Alabama football outside linebacker Keanu Koht has filed paperwork to enter the NCAA’s transfer portal, his representation, A&P Sports Agency confirmed to AL.com. The news was first reported by ESPN’s Pete Thamel.

Koht has not dressed for Alabama’s past two games, wins over Mercer and LSU.

“He’s suspended right now,” Crimson Tide head coach Kalen DeBoer said before the Mercer matchup. I’m not going to get into length or anything like that.”

Koht, a redshirt junior, was a depth piece on the edge for the Tide’s defense before his suspension. His season ends with five total tackles, a fumble recovery and half a sack.

He won’t officially be able to enter the transfer portal until it opens on Dec. 9. The portal will be open for 30 days following that point.

Koht was a four-star prospect coming out of high school according to the 247Sports composite rankings for the class of 2021. He redshirted his first season with the Crimson Tide, and was hampered by injuries throughout his Alabama career.

He had earned praise from Alabama’s coaching staff during the spring.

“Athletically he’s a freak,” defensive coordinator Kane Wommack said of Koht in March. “He does some things, the way he can bend off the edge, his explosive ability. He plays with an extremely high motor right now and he is grasping what we are doing from a schematic standpoint.

The news further hampers an Alabama position group that saw starter Que Robinson go down for the season with an injury in the LSU game. Qua Russaw and Yhonzae Pierre have seen the lion’s share of reps there, with inside linebacker Jihaad Campbell also sliding outside in some situations.

Alabama will be back in action on Saturday, when it travels to Oklahoma to resume SEC play. That game is scheduled to kick off at 6:30 p.m. CT in Norman, and will be aired on ABC.