If nothing else, she could become a situational rim protector against teams that are adept at driving. Best case, she does that plus offers some offensive capabilities and can make the rotation in sophomore year.
Interested to see if Kussow pops back up in the ESPN rankings this fall. Perhaps more than any other top 50 recruit in the '26 class, Kussow has moved down in several rankings. She went from 16 (January) to 20 (April) to 47 (June) in ESPN's ratings. She went from 18 (last winter) to 36 (July) in Prospects Nation's rankings. She went from 22 (May) to 35 (August) in ON3/Rivals' rankings.
Since her decline in ESPN's rankings, the ESPN ranker has included her on his list (top left box) of "2026 National Prospects who showed significant improvements this summer." Wonder if she is due for a ratings rebound.