Cole Rusk

TE · #14 · Arizona · 5TH · 6'5" · 245 · Rock Island, IL

Projected TE starter

86 2026 receiving yards
6 of 7 2026 catches
0 2026 TDs
1 Explosive plays
16 Career games (3 starts)

Career

SeasonTeamGPGSRec-Tgt Yards YPR TD
2026 Arizona336-7 86 14.3 0
2025 Illinois13019-25 217 11.4 1

2026 Percentile vs TEs

Receiving yards per game 28.7 88
Yards per catch 14.3 84
Catch rate 85.7% 79
Receiving TDs 0 0

Around Cole

Projected 2026 starters · 2026 production
QB Noah Fifita QB · 1,756 pass yds · 6g
RB Ismail Mahdi RB · 72 rush yds · 2g
WR-X Brandon Phelps WR · 226 rec yds · 6g
WR-Z Chris Hunter III WR · 155 rec yds · 5g
WR-SL Giovanni Richardson WR · 187 rec yds · 3g

The situation

Arizona 2026 offense ›
Explosive play rate 14.2% 81
Red zone TD rate 81.3% 85
Line yards per carry 2.4 38
Sack rate allowed 7.8% 30

2026 Game log

WeekOpponentTargets Receptions Receiving yards Receiving TDs RZ opps
W1Northern Arizona Lumberjacks1 1 13 0 0
W2 @ BYU3 2 48 0 0
W3 NIU3 3 25 0 2

Recruiting

2021 class · 247 composite

Three-star high school recruit

The 2021 board
#2127 Tillman Weaver DL · Riverwood OHIO
#2127 Brian Pinkney S · McKinley ODU
#2129 Cole Rusk TE · Rock Island EMU
#2155 Rocco Underwood TE · Lake Mary FLA
#2155 Cal Varner DL · Katy RICE
TEs in the class
#108 Zach Horton Northside JMU
#109 Fernando Carmona Las Vegas SJSU
#110 Cole Rusk Rock Island EMU
#111 Rocco Underwood Lake Mary FLA
#111 Austin Smith Tidehaven COLO
2026 · 88th pctile of TEs
Recruit · 20th pctile of class

Playing well above the recruiting profile.