AUBURN, Alabama — Auburn receiver Kyle Davis is headed home.

The former 4-star recruit was kicked off the team Tuesday for a violation of team rules, Auburn head coach Gus Malzahn said. He had seven catches for 210 yards this season. He missed two games this season and neither was the result of injury. He practiced last week but did not travel with the Tigers to LSU, where Auburn lost 27-23 after blowing a 20-0 lead.

Davis also missed the entirety of spring practice due to "personal reasons."

"We all love Kyle. That’s our brother," Auburn receiver Nate Craig-Myers said. "We wish nothing but the best for him."

He is the third player to leave the team during the season. Backup quarterback Sean White, a former starter, was booted from the team following an arrest for public intoxication and defensive lineman Byron Cowart, a former five-star prospect, left the team early in the season.

"Anytime as a head coach a player has to be dismissed, that hurts," Malzahn said. "But every situation is different. We've got a lot of great kids. Anytime that happens, it's just another opportunity for someone else. So that's the way I look at it."

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