UNLV Rebels · S RoomS
#7 Jake Pope
Class SRStatus ReturningHt / Wt 6'1" · 200 lbHometown Buford, GA · Buford HS
Depth-chart placement
Current role
FS1Placement
StarterRoom
SafetyExperience
4-SRLast change
Updated 2026-07-28S room context
View full depth chart →Jake Pope holds the FS · Starter spot in UNLV Rebels’s safety room. Where he sits among the room’s front-line roles:
Production
2025 seasonLatest season · 2025
80
Tackles
2.5
TFL
1.5
Sacks
3
Passes defended
1
QB hurries
1
INT
Background & career
Jake Pope is a 6'1", 200-pound free safety for the UNLV Rebels wearing No. 7. A native of Buford, Georgia, Pope transferred to UNLV from Georgia. In 2025, he recorded 80 total tackles, including 38 solo tackles, along with 2.5 tackles for loss, 1.5 sacks, one quarterback hurry, three pass deflections, and one interception. Pope is a senior returning to the program.
Kentuckythrough 20212022 – 2023
Georgia2024
UNLV2025 — presentPrevious schoolGeorgiaRecruiting4-star · No. 391 nationalOriginBuford, GA · Buford HS