Alabama outside linebacker King Mwikuta is transferring to Arkansas State after entering the NCAA transfer portal earlier this week.
Mwikuta made the announcement in a video posted Friday to Instagram.
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Mwikuta is the first of Alabama’s seven scholarship players who entered the transfer portal this week to announce his new school. Mwikuta will play for second-year Red Wolves coach Butch Jones, who served as an analyst and a special assistant to coach Nick Saban from 2018-20.
Mwikuta is the third former Alabama player to transfer to a Group of 5 school in recent weeks. Wide receiver Xavier Williams chose Utah State, while linebacker Jackson Bratton transferred to UAB.
Mwikuta, one of five Alabama linebackers to enter the portal recently, played mostly special teams the past three seasons in Tuscaloosa. He also entered the portal last summer before choosing to remain with the team.
| Player | New school | 247 HS rank | Starts |
|---|---|---|---|
| CB Marcus Banks | Mississippi State | 127 | 1 |
| WR Xavier Williams | Utah State | 143 | 0 |
| OT Pierce Quick | Georgia Tech | 40 | 0 |
| LB Jackson Bratton | UAB | 155 | 0 |
| QB Paul Tyson | N/A | 321 | 0 |
| TE Jahleel Billingsley | N/A | 308 | 5 |
| LB Drew Sanders | N/A | 22 | 3 |
| OT Tommy Brown | N/A | 132 | 0 |
| LB King Mwikuta | Arkansas State | 158 | 0 |
| LB Jaylen Moody | N/A | 1,197 | 0 |
| LB Shane Lee | N/A | 78 | 13 |
Mike Rodak is an Alabama beat reporter for Alabama Media Group. Follow him on Twitter @mikerodak.
