One of Alabama's young linebackers is leaving the program.

Redshirt freshman inside linebacker Adonis Thomas is transferring, a source told AL.com.

The decision to leave was playing time-related, the source said.

Thomas was a four-star recruit last year, but the Tide is deep at inside linebacker with senior Reuben Foster, juniors Shaun Dion Hamilton and Rashaan Evans, five-star freshman Ben Davis and other former highly-ranked recruits.

Thomas plans to play at a junior college this season and then transfer to another school in January, according to the source.

The Georgia native is the third Tide player to leave the program since the beginning of June. Defensive backs Maurice Smith and Shawn Burgess-Becker are the others.