2026 Football Roster

Jersey Number 26
Chase Cook
- Class:
- Redshirt Freshman
- Height:
- 5-11
- Weight:
- 198
- Position:
- RB
- Hometown:
- Red Lodge, Mont.
- High School:
- Red Lodge HS
2025 (Fr.): Came to Montana as a true freshman in time for fall camp.
High School: A three-sport athlete at Red Lodge, earning three letters in football, two in basketball, and three in track as of the fall semester… Helped lead Red Lodge to back-to-back conference championships and state semifinal finishes in 2023 and 2024… Also helped lead Red Lodge to a 2024 divisional basketball championship and a third-place team finish in State B track in 2024… A two-time All-State honoree as a junior and senior in football playing running back, linebacker, and return specialist… A two-time first team all-conference honoree as well on both offense and defense… Earned second team all-conference honors as a freshman… Named team captain and team offensive MVP as a senior… Also named best skill player as a junior and was the team’s most improved player as a freshman… Rated a two star prospect by 247Sports… Logged 1,500 yards and 19 touchdowns as a senior and 1,200 yards with 16 TDs as a junior… Prep coach was former Grizzly John Fitzgerald.
Personal: Parents are Crystal and AJ Cook of Red Lodge… Plans on majoring in Integrated Physiology with a goal of working in medicine. Has an aunt and uncle that were both student-athletes at Montana State.
High School: A three-sport athlete at Red Lodge, earning three letters in football, two in basketball, and three in track as of the fall semester… Helped lead Red Lodge to back-to-back conference championships and state semifinal finishes in 2023 and 2024… Also helped lead Red Lodge to a 2024 divisional basketball championship and a third-place team finish in State B track in 2024… A two-time All-State honoree as a junior and senior in football playing running back, linebacker, and return specialist… A two-time first team all-conference honoree as well on both offense and defense… Earned second team all-conference honors as a freshman… Named team captain and team offensive MVP as a senior… Also named best skill player as a junior and was the team’s most improved player as a freshman… Rated a two star prospect by 247Sports… Logged 1,500 yards and 19 touchdowns as a senior and 1,200 yards with 16 TDs as a junior… Prep coach was former Grizzly John Fitzgerald.
Personal: Parents are Crystal and AJ Cook of Red Lodge… Plans on majoring in Integrated Physiology with a goal of working in medicine. Has an aunt and uncle that were both student-athletes at Montana State.
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