SAD NEWS: Another great lost to the Alabama’s as their key defensive back sign a deal with Florida State

Earl Little Jr., a former defensive back for Alabama, revealed on Instagram on Saturday night that he has committed to transferring to Florida State.

Little joins the ranks as the second Alabama player to select a different university after using the NCAA transfer portal this week. Seth McLaughlin, a center, declared earlier on Saturday that he would be attending Ohio State.

Little, a redshirt freshman who signed with Alabama as the No. 84 overall pick in the 2022 class, has played special teams and as a reserve defensive back for the previous two seasons. He said to 247 Sports during Rose Bowl media day last week that he will be ready for the spring after rupturing the labrum in his right shoulder on November 4 against LSU. He did not play.

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Malachi Moore, who started at STAR for Alabama this season, had Little as a potential replacement. But Little’s 2024 role is less definite because ESPN reported on Thursday that Moore is slated to return for a fifth season.

Little was born and raised in South Florida. Her father, Earl Little, was a Miami player in the 1990s before going on to play in the NFL.

Zavier Mincey, who committed to Alabama and signed a letter of intent, became the sixth defensive back for Alabama’s 2024 freshmen class. Last month, the university welcomed former USC cornerback Domani Jackson through the transfer portal.