Alabama obtained a dedication from the nation’s prime cornerback as five-star Jorden Edmonds pledged to the Tide on Wednesday. The Class of 2026 prospect out of Sprayberry Excessive Faculty in Marietta, Georgia, picked Alabama over curiosity from Georgia and Tennessee. 

Listed at 6-foot-3 and 175 kilos, Edmonds has the scale and size to be a serious contributor on the faculty degree. He ranks because the No. 10 general participant within the Top247 rankings, No. 2 participant in Georgia and finest cornerback within the class. 

“Clean mover who can flip his hips with ease in protection, skilled enjoying quite a lot of completely different protection schemes however excels in off-man protection,” 247Sports nationwide analyst Hudson Standish wrote. “Must be considered as a traits-heavy boundary cornerback with the potential to close down a whole facet of the sphere for a Faculty Soccer Playoff contender and blossom into an early spherical NFL Draft choice.” 

The addition is important for Alabama as Edmonds instantly turns into the crown jewel of the recruiting class. He’s solely the fourth dedication in 2026, and joins athlete Zyan Gibson (No. 65) as recruits within the Top247 rankings. Alabama has recruited the defensive again place exceptionally nicely through the years, together with 4 five-star signees up to now two recruiting lessons. 

Edmonds is the son of former West Virginia linebacker Chris Edmonds, who went on to play three years with the Cincinnati Bengals from 2001-03.