Prior to Auburn: Played two seasons at USF under head coach Alex Golesh … played in 26 games in his career with 12 starts … 65 career tackles with three interceptions … added three pass breakups … 1.0 sack and 3.0 TFL in his career … forced one fumble … two fumble recoveries … returned one fumble for a touchdown … played in 13 games with 11 starts in 2025 … 2025 second team All-American Conference selection at safety … returned a fumble 85 yards for a touchdown against UTSA in 2025 … season high eight tackles against Navy … interceptions at UNT and at UAB … seven tackles at Miami … four tackles including a TFL at Florida … played in 13 games with one start in 2024 as a true freshman … 12 tackles and one interception … first career pick was at Charlotte … Prepped at Vanguard High in Ocala, Fla. … Helped Vanguard go 11-3 in his senior season…played primarily at quarterback and safety for the Knights…a two-way starter, at quarterback, he passed for 4,626 yards and 50 touchdowns while completing 62 percent of his passes and ran for 1,295 yards and 22 touchdowns…posted 5,930 total yards and 1,398 all-purpose yards on his career…defensively, he posted 72 tackles, 5.0 tackles for loss, four interceptions and a fumble recovery on his career…in his senior season he threw for 2,097 yards and 18 touchdowns while running for 619 yards and 16 touchdowns…he also tallied 36 tackles and two tackles for loss…in 2022, Gaskin III threw for 1,492 yards, 18 touchdowns and rushed for 582 and five scores. On defense, he made 18 tackles and picked off three passes…also ran the 100, 200 and 400 and triple jumped in track and field…was rated the No. 19 ranked safety in the nation and No. 37 overall player in the state of Florida on the 247Sports composite for the Class of 2024...was rated a four-star recruit by Rivals and 247Sports