Jireh Edwards

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Jireh Edwards
Alabama Crimson Tide
Position Safety
ClassFreshman
Personal information
Height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight210 lb (95 kg)
Career information
High school St. Frances
(Baltimore, Maryland)
College Alabama (2026–present)

Jireh Edwards is an American college football safety for the Alabama Crimson Tide.

Early life

Edwards is from Upper Marlboro, Maryland. [1] He first attended Rock Creek Christian Academy before transferring to Saint Frances Academy in Baltimore as a sophomore, where he became a top football safety. [2] As a junior in 2024, he was named all-metro and a MaxPreps Junior All-American after posting 92 tackles, 17 tackles-for-loss (TFLs), six pass breakups and three forced fumbles. [2] [3] After his junior year, he competed at the Under Armour All-America Game. [4]

As a senior in 2025, Edwards was one of the top players for a Saint Frances team that won the national championship. [5] He totaled 167 tackles and six interceptions, including two interceptions returned for touchdowns. [6] Edwards was named the Maryland Player of the Year by Gatorade, Rivals.com and MaxPreps. [6] [7] [8] He was also selected to the USA Today All-USA High School Football Team. [9]

A five-star recruit, Edwards was ranked a top-25 prospect nationally and the number one safety prospect in the class of 2026 by ESPN. [1] He committed to play college football for the Alabama Crimson Tide. [10]

References

  1. 1 2 "Jireh Edwards". Alabama Crimson Tide.
  2. 1 2 Graham, Glenn (October 3, 2025). "St. Frances 5-star safety Jireh Edwards 'lights a fire for the whole team'". The Baltimore Sun .
  3. ↑ Gay, Colin (July 5, 2025). "2026 5-star safety commits to Alabama football. What it means". Tuscaloosa News .
  4. ↑ Stahl, Matt (July 5, 2025). "5-star safety commits to Alabama football over Auburn, Georgia". AL.com .
  5. ↑ Greenberg, Brett (December 30, 2025). "'Different feeling running through my veins': Why it was always Alabama for early enrollee S Jireh Edwards". 247Sports .
  6. 1 2 "Jireh Edwards". Gatorade . Retrieved December 30, 2025.
  7. ↑ Villamarzo, Andy (December 30, 2025). "Rivals 2025 Maryland high school football Player of the Year honors". On3.com .
  8. ↑ Poff, Zack (December 16, 2025). "Jireh Edwards named 2025 MaxPreps Maryland High School Football Player of the Year". MaxPreps.
  9. ↑ Newman, Logan; Suter, Rick; Spears, Joe; Adams, Todd M. (December 30, 2025). "2025 ALL-USA National Football Team". USA Today .{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  10. ↑ Lederman, Eli (July 5, 2025). "Alabama adds five-star safety Jireh Edwards to 2026 class". ESPN.
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