Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 3 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 17-16vs Baylor | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 4 tackles |
| Wk 2 | W 43-8vs Southern Miss | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 39-44vs Florida | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 7 | 6 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
#21
Gavin Jenkins
Sophomore cornerback on Auburn's 2026 roster.
6′2″ · 190 lb · Lake Butler, FL · Union County
Transferred South Florida → Auburn for 2026
Recruiting
3★
CB recruit
No. 1092 nationally · Signed with South Florida
Last played in 2026.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
Sophomore cornerback on Auburn's 2026 roster.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to South Florida in 2025.
- Transferred from South Florida to Auburn in 2026.
In Their Words
112 windows · 2026 fan posts
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Gavin Jenkins
Two head coaches in two seasons, at two different programs. One game to point at: 4 tackles against Baylor — Week 1, 2026.
7 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
20253 games
- Signed with South Florida3-star out of Union County
20263 games
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2025–2026
2 coaches2025
Auburn
Coaching transition mid-career: Hugh Freeze → Alex Golesh. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to Auburn
2025South Florida
2026Auburn
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Auburn | 7 | 6 | 1.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2025 | South Florida | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 12 | 8 | 1.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
Game log
Game by game
Gavin Jenkins's 2026 production
Point color shows the opponent's defensive strength that week (red = weaker defense, blue = stronger) — dashed line is this player's own season average.
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026
W 17–16
vs Baylor
2026 snapshot
Since week 2: +2 tackles, +1 tackle for loss.
Season context · Team result + system
2025South Florida9-4HC: Kevin Patrick · Run-leaning
2026Auburn2-1HC: Alex Golesh · Run-leaning
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Box-score production (6)
Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.
Splits & context
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 3 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 2.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 2.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Alex Golesh
Pass share
46.0%
103 pass / 121 run
Plays / game
74.7
3 games
Team sack rate
10.8%
120 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
The secondary · Auburn
- #23Fred Gaskin53 tackles · 2025
- #8Kaleb Harris50 tackles · 2025
- #5Eric Winters33 tackles · 2025
- Sylvester Smith28 tackles · 2025
- #21Gavin Jenkins5 tackles · 2025
15 more on the roster · Auburn team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology