Pope was a consensus four-star signee in 2018 and given five-stars by Rivals.Com. Pope is only one of two five-star players on the Miami Hurricanes roster. Pope will be a second-team wide receiver in 2019 barring a major change in the depth chart.
Graduate transfer K.J. Osborn and juniors Jeff Thomas and Mike Harley are certain to be the first-team wide receivers in 2019 unless they have an injury or extreme ineffectiveness.
Pope, fellow sophomores Brian Hightower and Dee Wiggins, freshman Jeremiah Payton and redshirt sophomore Evidence Njoku will compete to contribute behind the Hurricanes top three receivers this season.