Alabama has dismissed junior defensive back Dre Kirkpatrick Jr. from the football program after his arrest on Friday, head coach Kalen DeBoer announced Tuesday.
ESPN reported that Kirkpatrick was arrested on charges of doxxing and harassing communications involving a police officer tied to his 2025 arrest. According to the report, Kirkpatrick allegedly posted a photo of the officer and his family on Facebook and also allegedly sent the officer “a profanity-laced message.”
“After gathering more information on the situation, Dre Kirkpatrick Jr. will no longer be a part of our program,” DeBoer said in a statement on Tuesday, via AL.com’s Nick Kelly. “He did not live up to the standards and expectations that I have set for this team and our players.”
Kirkpatrick had already been suspended in October 2025 after being arrested that year on three counts of reckless endangerment. He did not play again after that suspension. His final appearance came against Tennessee, when he finished with one tackle in Alabama’s home win.
This season, the Gadsden, Alabama, native appeared in five games and recorded five total tackles. His last tackle came against Tennessee in a loss to the Volunteers on Oct. 17.
Kirkpatrick, listed at 5-foot-11, was in his third season with Alabama. He arrived as a three-star safety in the 2024 recruiting class.
He is the son of Dre Kirkpatrick Sr., a two-time national champion at Alabama and former NFL cornerback who played for the Cincinnati Bengals, Arizona Cardinals and San Francisco 49ers.
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