Safety, UNLV (from Alabama, Georgia), 2022–26
Jake Pope
- Number
- No. 7
- Height
- 6′1″
- Weight
- 200 lb
- Class (2026)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Buford, GA
Jake Pope plays safety for UNLV, after Alabama (2022–23) and Georgia (2024). Last time out, at Air Force: 15 tackles, a career high in tackles. Pope leads UNLV in tackles this season.
2026 so far
63 tackles
Last game: 15 tackles ★ at Air Force, L 31–41
Next game: vs. Northern Illinois, Oct 31
Filled bars: wins; outlined: losses.
Career highs
15tackles, career highat Air Force, 2026Team titles: SEC champions, 2023 and 2024
Defense
* The season in progress, so far.
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. A dash: the source has no number for that season (often an FCS season), and career totals count only the numbers on file.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Alabama | 7 | S | RS | ||
| 2023 | Alabama | 7 | S | Fr. | ||
| 2024 | Georgia | 7 | S | So. | ||
| 2025 | UNLV | 7 | S | Jr. | ||
| 2026 | UNLV | 7 | S | Sr. | 6′1″ | 200 |
As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.
Game by game
2026 UNLV 7 games, 63 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 29 | vs. Memphis | L 21–27 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 5 | at Hawai’i | W 21–6 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 12 | at North Texas | L 6–44 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 26 | at Akron | W 38–10 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Oct 3 | vs. California | W 39–31 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 10 | vs. North Dakota State | W 13–7 | 12 | 6 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 17 | at Air Force | L 31–41 | 15 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2025 UNLV 14 games, 80 tackles, 1.5 sacks, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 23 | vs. Idaho State | W 38–31 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 29 | vs. Sam Houston | W 38–21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 6 | vs. UCLA | W 30–23 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 20 | at Miami (OH) | W 41–38 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 4 | at Wyoming | W 31–17 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 11 | vs.Air Force | W 51–48 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 18 | at Boise State | L 31–56 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 1 | vs. New Mexico | L 35–40 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 8 | at Colorado State | W 42–10 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 15 | vs. Utah State | W 29–26 | 9 | 4 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 21 | vs.Hawai’i | W 38–10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 29 | at Nevada | W 42–17 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dec 5 | atBoise State | L 21–38 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 23 ✦ | vs. Ohio | L 10–17 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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