Jake Pope

SAF · #7 · UNLV · SR · 6'1" · 200 · Buford, GA

Projected FS starter

60 2026 tackles

0 · 1 2026 sacks · TFL

0 2026 INT + PD

37 Career games (21 starts)

Career

Season	Team	GP	GS	Tackles	Sacks	TFL	INT	PD	FF
2026	UNLV	7	7	60	0	1	0	0	0
2025	UNLV	14	14	77	1.5	2	1	1	0
2024	Georgia	6	0
2023	Alabama	10	0

2026 Percentile vs SAFs

Tackles per game 8.6 100

Havoc plays 1 68

INT + pass breakups 0 0

Forced fumbles 0 0

The situation

UNLV 2026 defense ›

Explosive rate allowed 13.0% 18

Line yards per carry allowed 2.8 26

Sack rate 7.1% 67

2026 Game log

Week	Opponent	Tkl	Sacks	TFL	INT	PD
W1	MEM	5
W1	@ HAW	6
W5	CAL	2		1
W6	NDSU	6
W7	@ AFA	6

Weeks with a recorded defensive stat.

Recruiting

2019 class · 247 composite

Three-star high school recruit

The 2019 board

#1386 Ryan Franke OLB · Oaks Christian ORST

#1386 Vershaud Richardson WDE · Paris ARST

#1394

Jake Pope OT · St. Thomas Aquinas UK

#1400 Major Williams ATH · Dunbar UVA

#1400 Thomas Harper ATH · Karns OKST

OTs in the class

#114 Dave Monnot III Joliet Catholic Academy PUR

#114 Ben Dooley Churchill County BSU

#117

Jake Pope St. Thomas Aquinas UK

#119 Mason Lunsford Our Lady of Good Counsel MD

#119 Zovon Lindsay Trinity Christian School NCST

2026 · 68th pctile of SAFs

Recruit · 58th pctile of class