Cole Rusk
Arizona Wildcats
88
Great

Cole Rusk

TEOffenseGreatTRANSFER · Illinois
Projected Starter

Is Cole Rusk starting?

Cole Rusk is the projected starter at TE for Arizona Wildcats.

Cole Rusk is the projected starting TE on a Solid Arizona — 88 OVR.

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What's Next

The Story

Making His Case

This season: 19 catches, 217 yards, 1 TD. That's 7% of the team's production at his spot — good for a 88 overall (Great tier).

Team Share7%
Rock Island, IL
Jersey
#14
Class
RS SR/TR
Height
6'5"
Weight
245 lbs
Transfer
Illinois

Stats

SeasonRecRec YdsRec TD
192171

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

Why this rating?

On a 85-rated offense; 61th-percentile production at transfer origin (×0.92 for competition level) put them +3 vs unit starters → 88.

Team offense (SP+)
85
Rating basis
On-field stats
Production (prior school)
Outperforms 61% of peers
Recruiting pedigree
Top 16% recruit
Strength of schedule
Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×0.92)
Depth-chart adjustment
+3 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 12LBYUYDS 0
CAR
0
YDS
0
AVG
0.0
TD
0
REC
2
YDS
48
AVG
24.0
TD
0

Final L 28-17

Sep 6WNAUYDS 0
CAR
0
YDS
0
AVG
0.0
TD
0
REC
1
YDS
13
AVG
13.0
TD
0

Final W 35-7

Cole Rusk's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

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Team Role

19 rec · 217 yds · 1 TD
Usage / Involvement64%
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Overall ratings blend team strength (SP+), on-field production, and recruiting. Higher = more impactful.