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S Jireh Edwards 5-star, St. Frances in Baltimore (6-‘2”/205) – LOI RECEIVED ceremony at 12:30 p.m. DB Jorden Edmonds Top 30 4-star, Marietta, GA (6’3”/180) – LOI RECEIVED
Alabama football has seen a fair amount of talent opt to enter the transfer portal as the 2026 offseason begins. So far, 20 players have decided to jump in, since the portal opened the day after the Crimson Tide lost 38-3 to Indiana in the College Football Playoff’s Rose Bowl semifinals.
Alabama quarterback Ty Simpson considers his future after a season-ending injury as the Crimson Tide faces a roster overhaul.
Ty Simpson is off to the NFL. After one season as the Alabama football starting quarterback, Simpson declared for the 2026 NFL draft Wednesday, Jan. 7. Simpson joins center Parker Brailsford and offensive tackle Kadyn Proctor as Tide players heading to the NFL.
Instead, Griffin blossomed into a five-star linebacker ranked as the No. 17 player in the 2026 recruiting class per 247Sports’ composite rankings, a headliner of the Crimson Tide’s second-ranked recruiting class.