Alabama backup kicker and punter Jack Martin announced Monday that he entered the NCAA transfer portal.

Martin has served as Will Reichard’s backup since last season. The redshirt junior from Dothan kicked off five times in 2021 and made a field goal against New Mexico State, and has kicked off five times this season in games against Louisiana-Monroe and Vanderbilt.

Martin said in a Twitter post he will graduate in December and has two seasons of eligibility remaining.

The Northview High School product played two seasons at Troy before transferring to Alabama in 2021. He punted and kicked off for the Trojans, and was a first-team All-Sun Belt selection in 2020. However, Australian James Burnip won Alabama’s punting competition last season and has held the job since.

Alabama’s backup kicker duties could now belong to Chase Allen, a junior from Texas who kicked off in 2020 but has not seen action the past two seasons.

Mike Rodak is an Alabama beat reporter for Alabama Media Group. Follow him on Twitter @mikerodak.