Alabama is dominating college football recruiting in this key area, and it’s not close

Another day, another five-star commit.

That seems to be Alabama’s schedule these days. That’s only a slight exaggeration.

On Saturday, the Crimson Tide picked up a commitment from another five-star recruit when defensive back Jireh Edwards announced his pledge to Alabama.

Edwards marked the fifth five-star recruit to commit to the Crimson Tide in the 2026 recruiting class, per On3/Rivals. He’s the fourth by 247Sports’ rankings.

As of Saturday afternoon, that’s far and away the most of any program. No other school has more than two five-star commits so far.

Per On3/Rivals’ metrics, the only other schools with more than one five-star are Oregon, LSU, Texas and Ohio State. By 247Sports’ measure, only Tennessee, LSU, Southern Cal, Notre Dame, Oregon, Texas A&M and Texas have multiple five-star commits.

General manager Courtney Morgan is fresh off securing the No. 3 recruiting class in 2025 and he’s on track to do that again, at least.

With the addition of Edwards, the Crimson Tide moved up to No. 3 in the 247Sports’ composite rankings and No. 4 in the On3/Rivals industry rankings.

Much can change before recruits lock in their decisions. This isn’t the finish line by any means. But Alabama’s riding a hot streak right now. Four of those five-star commitments have occurred in the past two weeks.

Nick Kelly is an Alabama beat writer for AL.com and the Alabama Media Group. Follow him on X and Instagram.

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