5-star Oregon Ducks signee Kendre Harrison drops quote after winning state championship that should make rival Big Ten programs nervous
2026 five-star tight end Kendre Harrison is set to make a huge impact for the Oregon Ducks in the coming seasons.
The Oregon Ducks came out of the early signing period last week with the No. 3 2026 recruiting class in the nation.
One of the Ducks’ top-rated 2026 signees is five-star tight end Kendre Harrison.
Harrison, 6-7, 243 pounds from Reidsville, NC, is a dynamic athlete who is rated as the No. 1 tight end in the nation and the No. 18 overall player in the 2026 recruiting class (per 247Sports composite rankings).
Kendre Harrison drops quote after winning state championship that should make rival Big Ten programs nervous
Harrison played his final high school football game this past week, helping lead Reidsville to a 50-20 win over Brevard in the NCHSAA 4-A state championship.
The North Carolina native caught three passes for 105 yards and two touchdowns in the win over Brevard. He also totaled six tackles and a sack.
After the game, Harrison, who noted that he’ll arrive at Oregon on Dec. 21, told reporters that he wants to be the greatest tight end ever.
“Many people don’t know,” said Harrison when asked what kind of player the Ducks are getting. “They look at me on the field or on the [basketball] court, and they think I’m some mean or angry type of guy….off the field, they’re getting a funny guy — a funny, play-around type of guy.
“But on the field, I’m definitely the best athlete on the field. I’m going to show everybody why I got all the stars and all the offers that I had in high school — because all that’s out the window (once you get to college). And I just want to become the best tight end ever.”
That’s a bold statement to make before entering the Big Ten, a conference full of elite athletes. But you’ve gotta appreciate Harrison’s confidence.
It’s also not a stretch to think that Harrison could be a dominant player in the Big Ten. The five-star tight end is a good enough athlete that he could probably play in the NBA if he focused solely on basketball instead of football.
“[Harrison] is a special athlete for his size that has the hands, coordination and burst to be a matchup nightmare for defenders,” noted 247Sports director of scouting Andrew Ivins earlier this year.
Harrison isn’t guaranteed anything at the next level — it’ll be on him to put in the work to reach his max potential. But there’s no doubt that the Oregon signee has the talent to be one of the best players in college football (and eventually in the NFL).
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