Auburn's Kalvaraz Bessent no longer with team

Former four-star recruit Kalvaraz Bessent is no longer a member of the Auburn football team.

The team announced that Bessent wasn't on the roster Tuesday. He redshirted in 2014.

He was a four-star recruit in the class of 2014. According to Rivals, he was the No. 165 recruit in the country and the No. 12 cornerback. According to the school he's going to pursue opportunities closer to home. He went to high school in Camden County, Georgia.

Not long after National Signing Day in 2014, he was arrested in Florida on drug charges. He was in a car with three other men that was pulled over for speeding. When the officer that pulled them over approached the car, he allegedly smelled marijuana. 340 grams of marijuana and a loaded handgun were allegedly found in the car.

Shortly after the arrest, his lawyer said all the charges against Bessent had been dropped.

Per AL.com, his departure means that Auburn is down to 85 scholarship players – the NCAA limit.

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