Auburn’s new-look offensive line group will enter spring practice without one of its older reserves.

Avery Jernigan, a reserve offensive lineman the last three seasons, is no longer with Auburn’s program, a team spokesman confirmed to AL.com on Thursday. Jernigan left the team on his own accord.

Jernigan was no longer listed on Auburn’s online 2023 roster as of Thursday morning. The 6-foot-4, 310-pounder out of Blackshear, Ga., appeared in just one game during his three seasons with the Tigers. He did not see the field during the 2020 or 2021 seasons and made his college debut during Auburn’s win against Western Kentucky back in November during the Tigers’ penultimate game of the season.

A former three-star recruit, Jernigan signed with Auburn as part of its 2020 class, which was ranked eighth in the nation, according to the 247Sports Composite team rankings. Jernigan, a product of Pierce County High, was the 25th-ranked offensive guard in the 2020 class and the No. 482 overall recruit in the country.

His decision to leave the program comes less than a week before Auburn is set to begin spring practices under first-year head coach Hugh Freeze. The Tigers’ first day of practice will be Monday, with the A-Day spring game set for April 8 at Jordan-Hare Stadium.

Auburn will open spring with an overhauled offensive line group that will include four midyear enrollees — four-star center Connor Lew, three-star JUCO transfer Izavion Miller and three-star 2023 signees Clay Wedin and Bradyn Joiner — as well as a trio of experienced transfers in Kentucky center Avery Jones, Tulsa offensive tackle Dillon Wade and Western Kentucky offensive tackle Gunner Britton. Auburn also returns veterans Kam Stutts, Jeremiah Wright, Jalil Irvin and Tate Johnson, along with a handful of returning underclassmen.

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