Michigan State Basketball checks in the nation’s best dual-sport athlete

Michigan State University basketball coach Tom Izzo has been working hard all summer to recruit players, and his efforts aren’t just focused on the class of 2025—although Jordan Scott, Trey McKenney, Jalen Haralson and Trent Sisley, among others, are also feeling the excitement.

Izzo has actually focused a bit on the class of 2026.

Over the weekend, the Hall of Fame head coach visited the country’s most promising tight end, who also happens to be one of basketball’s elite rookies.

Kendre Harrison, the No. 1 tight end in the 2026 class, is also the No. 33 overall recruit and the fifth-best power forward in the country according to the 247Sports Composite. Izzo was in attendance to watch him beat 16U The Family, scoring 20 points with 12 rebounds.

Tennessee and North Carolina have also shown interest in the elite prospect, and both can make him interested in football. He has the chance to become one of the nation’s best athletes in two sports, and he probably is at the high school level, where he is rated as the best tight end and the best power forward in his entire class. That’s probably the rarest thing for a high school athlete.

Michigan State could put itself in a good position with the Hall of Fame coach, selling the national title challenge and the ability to play a lot of minutes at the post position while also using Jonathan Smith to help build a budding football program with a new staff and a tight ends coach to bring guys into the league.

Harrison is a name to keep an eye on in the class of 2026.