Player Career

Jake Pope Career Story

Career story, signature performances, transfer context, and season arc are grouped for biography-style searches.

Player Story

Jake Pope story

Jake Pope built his college career from 2022 through 2025 as a defensive back from Buford, GA wearing No. 7, spending time with Alabama, Georgia, and UNLV. The clearest part of Jake Pope's career was his defensive production: 80 tackles, 2.5 tackles for loss, 1.5 sacks, and 1 interception across 14 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2025 with UNLV. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.

Defensive careers can be hard to read from one number, but Jake Pope's production has multiple signals. With 14 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Alabama, Georgia, and UNLV.

The arc is straightforward: Jake Pope moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

  1. 1

    Alabama

    2022-2023

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    Georgia

    2024

    Transition stop

  3. 3

    UNLV

    2025

    Final stop

Season Value Progression

20222023202420252025
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2022 Regular SeasonAlabama0
2023 Regular SeasonAlabama00
2024 Regular SeasonGeorgia00
2025 PostseasonUNLV930.26.29
2025 Regular SeasonUNLV930.26.20

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs No. 79 Utah State

Week 12 · W 29-26 · Conference game

Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3

Havoc Plays

89.2 takeover

3 disruption/tackle impact with 89.2 takeover score.

#2

@ No. 110 Wyoming

Week 6 · W 31-17 · Conference game

2

Havoc Plays

70.6 takeover

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 70.6 takeover score.

#3

vs No. 68 Hawai'i

Week 13 · W 38-10 · Conference game

2

Havoc Plays

55.9 takeover

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 55.9 takeover score.

#4

vs Idaho State

Week 1 · W 38-31

0

Havoc Plays

35.6 takeover

Win with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

0 disruption/tackle impact with 35.6 takeover score.

#5

@ No. 116 Nevada

Week 14 · W 42-17 · Conference game

1

Havoc Plays

35.3 takeover

Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 35.3 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2025 Postseason · UNLV

9 primary output · 30.2 efficiency · 6.2 usage

48.4

#2

2025 Regular Season · UNLV

48.4

9 primary · 30.2 efficiency · 6.2 usage

#3

2022 Regular Season · Alabama

0 primary · efficiency · usage

Milestones

2

Impact games

3

Splash games

3

10+ tackle games