Alabama wide receiver Tyler Harrell entered the NCAA transfer portal on Saturday, he announced on Twitter.

Harrell has a sixth season of eligibility available for 2023 after transferring last year to Alabama from Louisville, where he played his first four seasons from 2018-21.

Billed for his speed after averaging 29.1 yards and scoring six touchdowns on his 18 catches in 2021, Harrell arrived at Alabama with high expectations similar to the other four players the Tide added through the transfer portal last offseason.

But Harrell never materialized into the explosive receiving option Alabama desired. He suffered a foot injury during preseason camp that lingered into October and impacted his ability to see the field.

“It was definitely a learning experience for me, coming from the SEC from the ACC,” Harrell said in the locker room after last month’s Sugar Bowl, the only time he was available to speak to reporters while at Alabama. “My expectation was high hopes, but unfortunately when I injured myself, it kind of set me back a little bit, and kind of lingered throughout the season. I tried to play through it. It just wasn’t clicking, for real.”

Harrell made his debut late in a blowout Oct. 22 win over Mississippi State, then appeared briefly in four other regular-season games. At one point in November, Nick Saban said Harrell was healthy and expressed how Alabama needed to find ways to use his speed.

But that never happened, and Harrell finished with two catches for 18 yards. He was in uniform but not part of Alabama’s offensive game plan for its Sugar Bowl win over Kansas State. Freshmen Isaiah Bond and Kobe Prentice saw the most playing time after starters Ja’Corey Brooks and Jermaine Burton.

All four of those top receivers are expected to return in 2023, which continued to cloud Harrell’s path to playing time.

The redshirt year senior was honored by Alabama on senior day against Auburn and during its postseason banquet. He has an additional season of eligibility, however, because of the NCAA’s COVID-19 waiver for the 2020 season.

Harrell becomes the 13th scholarship player, and fifth wide receiver, from Alabama to enter the transfer portal since the start of the 2022 season. The only other player that remains in the portal is offensive lineman Damieon George, who shared on Instagram a visit this weekend to Florida after previously visiting Auburn.

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