The University of Alabama at Birmingham Athletics
2025 Football Roster
Jersey Number 10
Jalen Cheek
- Prev School:
- Boston College
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 200
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- Hometown:
- Sicklerville, N.J.
- High School:
- Winslow Township
2025 AT UAB (Redshirt Senior): Appeared in nine games and made two starts... totaled 23 tackles and 1.0 TFL... career-best eight tackles on Sept. 6 at Navy.
2024 AT BOSTON COLLEGE (Redshirt Junior):Β Played in 10 games, primarily on special teams... totaled six tackles, including three plus an interception against Duquesne (9/7).
2023 AT BOSTON COLLEGE (Redshirt Sophomore): Played in 10 games with six starts, including four at nickelback and two at cornerback⦠totaled 26 tackles and three PBUs⦠recorded three tackles and two pass break-ups against Northern Illinois (9/2)... posted five tackles vs. Virginia (9/30)... tallied a season-high six tackles at Army (10/7)... registered three tackles against Virginia Tech (11/11)... netted three solo tackles and a PBU at Pittsburgh (11/16).
2022 AT BOSTON COLLEGE (Redshirt Freshman):Β Played in three games with three tackles.
2021 AT BOSTON COLLEGE (Freshman):Β Redshirted after appearing in the first three games of the season.
High School:Β Rated a three-star prospect by 247 Sports, ESPN and Rivals β¦ ranked the No. 8 player in the state of New Jersey by ESPN, No. 10 by Rivals and No. 12 by 247 Sports β¦ identified as the No. 43 corner in the country by ESPN, No. 50 by Rivals and No. 60 by 247 Sports β¦ two-time team captain at Winslow Township as a two-way player β¦ earned all-conference as a junior in 2019 β¦ surpassed 40 tackles each of the last two seasons with three total interceptions β¦ Philadelphia Inquirer All-South Jersey honorable mention honors as a junior β¦ played 7on7 for NLG, winning a 2019 national championship.
Personal:Β Son of Troy and Monique Cheek
2024 AT BOSTON COLLEGE (Redshirt Junior):Β Played in 10 games, primarily on special teams... totaled six tackles, including three plus an interception against Duquesne (9/7).
2023 AT BOSTON COLLEGE (Redshirt Sophomore): Played in 10 games with six starts, including four at nickelback and two at cornerback⦠totaled 26 tackles and three PBUs⦠recorded three tackles and two pass break-ups against Northern Illinois (9/2)... posted five tackles vs. Virginia (9/30)... tallied a season-high six tackles at Army (10/7)... registered three tackles against Virginia Tech (11/11)... netted three solo tackles and a PBU at Pittsburgh (11/16).
2022 AT BOSTON COLLEGE (Redshirt Freshman):Β Played in three games with three tackles.
2021 AT BOSTON COLLEGE (Freshman):Β Redshirted after appearing in the first three games of the season.
High School:Β Rated a three-star prospect by 247 Sports, ESPN and Rivals β¦ ranked the No. 8 player in the state of New Jersey by ESPN, No. 10 by Rivals and No. 12 by 247 Sports β¦ identified as the No. 43 corner in the country by ESPN, No. 50 by Rivals and No. 60 by 247 Sports β¦ two-time team captain at Winslow Township as a two-way player β¦ earned all-conference as a junior in 2019 β¦ surpassed 40 tackles each of the last two seasons with three total interceptions β¦ Philadelphia Inquirer All-South Jersey honorable mention honors as a junior β¦ played 7on7 for NLG, winning a 2019 national championship.
Personal:Β Son of Troy and Monique Cheek
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