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Four-star safety Jireh Edwards names his top 5 schools

Georgia football is in the mix for four-star safety recruit Jireh Edwards

Elite class of 2026 safety recruit Jireh Edwards narrowed down his top schools list to just five teams including the Georgia Bulldogs. He also included Oregon, Auburn, Texas A&M, and Tennessee among his top schools. Georgia football offered a scholarship Edwards in Feb. of 2024.

Edwards is a four-star recruit from Largo, Maryland. He was a part of the Under Armour All-American Game roster with Georgia recruits Elijah Griffin and Juan Gaston. He plays for St. Frances Academy in the Baltimore, Maryland area. He is considered a top-five safety recruit in the class of 2026 and the No. 33 recruit in the nation.

Georgia doesn’t have the strongest recruiting class for 2026 yet. The Bulldogs rank 14th in the nation with commitments from four-stars Vance Spafford and Lincoln Keyes, along with three-stars Jontavius Wyman and JUCO transfer Seven Cloud.

For 2025, Georgia was looking for defensive backs. With Malaki Starks and Dan Jackson entering the draft, along with Julian Humphrey, Jake Pope, and others transferring, Georgia needed some replacements and they found a few. Zion Branch from USC, Adrian Maddox from Florida, and Jaden Harris from Miami recently transferred to Georgia.

Elite 2026 S Jireh Edwards puts Oregon Ducks among top schools

The Oregon Ducks landed among the top schools for 4-star safety Jireh Edwards, the No. 3 safety in the 2026 class.

The defensive secondary has been a major focus for the Oregon Ducks in the recruiting world over the last few years, and they’ve done an excellent job of bringing in some of the best players in the nation.

Just this year, Oregon signed the No. 2 safety, the No. 3 cornerback, the No. 5 cornerback, and the No. 8 safety in the 2025 class. Now they are trying to make a splash once again with 2026 4-star S Jireh Edwards.

On Wednesday, Edwards announced that he has cut his recruitment down to five schools, putting Oregon in the mix alongside the Georgia Bulldogs, Auburn Tigers, Texas A&M Aggies, and Tennessee Volunteers.

Edwards is rated as the No. 3 safety in the 2026 class, per 247Sports, and the No. 33 overall player in the nation. He stands at 6-foot-1, 194 pounds, and comes from St. Frances Academy in Baltimore, Maryland — the same school as Oregon’s soon-to-be redshirt freshman cornerback Ify Obidegwu.

Edwards has been to Eugene on a visit before, and we will likely see him make a return trip this summer as he continues to narrow down his recruitment.

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2026 4-star safety out of Upper Marlboro (MD) places Texas A&M in his Top 5

2026 4-star safety Jireh Edwards has placed Texas A&M among his top 5 program list

Texas A&M’s 2026 recruiting class has a chance to finish as the No. 1-ranked cycle by this time next year. The 2025 offseason has given coach Mike Elko and his staff time to focus on hosting a bevy of talent during the first junior day last weekend.

While five-star offensive tackles Jackson Cantwell and Immanuel Ihenacho stick out as the priority prospects, Elko’s defensive mindset and developmental background have led several highly ranked secondary prospects to consider the programs, including four-star safety and Maryland native Jireh Edwards.

On tape, Edwards is an athlete with the closing speed and instincts to thrive at either safety position. Standing at 6-1 and nearly 200 pounds, he is an incoming senior who released his top five program list on Wednesday. Texas A&M joined Tennessee, Auburn, Oregon, and Georgia as the final schools he will focus on.

So far, three-star safety Markel Ford and three-star cornerback Ryan Gilbert are the only secondary commits in A&M’s 2026 cycle, making Edwards another priority recruit moving forward.

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Ohio State football makes top 10 for 2026 Maryland safety

The Bucks are still considered by one of 2026’s best safety prospects. #GoBucks

Ohio State football is once again making great inroads with an elite secondary prospect, this time in the 2026 class.

Maryland’s [autotag]Jireh Edwards[/autotag] released his top 10 list and the Buckeyes made the cut for the 6-foot, 1-inch, 194-pound prospect. The nations No. 71 overall prospect and 5th safety according to the 247Sports Composite Ranking’s list is a who’s who of college football.

His finalists include Alabama, Georgia, Oregon, USC, Miami and a few others. Ohio State has been after Edwards since this January when a scholarship was offered to the impressive safety. Many of his other suitor followed the Buckeyes lead, so that does give them a bit of an upper-hand.

Currently Ohio State has just one commitment for that cycle, wide receiver Chris Henry Jr. 

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UGA football offers 4-star safety Jireh Edwards

The Georgia Bulldogs have offered the No. 1 recruit in Maryland

The Georgia Bulldogs have offered a scholarship to four-star safety recruit Jireh Edwards. Edwards is a member of the class of 2026.

The elite safety prospect plays high school football for St. Frances Academy in Baltimore, Maryland. St. Frances Academy is one of the top high school football programs in the country.

Jireh Edwards is the No. 1 player in Maryland in the class of 2026. Edwards is the No. 5 safety and No. 63 recruit in the nation, per 247Sports.

The 6-foot-1, 195-pound safety recruit has scholarship offers from Ole Miss, South Carolina, Maryland, Miami, Alabama and more top college football programs.

Jireh Edwards announced his scholarship offer from the University of Georgia via social media:

It is still very early for the class of 2026. However, recruits are making decisions earlier and earlier these days, so it is not a bad idea to get into the mix for an elite prospect like Jireh Edwards.

LSU offers 2026 safety from St. Frances Academy in Baltimore

LSU is getting in early with rising sophomore safety Jireh Edwards.

LSU is looking for a talented safety in the 2026 recruiting class. That search has led them to [autotag]Brian Kelly[/autotag]’s old stomping grounds in Maryland.

[autotag]Jireh Edwards[/autotag] is a 6-foot-1, 194-pound safety from Upper Marlboro, Maryland, where he plays for St. Frances Academy.

St. Frances Academy is one of the most prestigious high school football programs in the country. The Panthers finished the 2022 season 9-1 with their only loss coming to IMG Academy in the last game of the year.

There are currently no Crystal Ball projections for Edwards, but Maryland is a 34% favorite to land him per On3.

Film Analysis: Edwards is a big hitter in the run game and does a great job in man coverage.

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Ohio State football active early on Tuesday, two more offers out

The Buckeyes have some offers with their morning coffee. #GoBucks

The [autotag]Ohio State[/autotag] football staff had their coffee with a few offers on the side Tuesday morning. Head coach [autotag]Ryan Day[/autotag] and his assistants wasted no time getting out a pair of early offers to a couple of big time players.

One of the offers was to build a relationship that will be spanning over a few recruiting cycles while the other was looking into the short-term to a prospect that will sign later this year.

The Buckeyes are leaving no stone unturned in regards to recruiting and their national reach really showed today. Find out who got offered along with why it matters.

Rutgers football recruiting: Jireh Edwards gets an offer

Rutgers football offers Jireh Edwards.

Rutgers football is now the latest Power Five offer for Jireh Edwards. Wednesday’s offer also marks the third Big Ten offer for the talented safety.

A class of 2026 recruit out of Rock Creek Christian Academy (Upper Marlboro, MD), Edwards is already turning into one of the most-coveted defensive backs along the East coast. He holds Power Five offers from Arkansas, Boston College, Maryland, South Carolina and West Virginia in addition to Wednesday’s offer from Rutgers. He also pulled down offers in late October from Georgia, Virginia Tech and Penn State.

The talented defensive back plays for one of the top programs in Maryland. The Eagles are currently 6-3 on the season and have won four straight games, including a 28-6 win last weekend at Friendship Academy.

They play at Silver Oak Academy this weekend.

Edwards tweeted about his offer from Rutgers football on Wednesday night:

 

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