Arizona Wildcats · TE RoomTE

#14 Cole Rusk

Class  RS SR/TRFrom  Illinois (transfer)Ht / Wt  6'5" · 250 lbHometown  Rock Island, IL · Rock Island HS

Depth-chart placement

Current role

TE1

Placement

Starter

Room

Tight End

Experience

5-SR

Last change

Updated 2026-07-29

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TE room context

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Cole Rusk holds the TE · Starter spot in Arizona Wildcats’s tight end room. Where he sits among the room’s front-line roles:

TE · StarterCole RuskStarter

TE · BackupTyler PowellBackup

Transfer history

2026Illinois→Arizona Wildcats

Background & career

Cole Rusk is a tight end from Rock Island, Illinois, who played college football at Illinois before transferring to Arizona. The 6'5", 250-pound redshirt senior wears number 14 for the Wildcats. Rusk was a three-star recruit in the 2021 class with a rating of 0.8148 and a national ranking of 2129.

Eastern Michigan2021 – 2022

2023

Illinois2024 – 2025

Arizona2026 — present

Previous schoolIllinoisRecruiting3-star · No. 2129 nationalOriginRock Island, IL · Rock Island HS