Auburn's Safety Room: Breakout Stars

0:00It's April 15th. You're listening to Auburn Tigers football news today. AI-powered coverage of your team. I'm Cory with the story. Auburn's safety room is primed for a breakout under new coach Tim Banks, hired back in December 2025. He's got a deep group of young talent ready to level up, especially after last season's freshman stars, on-quan vegans and Eric Winters combined for. 67 tackles, two tackles for loss, one sack, one pick, and two pass breakups. Eric Winters stood out as the top graded run defender in the SEC at 92.0 by Profl ball focus and folks around the program see both. Sophomore's turning into defensive anchors real quick. Meanwhile, they added junior transfer Fred Gaskins from South Florida, an all AAC guy with 49 tackles, two picks, two pass deflections, and a forced fumble last year. Veterans like Junior Caleb Harris and Sylvester Smith Reed bring experience to.

1:01Harris with solid tackles and a pick, Smith Reed notching 59, stops, a pick, and two sacks. Senior chef Anthony is battling back from a nasty season ending leg injury, so his return timeline is unclear, but the whole room stays super. Live with guys like Jacobi Matthews and others pushing hard. Keep an eye on this crew at A Day this Saturday, April 18th, in Jordan Hare. They could lock down the back end for the Tigers all year.