Georgia defensive back Kirby Choates took to instagram Monday evening to announced that he will no longer be a part of the Bulldog program. He joins the likes of Juwuan Briscoe, Rico McGraw, Shaquery Wilson, and Shaun McGee as players who'll no longer be with the Bulldogs next season.

A photo posted by Kirby (@zoneiii) on Jan 2, 2017 at 6:31pm PST

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A sophomore from Tri Cities, Ga., Choates was a late addition to the 2015 class after getting a committable offer from the Bulldogs on National Signing Day. He appeared in 11 games as a freshman and recorded three total tackles. He also returned a pair of kickoffs for 36 yards. He did not play in a game in 2016.

The announcement doesn't exactly come as a surprise. Choates wasn't with the football team for most of the second half of the season because of what Kirby Smart termed academic issues. He also didn't travel with the team to the bowl game and Smart even brought him up as a potential transfer when he met with reporters during bowl practices.

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