Craig McDonald is on the move again.

Less than a year after transferring to Auburn from Iowa State, McDonald re-entered the transfer portal on Friday, he announced on Twitter. He is the seventh Auburn player to hit the portal since the start of spring.

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McDonald, a native of Minneapolis, appeared in just two games for the Tigers last season. The 6-foot-2, 199-pounder first saw the field against Mercer. He did not record a stat for Auburn last season. This was after he played in all 13 games for Iowa State in 2021 while making three starts for the Cyclones and finishing with 41 tackles and a team-high two interceptions.

This spring, McDonald was seen with the fourth pairing in the rotation at safety, though he saw time with the second-team defense on A-Day. Still, he appeared to be behind a group that included Jaylin Simpson, Marquise Gilbert, Zion Puckett, Cayden Bridges and Caleb Wooden.

McDonald is the latest departure from the program this spring and the second in the last 24 hours after reserve defensive end Tobechi Okoli hit the portal Thursday evening. Auburn has also seen a trio of reserve linebackers — Kameron Brown, Desmond Tisdol and Powell Gordon — exit the program, as well as defensive end Jeffrey M’ba and wide receiver Tar’Varish Dawson Jr. Brown has since committed to UT-Chattanooga, while Tisdol is headed to Florida Atlanta, M’ba is off to Purdue and Dawson is transferring to Cincinnati.

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