Oregon football, hoops land multisport star Kendre' Harrison - ESPN

Five-star 2026 tight end Kendre' Harrison, No. 6 in the ESPN Junior 300, announced his commitment to Oregon on Saturday afternoon, landing as the eighth and highest-ranked member of the Ducks' impressive 2026 recruiting class.

A multisport star from Reidsville, North Carolina, Harrison also plans to play basketball at Oregon, joining coach Dana Altman's 2026 class as the No. 39 overall prospect and No. 8 power forward in the cycle. Harrison announced his pledge to the Ducks on Instagram on Saturday during a ceremony at Reidsville High School.

At 6-foot-6, 250 pounds, Harrison is ESPN's top-ranked tight end prospect in the Junior 300 and sits behind only five-star Ohio State wide receiver pledge Chris Henry Jr. (No. 1 in the Junior 300) as the second-ranked skill position player in the class of 2026. His commitment to Oregon follows a flurry of campus visits this fall, with Harrison ultimately picking the Ducks over finalists Tennessee, North Carolina, Miami, Penn State and Florida State.

Harrison took multiple trips to Oregon throughout his recruitment — most recently for the Ducks' Oct. 12 win over Ohio State — building close connections with coach Dan Lanning and tight ends coach Drew Mehringer. As Harrison reached the end of his recruitment, he told ESPN that those relationships helped swing his pledge to the Ducks, noting specifically the support he received from Oregon following the recent loss of his grandmother.

«The relationship I've built with the school is good,» Harrison said. «I trust them. My family trusts them. I've been in the recruiting process since I was in the eighth grade. They did the little things in the recruitment that mattered.»

A powerful low-post presence on the basketball court, Harrison