Alabama’s preseason injury list picked up another name this week, with freshman cornerback Jorden Edmonds sidelined after suffering a lower-body injury in practice, according to a report.
Brett Greenberg and Alex Scarborough of Bama247 reported, citing sources, that the injury happened before Thursday’s scrimmage. Alabama coach Kalen DeBoer spoke with the media after the scrimmage, but he did not disclose anything about Edmonds’ situation.
The 247Sports report says Edmonds is “expected to miss at least a few weeks.” With Alabama set to open the 2026 season on Sept. 5 against East Carolina, the timing puts the freshman’s status in question just three weeks before kickoff.
Greenberg also noted that Edmonds was hurt during practice earlier in the week, not in Thursday’s scrimmage.
Edmonds arrives in Tuscaloosa as one of the headline freshmen in Alabama’s 2026 class. He is listed on the roster at 6-3 and 175 pounds after coming out of Sprayberry High School in Marietta, Georgia.
He was a major recruiting prize, rated a 5-star prospect on the 247Sports Composite. Edmonds checked in as the No. 3 player in Georgia, the No. 5 cornerback and the No. 29 overall prospect in the Class of 2026. He drew scholarship offers from 43 schools, with Arkansas, Auburn, Florida, Florida State, Georgia, LSU, Miami, Michigan, Ohio State, Oklahoma, Ole Miss, Tennessee, Texas and Texas A&M among the programs that pursued him.
Alabama has already been working through several injury issues in fall camp. DeBoer said on Thursday that the Crimson Tide were dealing with injuries at running back and wide receiver as well.
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