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Pot of Gold Day: Notre Dame football offers elite football, basketball recruit Kendre Harrison

Kyle Kellyby: Kyle Kelly03/17/24ByKyleKelly
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The Notre Dame football program just gave a scholarship to one of the best dual-sport athletes in the 2026 cycle. On Sunday, four-star “athlete” Kendre Harrison from Reidsville (N.C.) High reported an offer from the Fighting Irish during their Pot of Gold Day recruiting event. 

The 6-foot-5, 240-pound Harrison is an elite football and basketball prospect. As a football player, he already reports 25 “Core Four” (ACC, Big Ten, Big 12, SEC) offers. He also holds basketball offers from Georgetown, Penn State, Texas A&M and Virginia Tech. 

According to the On3 Industry Ranking — a proprietary algorithm that compiles ratings and rankings from all four primary recruiting media services — Harrison is the No. 9 overall player, No. 1 “athlete” nationally and No. 1 prospect in North Carolina in the 2025 football recruiting cycle. 

In the On3 Industry basketball rankings, he’s the No. 33 player, No. 3 power forward and No. 2 recruit in North Carolina.

Harrison was offered a tight end by the Notre Dame football program. He has not announced a scholarship offer from Micah Shrewsberry and the Fighting Irish men’s basketball program. 

As a freshman at Reidsville High, Harrison proved immediately he had the potential to be a high-caliber football prospect. Then, he flourished as a sophomore and led his school to a state championship campaign. He was dominant on offense and defense.

Harrison caught 62 passes for 940 yards and 16 touchdowns. On defense, he registered 76 solo tackles, 17 for loss, 9 sacks, 30 quarterback hurries, 8 pass breakups, 2 caused fumbles and 1 fumble recovery. 

So far, Harrison has given the most attention to eight schools in his football recruitment. He has paid four unofficial college recruiting visits to North Carolina, more than any program. He has also been to NC State and Florida State twice. Wake Forest, Penn State, Alabama, Tennessee and Georgia have all welcomed him to campus once.

Under coach Marcus Freeman, the Irish have successfully recruited prospects from North Carolina. In the 2024 cycle, they signed wide receiver Micah Gilbert, tight end Jack Larsen, and EDGE Bryce Young from Charlotte. In 2023, they added offensive linemen Sullivan Absher (Belmont) and Sam Pendleton (Pfafftown). Gilbert, Young and Absher were four-star recruits, while Larsen and Pendleton were three-stars.

Notre Dame targets Winston-Salem (N.C.) Mount Tabor four-star safety Jadon Blair in 2025. The 6-4, 180-pound Blair is the On3 Industry Ranking’s No. 106 overall player, No. 12 safety and No. 5 recruit in North Carolina. 

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