Kendre Harrison

Updated October 24, 2026 | Sources: 247Sports, GoDucks.com (2026)

Availability Kendre Harrison is currently listed Available. The full picture, with who said what and when, is on the injury report.

Through USC (Sept 26, 2026): Harrison played 12 snaps at Oklahoma State and 39 against Portland State on Sept 18, catching 4 passes for 53 yards and the first touchdown of his career. He left that game with a trainer in the second half, was listed questionable and then a game-time decision for USC, and played at the Coliseum without a catch, with Jamari Johnson back and leading Oregon with 7 catches for 119. He is not on Oregon's Big Ten availability reports for UCLA (Oct 7 and Oct 8), so the conference considers him available. Sources: USC Athletics official box score and participation (Sept 26, 2026); ESPN box score (Sept 18, 2026); snap counts, Ducks Wire (Sept 19, 2026); Big Ten availability reports (Sept 23 to 26, 2026). Injury tracker. Kendre Harrison steps into a tight end room that lost Kenyon Sadiq to the NFL Draft (R1/16 to the Jets). Sadiq led all FBS tight ends in touchdowns in 2025 and ran a 4.39 forty at the Combine. Those are impossible shoes to fill immediately. But Harrison, at 6-7 and 243 pounds from Reidsville, North Carolina, has the frame and the five-star talent to grow into the role. He enrolled early, went through spring practice, and was playing real snaps by the second week of the season. Oregon's offense has run through the tight end position, and Harrison is the future of that role.

Week 8 at Illinois, Oct 24, 2026

Not on Oregon's official participation list at Illinois, and not on any of the four Big Ten availability reports for the game, so the conference considered him available. Oregon has not described an injury, and none is claimed here.

Oregon Athletics official participation list, Oct 24, 2026; Big Ten availability reports for Oregon at Illinois, Oct 21-24, 2026

5-Star

Recruiting Rating

#50 nationally

6-7

Height

243 lbs

Reidsville, NC

Hometown

Reidsville HS

4-53-1

Best Game

vs Portland State, Sept 18

Why He Matters

Oregon just lost the best tight end in college football. Kenyon Sadiq's 51 catches, 560 yards, and 8 touchdowns in 2025 were irreplaceable in the short term. But Harrison represents the long-term answer. At 6-7, he changes the geometry of the red zone. Jay Johnson can use him as a mismatch in the seam, a blocker in the run game, and a target that corners cannot body. The development timeline was the spring question, and September answered part of it: 4 catches for 53 yards and his first career touchdown against Portland State, then a game-time decision at USC, where he played but did not catch a pass (official participation). With Jamari Johnson back, the question now is how Oregon splits the tight end snaps.

The Sadiq Blueprint

Sadiq arrived as a four-star from Idaho Falls and developed into a first-round prospect over three years. He was not a day-one starter. Harrison has higher recruiting pedigree (five-star vs four-star) but will follow a similar development arc. The coaching staff has proven they can develop tight ends. Harrison just needs to trust the process.

Watch List for 2026

1

How the snaps split behind Jamari Johnson now that Johnson is back

2

Red zone targets: the 6-7 frame is the whole point

3

Blocking in the run game, the part of the job freshmen take longest to earn

Frequently Asked Questions

In 2026, Jamari Johnson is the tight end Oregon leans on: back from injury at USC, he led the team with 7 catches for 119 yards. Five-star freshman Kendre Harrison (6-7, 243) is the long-term answer; he caught his first career touchdown against Portland State on Sept 18.

Yes. He was a game-time decision on the Big Ten gameday report and played at the Coliseum, per USC Athletics' official participation list, without recording a catch. He is not on Oregon's Big Ten availability reports for UCLA (Oct 7 and Oct 8), so the conference considers him available.

Sources: 247Sports, GoDucks.com (2026). This page covers on-field performance and publicly available recruiting data only.

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