Oregon State Beavers football coach Jonathan Smith is using every tool at his disposal to improve his roster - recruiting high school and junior college athletes, as well as pursuing some of the nation’s top players in the transfer portal.

After adding Nebraska quarterback Tristan Gebbia, wide receiver Tyjon Lindsey and linebacker Avery Roberts, as well as Oklahoma outside linebacker Addison Gumbs and Arizona center Nathan Eldridge, a year ago, the Beavers might be at it again.

On Thursday, Florida State wide receiver transfer Tre’Shaun Harrison was added to the Oregon State University student directory:

Florida State WR transfer Tre'Shaun Harrison has been added to the Oregon State student directory today. This is a non-binding step, but also a possible move toward a binding, official enrollment. pic.twitter.com/w6BcFCAsju — Andrew Nemec (@AndrewNemec) January 16, 2020

While that step is non-binding, it is progress toward his possible enrollment.

Harrison and his mom took a visit to Corvallis from January 3-5 and the trip left him encouraged about a future with the Beavers, according to a source close to his recruitment.

In two years at Florida State, Harrison caught 37 passes for 355 yards and three touchdowns with an additional 174 yards on nine kick returns (19.3 yards per return).

The 6-foot-2, 190-pound playmaker, originally out of Garfield High School (Seattle, Washington), was rated a consensus four-star recruit and the nation’s No. 4 athlete in 2018 by 247Sports, a ranking that would’ve made him a top-five addition all-time for the Oregon State football program.

As a high school recruit, he was originally committed to Oregon, and was considered the gem of the recruiting class, but decommitted and eventually followed Willie Taggart to Florida State.

Harrison would be the second FBS wide receiver transfer to enroll at Oregon State this month, joining former Washington Huskies athlete and Jesuit star Trey Lowe.

-- Andrew Nemec | anemec@oregonian.com | @AndrewNemec