Jake Pope
UNLV Rebels
81
Good

Jake Pope

FSDefenseGood
Projected Starter

Is Jake Pope starting?

Jake Pope is the projected starter at FS for UNLV Rebels.

Jake Pope is the projected starting FS on a Average UNLV — 81 OVR.

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The Story

The Tackling Machine

A 4-star recruit out of Buford, ranked #391 nationally coming out of high school. In 2025: 80 tackles, 1 INT, 3 PBU. That's 8% of the team's production at his spot and 92th-percentile production nationally — good for a 81 overall (Good tier).

Recruit4★ · #391 NatlTeam Share8%Percentile92th
Buford, GA
Jersey
#7
Class
RS SR/TR
Height
6'1"
Weight
200 lbs

2025 Stats

SeasonTklINTPD
20258013

Regular-season totals from public sources. Derived splits (completion %, yards per carry, catch rate) aren't available in our current dataset.

Recruiting Profile

Stars
★★★★4-star
Composite
0.8926
National Rank
#391
High School
Buford
Hometown
Buford, GA

Why this rating?

On a 74-rated defense; 92th-percentile production (×0.88 for competition level) put them +7 vs unit starters → 81.

Team defense (SP+)
74
Rating basis
On-field stats
On-field production
Outperforms 92% of peers
Strength of schedule
Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×0.88)
Depth-chart adjustment
+7 for role

2026 projection — based on SP+ (a respected team-efficiency metric; 2026 not published yet, using 2025), 2025 production, recruiting, and the 2026 transfer portal; capped to depth-chart order.

2026 Game Log

Sep 12LUNTTKL 4
TKL
4
SOLO
1
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
1

Final L 44-6

Sep 6WHAWTKL 6
TKL
6
SOLO
2
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 21-6

Aug 30LMEMTKL 13
TKL
13
SOLO
5
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 27-21

Jake Pope's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

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Team Role

Tackling Machine
80 tkl · 3 PD · 1 INT
Usage / Involvement100%
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Overall ratings blend team strength (SP+), on-field production, and recruiting. Higher = more impactful.