Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | W 63-10vs Central Connecticut | 1 | 40 | 40.0 | 1 | 40 | Season-high 40 yds |
| Total | 1 | 40 | 40.0 | 1 | 40 |
#13
Cooper Rusk
Senior wide receiver for Toledo. 2026: 1 game with a box-score line.
5′10″ · 190 lb · Macedonia, OH · Nordonia
Returning to Toledo for 2026
The numbers
40
receiving yards · 2026
1 catches · 1 TD · 40 per catch
1 game into 2026 so far -- Best game: 1 rec, 40 yds, 1 TD, vs Central Connecticut
His career numbers, season by seasonCooper Rusk
Cooper Rusk has been at Toledo through three head coaches in four seasons. One game to point at: 40 rec yds, 1 receptions against Central Connecticut — Week 2, 2026.
40 REC YDS · 1 REC · 1 REC TD
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- head-coach lineage
- game log
Career arc
HS
Recruit
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CFB
College
Toledo
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
3 coachesPlayed under 3 different head coaches: Jason Candle, Robert Weiner, and Mike Jacobs. Multi-era developmental context.
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2023Toledo11-3HC: Jason Candle · Run-leaning
2024Toledo8-5HC: Jason Candle · Balanced
2025Toledo8-5HC: Robert Weiner · Run-leaning
2026Toledo1-1HC: Mike Jacobs · Run-leaning, slow tempo
Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort
Box-score percentiles
Elite: yards / catch (100th percentile). Concern: rec yards (0th percentile).
Box-score rates (5)
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 1 game: 1.0 REC/g, 40.0 YDS/g, 40.0 YPR, 1.0 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Mike Jacobs
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 63–10
1 rec · 40 yds · 1 TD
Dominant 53-point win at home against Central Connecticut.
With J. Alan Richter — 252 yds · 3 TD · 0 INT · QBR 59.1 · 1 rush yds (1 car) · R. Bond — 4 rec · 135 yds · 1 TD
Game log
How he plays
2026 Outlook
Toledo
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Wide receiver · Toledo
Returning around him
- 66% of 2024 offensive production back (Solid continuity)
- 2 Toledo players drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: -5 net (33 in / 38 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Toledo · Last season: 8-5 · Talent rank #116 · 2026 recruiting class #121
Background
2025 Played in 12 games, recording two receptions for 21 yards...Academic All-MAC. 2024 Played in all 13 games...Two receptions vs. Duquesne...Academic All-MAC. 2023 Played in 13 games...Caught six passes for 80 yards and two touchdowns...Five catches for 64 yards and a touchdown vs Texas Souther...
The receiver room · Toledo
- #2Junior Vandeross1,008 receiving yards · 2025
- #5Terrell Crosby Jr.194 receiving yards · 2025
- #81Eric Holley186 receiving yards · 2025
- #12Bryson Hammer41 receiving yards · 2025
- #13Cooper Rusk21 receiving yards · 2025
11 more on the roster · Toledo team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology