Fred Gaskin

2025: Recorded first TFL of his career at Florida (9/6)…recorded a career high seven tackles, 4 of them solo tackles at Miami (9/13). 2024: Saw action all 13 games, posting 12 tackles, an interception and a quarterback hurry in his freshman season…started in the Hawai'i Bowl win over San Jose State (12/24) and posted three tackles...had tackles in seven games on the year...had two tackles in the the season-opener vs. Bethune-Cookman (8/31)...posted his first career interception and added a tackle and a pass break-up at Charlotte (11/16)...posted two tackles vs. Tulsa (11/23) and two vs. Rice (11/30). HIGH SCHOOL: 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 when he committed to USF and became the third highest-rated recruit to commit to the Bulls in Rivals history and was the first RIvals 250 player since 2014…also had offers from 35 programs, including Alabama, Auburn, Florida, Florida State, Miami, Louisville, Michigan State, Ole Miss, Penn State, Pittsburgh, South Carolina, Tennessee, UCF, Colorado, Georgia Tech, Indiana, and Iowa State. GASKIN’s CAREER HIGHS Tackles 3, vs. San Jose State (12/24/24) Interception 1, at Charlotte (11/16/24) PBU 1, at Charlotte (11/16/24) GASKIN'S GAME-BY-GAME B-CU (2-2-0); Alabama (0-0-0); Southern Miss (0-0-0); Miami (FL) (0-0-0); Tulane (0-0-0); Memphis (0-0-0); UAB (1-1-0); Florida Atlantic (1-0-1); Navy (0-0-0); Charlotte (1-0-1); Tulsa (2-2-0); San Jose State (3-2-1).