The University of Alabama at Birmingham Athletics
2026 Football Roster
Jersey Number 10
Jalen Cheek
- Prev School:
- Boston College
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 200
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- 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): 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): Played in three games with three tackles.
2021 AT BOSTON COLLEGE (Freshman): Redshirted after appearing in the first three games of the season.
High School: Rated a three-star prospect by 247 Sports, ESPN and Rivals … ranked the No. 8 player in the state of New Jersey by ESPN, No. 10 by Rivals and No. 12 by 247 Sports … identified as the No. 43 corner in the country by ESPN, No. 50 by Rivals and No. 60 by 247 Sports … two-time team captain at Winslow Township as a two-way player … earned all-conference as a junior in 2019 … surpassed 40 tackles each of the last two seasons with three total interceptions … Philadelphia Inquirer All-South Jersey honorable mention honors as a junior … played 7on7 for NLG, winning a 2019 national championship.
Personal: Son of Troy and Monique Cheek
2024 AT BOSTON COLLEGE (Redshirt Junior): 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): Played in three games with three tackles.
2021 AT BOSTON COLLEGE (Freshman): Redshirted after appearing in the first three games of the season.
High School: Rated a three-star prospect by 247 Sports, ESPN and Rivals … ranked the No. 8 player in the state of New Jersey by ESPN, No. 10 by Rivals and No. 12 by 247 Sports … identified as the No. 43 corner in the country by ESPN, No. 50 by Rivals and No. 60 by 247 Sports … two-time team captain at Winslow Township as a two-way player … earned all-conference as a junior in 2019 … surpassed 40 tackles each of the last two seasons with three total interceptions … Philadelphia Inquirer All-South Jersey honorable mention honors as a junior … played 7on7 for NLG, winning a 2019 national championship.
Personal: Son of Troy and Monique Cheek
Cleveland State Post Game Press Conference
Thursday, December 18
UAB vs Troy Postgame Press Conference
Monday, December 15
Jevon Jackson with the GAME WINNING Touchdown 🙌🤩 #uabfootball #collegefootball
Sunday, December 14
Toussom comes up clutch on 4th down🚫😤
Saturday, December 13
