Ball State University Athletics
2026 Football Roster
Jersey Number 70
Tristan Cook
- Position:
- Offensive Line
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-6 / 291
- Class:
- Redshirt Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Lexington, Ky.
- Prev School:
- Woodford County HS
- High School:
- Woodford County HS
Awards and Honors:
2025 Preseason All-MAC (fourth team OT by Phil Steele College Football Preview)
Academic All-MAC (2025)
Cook returns for his fourth year at Ball State and could be considered the Cardinals' best offensive lineman ... All-MAC candidate after starting all 12 games at right tackle in 2025 ... projected starter as a redshirt freshman in 2024 before a training camp injury derailed his season, he returned and started every game last season ... joins Chris Hood as bookend tackles on an experienced offensive line that boasts 51 career starts, counting the tight end position: Hood (20), Cook (12), Cole Mosier (11), TE Tate Hoover (7), Luke Dalton (1) ... termed a "quiet leader," according to coach Mike Uremovich.
2025 (R-So.): Started all 12 games for the Cardinals and earned nomination for postseason All-MAC honors.
2024 (R-Fr.): Starter at offensive tackle on a preseason depth chart, but injured prior to the home opener and lost for the season ... earned a medical extension.
2023 (Fr.): Made a pair of appearances in Cardinal victories over Northern Illinois (Nov. 7) and Kent State (Nov. 18) ... earned a redshirt with minimal action.
HIGH SCHOOL: A four-year varsity letterwinner at Woodford County High School … played for coach Denis Johnson … a three-star recruit according to 247Sports, he is also the 15th-ranked offensive lineman from the state of Kentucky … helped guide Woodford County to a 13-1 record his junior year and a 12-2 mark his senior season … all-state as a senior … KSR All-State selection as a junior and senior … three-time all-district selection and two-time all-region honoree… helped guide the program to a pair of district titles, as well as a regional championship his junior year.
PERSONAL: Son of Abigail Caudill and David Cook … has a pair of step siblings; step sister Syrena and step brother Jake … intends to major in sociology.
2025 Preseason All-MAC (fourth team OT by Phil Steele College Football Preview)
Academic All-MAC (2025)
Cook returns for his fourth year at Ball State and could be considered the Cardinals' best offensive lineman ... All-MAC candidate after starting all 12 games at right tackle in 2025 ... projected starter as a redshirt freshman in 2024 before a training camp injury derailed his season, he returned and started every game last season ... joins Chris Hood as bookend tackles on an experienced offensive line that boasts 51 career starts, counting the tight end position: Hood (20), Cook (12), Cole Mosier (11), TE Tate Hoover (7), Luke Dalton (1) ... termed a "quiet leader," according to coach Mike Uremovich.
2025 (R-So.): Started all 12 games for the Cardinals and earned nomination for postseason All-MAC honors.
2024 (R-Fr.): Starter at offensive tackle on a preseason depth chart, but injured prior to the home opener and lost for the season ... earned a medical extension.
2023 (Fr.): Made a pair of appearances in Cardinal victories over Northern Illinois (Nov. 7) and Kent State (Nov. 18) ... earned a redshirt with minimal action.
HIGH SCHOOL: A four-year varsity letterwinner at Woodford County High School … played for coach Denis Johnson … a three-star recruit according to 247Sports, he is also the 15th-ranked offensive lineman from the state of Kentucky … helped guide Woodford County to a 13-1 record his junior year and a 12-2 mark his senior season … all-state as a senior … KSR All-State selection as a junior and senior … three-time all-district selection and two-time all-region honoree… helped guide the program to a pair of district titles, as well as a regional championship his junior year.
PERSONAL: Son of Abigail Caudill and David Cook … has a pair of step siblings; step sister Syrena and step brother Jake … intends to major in sociology.
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