DB Hernandez transferring after redshirt freshman season in 2017

Arkansas defensive back Korey Hernandez is transferring, he announced via Twitter on Monday.

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He becomes the third Razorback player to leave since spring practice ended two weeks ago. Leaving before were tight end Will Gragg and defensive back Reid Miller.

Hernandez spent just a year and a half with the Hogs, enrolling early last spring and redshirting during the 2017 season.

“I have made many unforgettable moments at the University of Arkansas and have met some great people,” Hernandez said in the message on Twitter. “But after taking time to think with my family, I have decided to part ways and continue my career elsewhere.”

Coming out of Decatur (Ga.) Cedar Grove High School, Hernandez was a three-star safety with an .8372 grade in the 247Sports Composite.

He received an offer from the Razorbacks in the summer of 2016 and committed just two days later, picking Arkansas over other Power Five offers from Georgia Tech, Maryland and Wake Forest.

Hernandez failed to crack the two-deep depth chart during spring practice, so his decision does not come as a surprise.

His transfer gets Arkansas down to 86 scholarship players for this season, assuming the Board of Directors doesn’t shoot down the proposal that the Division I Council approved last week which would allow Kevin Richardson to receive a sixth year of eligibility.

That means the Razorbacks will have to lose at least one more scholarship player before the summer.