A second Auburn linebacker has announced his plans to enter the transfer portal this spring.

Desmond Tisdol, a senior reserve linebacker, announced Wednesday evening on his Instagram account that he intends to transfer from Auburn when the post-spring transfer window opens. Tisdol will have two years of eligibility remaining at his next stop.

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The 6-foot, 231-pounder has appeared in 24 games over the last three seasons for the Tigers, including all 12 as a backup last season, when he finished the year with 14 total tackles. A four-star linebacker in the 2020 class, Tisdol signed with Auburn out of Wilcox County High in Rochelle, Ga., where he earned blue-chip status and was rated as the nation’s No. 14 inside linebacker and the No. 247 overall prospect in the class, according to the 247Sports Composite rankings.

Tisdol appeared in five games as a freshman during the pandemic-impacted 2020 campaign. He followed that with an appearance in seven games as a sophomore in 2021, when he finished with two tackles on the year. He saw an uptick in playing time last year, seeing the field in all 12 games for Auburn but still working behind Owen Pappoe, Cam Riley and Wesley Steiner in the team’s rotation at linebacker.

This spring, he has been working in a group that returns both Riley and Steiner, as well as Robert Woodyard Jr., and has welcomed a pair of SEC transfers in Austin Keys and Demario Tolan. Tisdol is the second linebacker to depart the program this spring, joining Kam Brown, who announced his intent to transfer late Wednesday morning.

Tom Green is an Auburn beat reporter for Alabama Media Group. Follow him on Twitter @Tomas_Verde.