Former Alabama five-star Eyabi Anoma is transferring to the University of Houston, per an early Sunday morning report from AL.com's Matt Zenith.

Zenith says Anoma has been on Houston's campus since Friday and committed thereafter, but still needs to be cleared to make his transfer official.

Anoma is the seventh Crimson Tide player to transfer this offseason, joining quarterbacks Jalen Hurts (Oklahoma) and Layne Hatcher (Arkansas State), offensive lineman Richie Petitbon (Illinois), defensive back Kyriq McDonald (Cincinnati), long snapper Scott Meyer (Vanderbilt) and most recently tight end Kedrick James (SMU).

Anoma's interest in Houston was first reported by 247Sports Director of Recruiting Steve Wiltfong on Saturday afternoon after hearing from two sources.

Per Wiltfong:

Once Anoma is accepted into school at Houston he is expected to immediately start practicing with the Cougars, who are entering Year 1 of the Dana Holgorsen era. Anoma entered the NCAA transfer portal on July 28, two days after news broke that the sophomore was not attending classes at the University of Alabama, per UA Associate Vice President for Communications Monica Watts. That meant Anoma would not be allowed to participate in team activities, including the start of the Crimson Tide's fall camp, which begins Friday, Aug. 2.

Anoma was removed from Alabama's official football roster earlier this week.

Anoma is the third former Alabama player to land with Dana Holgorsen during his coaching career, per AL.com. Former Crimson Tide players T.J. Simmons and Vandarius Cowan transferred to West Virginia when Holgorsen was the team’s head coach.

"We have a law that protects players and students in what you can and can’t say," Alabama coach Nick Saban said Saturday, "The guy was dismissed from school, and that’s really all I can say about it."

Anoma was the No. 4 overall player in the 2018 recruiting cycle, according to the industry-generated 247Sports Composite. As a true freshman last year, the Baltimore, Md., native appeared in 12 games for Alabama and registered nine tackles on the season, including two for a loss and one quarterback hurry and earned SEC All-Freshman Team honors from the league coaches.

"He’s transitioning into something really, really dangerous," said Alabama linebacker Dylan Moses at SEC Media Days. "He’s very athletic, he’s fast, quick off the edge. He reminds me a lot of Tim Williams. Eyabi has a lot of potential. He just has to keep bettering his craft."

Anoma played his high school football at Baltimore (Md.) St. Frances and capped his prep career as an Under Armour All-American. He chose to play at Alabama over Michigan among many others. He was the nation's No. 1 weak-side defensive end and No. 3 prospect overall in the Top247 Player Rankings.

"Anoma brings pure athleticism and speed to the edge, and as he develops his technique, he has a chance to be a dominant pass-rushing defensive end," 247Sports national analyst Brian Dohn wrote in his evaluation of Anoma. "He is explosive, has the flexibility to dip his shoulder and get around the edge, and he accelerates to the ball carrier. He has the speed to chase a play down from behind, and he changes direction well.

"He needs to develop technique so he can use more than speed, and strength will enable him to disengage more quickly."

BamaOnLine's Charlie Potter contributed to this report.