North Carolina high school star offered scholarship to play football and basketball for Tar Heels

REIDSVILLE, N.C. (WGHP) — As a soon-to-be high school junior, Kendre Harrison has an incredibly impressive resume and just added another notch to her belt.

Harrison – a junior at Reidsville High School who stands 6-foot-7 and 243 pounds – holds the rare distinction of being one of the top prospects in basketball and football.

Harrison is ranked by 247Sports as a four-star basketball prospect for the Class of 2026. He is the 25th ranked player in the country and the second best player in the state of North Carolina. He is rated as a five-star prospect by 247Sports in football and is considered the sixth best player in the class of 2026 as a tight end.

Although Harrison has received offers from many top schools to play football, a major local university wants him to play both sports.

Harrison had previously been offered a scholarship to play football for the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill by head coach Mack Brown. Today, head coach Hubert Davis offers him a scholarship to play basketball at school.

247Sports reports that Davis met with Harrison and extended the offer while he was in town for UNC’s June football camp on Thursday.

Harrison’s stock has skyrocketed over the past year, leading to Reidsville winning state championships in both areas. soccer And basketball last season.

The accomplishments of both teams were recognized Wednesday by North Carolina state officials.

For the season on the basketball court, Harrison averaged 19.4 points per game, 15.1 rebounds per game and 3.7 blocks per game. according to MaxPreps.

He scored 19 points, grabbed 17 rebounds and blocked five shots to lead the Rams in the standings. title against Farmville Central High School in a thrilling 78-77 overtime victory.

He also went viral after smashing the backboard with a vicious slam dunk against Morehead High School in February.

On the football field, Harrison’s accomplishments are even more impressive. He also helped the Rams win a state championship in football.

He played both tight end and defensive end for the 15-1 champion Rams during the 2023-24 season.

On offense, Harrison recorded 62 catches, 940 receiving yards and 16 touchdowns during his sophomore campaign, according to MaxPreps.

On defense, he recorded 76 tackles, 17 tackles for loss, nine sacks and 30 quarterback hurries.

In the championship game against Clinton High School, Harrison recorded five catches for 95 yards and two touchdowns in the Rams’ 28-18 victory, according to MaxPreps. He also recorded six tackles and a sack.

He received scholarship offers from the following schools to play football:

• University of Alabama
• University of Arkansas
• Auburn University
• University of Colorado
• East Carolina University
• University of Florida
• Florida State University
• University of Kentucky
• University of Lousiville
• University of Michigan
• North Carolina State University
• University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
• Notre Dame University
• The Ohio State University
• University of Oklahoma
• Old Dominion University
• University of Mississippi (Ole Miss)
• University of Oregon
• Pennsylvania State University (Penn State)
• University of South Carolina
• University of Tennessee
• University of Texas
• Texas A&M University
• University of Central Florida (UCF)
• University of Southern California (USC)
• Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech)
• Wake Forest University
• West Virginia University
• Duke University

Harrison says he wants to play football and basketball in college.

If he were to go to UNC, he would follow in the footsteps of several other Tar Heel greats who played both sports.

The most famous example is of course Julius Peppers, who would later become a Professional Football Hall of Fame Player for the Carolina Panthers.

Another prominent example is Ronald Curry, who played quarterback and guard for UNC and was drafted by the Oakland Raiders.