Alijah Jones

Tallied 10 total tackles (four solo) in 12 games in his first collegiate season … Saw first career action and tied for a team-high four tackles against Western Illinois (9/5) … Added one total tackle against ULM (10/5) … Posted one solo tackle against Michigan (11/15) … Recorded two total tackles against Minnesota (11/22) … Registered two total tackles in the GameAbove Sports Bowl against Central Michigan (12/26). Rated as a three-star prospect by 247Sports, and ranked as the No. 52 player in the state of Maryland and No. 152 safety nationally … Attended Archbishop Spalding High School in Severn, Md. and led the team to its its third-straight MIAA-A Title during his senior season … Part of a Cavalier defense that won 35 consecutive games and allowed just 2.8 points per game in 2024 … Posted 53 tackles, two sacks, and an interception return for a touchdown and earned MIAA-A All-Conference honors in 2024 … Named to the Baltimore Sun's 2024 All-Metro Defense Team … Won three state titles … High school coach at Spalding was Kyle Schmitt … Competed on the Archbishop Spalding track team … Committed to Northwestern on May 15, 2024 … Chose Northwestern over Indiana, Michigan State, and Boston College.