Reidsville’s football team will get an unexpected, mid-season upgrade as Kendre Harrison, one of the nation’s top high school athletes, returns to the program.

Harrison, a highly-touted football and basketball recruit, enrolled at Charlotte’s Providence Day School in August. After about six weeks and three games played, he’s returning to his hometown school. Harrison did not play in Providence Day’s game on Friday against Charlotte Country Day.

Multiple Reidsville sources confirmed with HighSchoolOT that Harrison returned to the school for classes on Monday. Harrison also posted to his Instagram story that he’s coming home.

Assuming all eligibility requirements are met, it is expected Harrison will be immediately eligible to participate at Reidsville since he is returning to his original N.C. High School Athletic Association-member school. Sources say that Harrison intends to practice today.

According to a comment from Harrison on Instagram, he did not receive NIL while at Providence Day, which is a member of the N.C. Independent Schools Athletic Association.

Student-athletes at NCISAA schools are permitted to profit off their name, image, and likeness, however the State Board of Education, which governs eligiblity rules for public schools, has not allowed NIL policies for student-athletes at public schools. This means a student-athlete who has accepted NIL money at a non-NCHSAA school could face eligibility issues if they enroll at a NCHSAA school.

If a student were to transfer from a public school to a private school, then attempted to transfer to a different public school within 365 days, that student would be ineligible to participate immediately. Such situations would be considered transfers based on board policy.

Providence Day got off to a 2-1 overall start with Harrison playing a big role on both sides of the ball. As a tight end on offense, Harrison led the team with 13 receptions for 153 yards. As a rotational defensive end, he had eight total tackles, three tackles for a loss, and 1.5 sacks. After the win against Charlotte Country Day without Harrison, the Chargers are 3-1.

The accomplished class of 2026 athlete led Reidsville to 2A state championships in football and basketball during the 2023-24 school year, one year after the Rams finished runner-up in both sports. He was named the MaxPreps Male National Athlete of the Year for his efforts as a sophomore.

Harrison is a five-star prospect in football and a four-star prospect in basketball. He is 6-foot-7 and 245 pounds. Harrison is ranked as the nation’s No. 3 prospect in the Class of 2026 by ESPN. He’s ranked No. 12 by On3, No. 13 by Rivals, and No. 15 by 247Sports.

In 15 games played last season, Harrison caught 62 passes for 940 yards and 16 touchdowns. On defense, he recorded 76 total tackles, including 17 tackles for loss and nine sacks. He also posted eight pass deflections, two forced fumbles, and one fumble recovery.

In basketball, Rivals ranks Harrison the No. 28 basketball prospect in the country for the class of 2026. 247Sports has him slotted at No. 30, ESPN has him No. 39, and On3 is the lowest at No. 136 in the country.

Harrison is joining a Reidsville football team that is 4-0. The Rams are actually off to a better start than they were at this point last year.

The Rams beat Western Alamance (28-3), Page (41-21), Rockingham County (50-7), and Eastern Alamance (45-14) in the first four weeks of the season. They are scheduled to face North Forsyth in Week 5.

Source: highschoolot.com