For the second consecutive day, one of Tennessee's Class of 2020 commitments officially has parted ways with the Vols.

Three-star senior defensive end/linebacker Jimari Butler of Murphy High School in Mobile, Ala., announced Tuesday morning that he has decommitted from Tennessee after taking an official visit to Nebraska over the weekend.

The 6-foot-5, 217-pound Butler gave the Vols one of their most recent commitments on Nov. 8 after visiting them Oct. 5 to attend their home game against Georgia. Now, a little more than a month later, he's back on the market leading up to next week's early signing period.

"Thankful for Coach Tee Martin for giving me the opportunity to play at Tennessee and for recruiting me," Butler wrote in a note that he posted on his Twitter account, referring to Tennessee's wide receivers coach and passing game coordinator.

"But with that being said I will be Decommitting from The University of Tennessee please Respect My Decision #AGTG."

Tennessee also received a commitment Monday from four-star defensive lineman Omari Thomas of Briarcrest Christian School of Eads, Tenn., one of its longtime top targets, and parted ways with junior-college defensive back commitment Art Green on Monday afternoon. Following Butler's departure, the Vols now are left with 17 known commitments for the 2020 class.

Butler once had planned to take his official visit to Tennessee this weekend and hadn't ruled out signing with the Vols during the early signing period, which begins Dec. 18.

After getting a visit Wednesday from Tennessee coach Jeremy Pruitt and wide receivers coach Tee Martin, Butler followed through on his plan to visit Nebraska over the weekend. But he now won't be making the trip to Knoxville this weekend.

Butler, who played football this season for the first time since he was in eighth grade, is ranked the No. 798 overall prospect and No. 33 weakside defensive end in the 2020 class.

Nebraska has received one prediction for Butler on the 247Sports Crystal Ball.

Butler said last month that he chose Tennessee over Nebraska, TCU and Maryland, with Nebraska finishing second to the Vols.

He said at the time that he still planned to verify his decision by taking at least a few more trips, including his unofficial visit to Ole Miss on Nov. 16 for the Rebels’ home game against LSU. Last month, he said he could take official visits to Nebraska, TCU and Maryland, and it still was possible that he could use all five of his official visits.

“I’m going to try to fit in all five, if I can,” Butler said at the time. “I’m going to try.”

The Vols currently no have projected edge rushers in their 2020 recruiting class. But they're still battling for several players who could address their needs at the position, including four-star defensive end Tyler Baron of nearby Knoxville (Tenn.) Catholic High School, three-star defensive end Morven Joseph of Lakeland, Fla. — a former Florida State commitment — three-star Kansas commitment Khari Coleman of New Orleans.