Rusty Staats
6′5″ · 320 lb · Watertown, TN
Rusty Staats: OL · Texas Tech · #53.
Rusty Staats
Western Kentucky to Texas Tech — the move that set up everything since. Two straight seasons of it now: All-Conference USA again in 2022.
News and fans
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Awards
A two-star recruit at offensive line for Texas Tech -- now an All-Conference mainstay.
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Texas Tech has produced 3 All-Conference offensive linemen. 4 have gone on to the NFL Draft since 2016. Caleb Rogers went on to the NFL out of this room (2025).
Five seasons, two schools
- 2023 Texas Tech McGuireYear 5 · on the roster, no stat line
- Dec 2022 Entered the transfer portalWestern Kentucky to Texas Tech
- 2022 Western Kentucky HeltonYear 4 · on the roster, no stat lineAll-conference
- 2021 Western Kentucky HeltonYear 3 · on the roster, no stat lineAll-conference
- 2020 Western Kentucky HeltonYear 2 · on the roster, no stat line
- 2019 Western Kentucky HeltonYear 1 · on the roster, no stat line
- Before collegeSigned with Western Kentucky in 2017 as a 2-star recruit, No. 3,074 in the country.
His moves
- Signed with Western Kentucky in the 2017 class, a 2-star recruit.
- Transferred from Western Kentucky to Texas Tech, Dec 5, 2022.
His career
2017
- Signed with Western Kentucky2-star out of Watertown
2021
- All-Conference USAhonorable_mention
2022
- All-Conference USAhonorable_mention
2023
- Transferred to Texas Techfrom Western Kentucky
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-CONFERENCE USA
All-Conference USA mention (2022)
Coaching lineage · 2019–2023
2 coachesPlayed for 2 head coaches at 2 schools: Tyson Helton and Joey McGuire.