in nine games with one start this season, having recorded seven tackles, including one for loss.

The start was at Texas.

Last season he totaled seven tackles and two pass breakups across his 12 games.

Jackson didn't play against Ole Miss or Austin Peay.

When asked about Jackson's status on Monday, Nick Saban only said: “He’s suspended right now."

It’s official I’m in the NCAA Transfer Portal I’m going into my senior season not a graduate transfer
— REESKI (@Real_Khyree) November 23, 2022

Jackson has primarily been a reserve cornerback and special-teams player for the Crimson Tide this season. However, Kool-Aid McKinstry settled into one starting spot and Eli Ricks was at the other at LSU before suffering a head injury.

Terrion Arnold stepped in for Ricks.

All four players had been in the mix to start at the beginning of the season.

"I said there’s a lot of competition at corner," Saban said. "I don’t know who our best corners are, so we played them all in the game to see who played the best."

Jackson previously cornerback at Fort Scott (Kan.) Community College and finished the 2019 season with 25 tackles and three interceptions before arriving at Alabama.

Running back Trey Sanders entered his name in the transfer portal on Tuesday, joining reserve defensive lineman Braylen Ingraham and kicker Jack Martin.

Alabama is set to close the regular season on Saturday, when it hosts Auburn in the Iron Bowl rivalry at Bryant-Denny Stadium. Kickoff is set for 2:30 p.m.

Christopher Walsh is the founder and publisher of BamaCentral, which first published in 2018. He's covered the Crimson Tide since 2004, and is the author of 26 books including Decade of Dominance, 100 Things Crimson Tide Fans Should Know and Do Before They Die, Nick Saban vs. College Football, and Bama Dynasty: The Crimson Tide's Road to College Football Immortality. He's an eight-time honoree of Football Writers Association of America awards and three-time winner of the Herby Kirby Memorial Award, the Alabama Sports Writers Association’s highest writing honor for story of the year. In 2022, he was named one of the 50 Legends of the ASWA. Previous beats include the Green Bay Packers, Arizona Cardinals and Tampa Bay Buccaneers, along with Major League Baseball’s Arizona Diamondbacks. Originally from Minnesota and a graduate of the University of New Hampshire, he currently resides in Tuscaloosa.

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