2024 Football Roster
Pope, Jake
Jersey Number 22
Jake Pope
- Position:
- DB
- Height:
- 5-11
- Weight:
- 200
- Class:
- Redshirt Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Buford, Ga
- High School:
- Buford
- Prev School:
- Alabama
- Shop:
- Buy My Merchandise
- Exchange Profile:
- Pitch an NIL Deal
Bio
2024: Appeared in four games as a reserve DB (vs. Tennessee Tech, Mississippi State, Florida, and UMass).
Alabama (2022-23) - 2023: Played in 12 games, primarily working on special teams in year two with the Tide…earned his first collegiate snaps against Middle Tennessee…recorded reps on defense and special teams at Kentucky…Had a team-high 10 tackles, including a sack, and two pass breakups during the 2023 spring A-Day game.
2022: Redshirted and did not see action during his first season at Alabama while playing behind future NFL draft picks Jordan Battle, Brian Branch and DeMarcco Hellams.
High School: Buford, coached by Bryant Appling … Three-time GHSA All-State, All-Region and All-County selection both as a receiver and a safety ... Helped lead Buford to state championships as a sophomore, junior and senior as well as to three region titles … Finished with 52 receptions for 1,048 yards and 11 touchdowns along with 13 rushes for 112 yards … Collected 148 tackles, including four tackles for loss and three sacks, forced two fumbles, broke up 14 passes and had four interceptions, two of which were returned for touchdowns … On special teams, had 17 kickoff returns for 340 yards (20 yards/return) and 18 punt returns for 165 yards (9.2 yards/return) … Member of Tom Lemmings All-America team … Had 36 Division I offers, including Georgia, Alabama, Ohio State, Michigan, Notre Dame, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Auburn and LSU …. Three-year two-way starter at receiver and safety … Voted to the Super 6 of Gwinnett County ... A four-star recruit by ESPN.com, 247Sports, On3 and PrepStar ... No. 299 on the On300 rankings by On3 ... Ranked No. 300 in the On3 Consensus ... ESPN's No. 26 safety and No. 34 player from the state ... Rated as the No. 28 safety nationally and the No. 32 player from Georgia by PrepStar ... The No. 30 safety nationally by 247Sports who also listed him as the No. 30 player in Georgia ... Four-time football letterman ... Also a highly regarded baseball player as a three-year starting varsity centerfielder … helped lead Buford baseball to three region titles … 3.9 unweighted GPA and graduated with honors.
Personal: Full name JAKE POPE…Major: Consumer Economics...recipient of the J. Harold Harrison Football Scholarship.
Alabama (2022-23) - 2023: Played in 12 games, primarily working on special teams in year two with the Tide…earned his first collegiate snaps against Middle Tennessee…recorded reps on defense and special teams at Kentucky…Had a team-high 10 tackles, including a sack, and two pass breakups during the 2023 spring A-Day game.
2022: Redshirted and did not see action during his first season at Alabama while playing behind future NFL draft picks Jordan Battle, Brian Branch and DeMarcco Hellams.
High School: Buford, coached by Bryant Appling … Three-time GHSA All-State, All-Region and All-County selection both as a receiver and a safety ... Helped lead Buford to state championships as a sophomore, junior and senior as well as to three region titles … Finished with 52 receptions for 1,048 yards and 11 touchdowns along with 13 rushes for 112 yards … Collected 148 tackles, including four tackles for loss and three sacks, forced two fumbles, broke up 14 passes and had four interceptions, two of which were returned for touchdowns … On special teams, had 17 kickoff returns for 340 yards (20 yards/return) and 18 punt returns for 165 yards (9.2 yards/return) … Member of Tom Lemmings All-America team … Had 36 Division I offers, including Georgia, Alabama, Ohio State, Michigan, Notre Dame, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Auburn and LSU …. Three-year two-way starter at receiver and safety … Voted to the Super 6 of Gwinnett County ... A four-star recruit by ESPN.com, 247Sports, On3 and PrepStar ... No. 299 on the On300 rankings by On3 ... Ranked No. 300 in the On3 Consensus ... ESPN's No. 26 safety and No. 34 player from the state ... Rated as the No. 28 safety nationally and the No. 32 player from Georgia by PrepStar ... The No. 30 safety nationally by 247Sports who also listed him as the No. 30 player in Georgia ... Four-time football letterman ... Also a highly regarded baseball player as a three-year starting varsity centerfielder … helped lead Buford baseball to three region titles … 3.9 unweighted GPA and graduated with honors.
Personal: Full name JAKE POPE…Major: Consumer Economics...recipient of the J. Harold Harrison Football Scholarship.
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