2014 Football Roster
Roster
Enoch Smith Jr.
- Position:
- DL
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 276
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Chicago, Ill.
- High School:
- Mount Carmel
Third-year player will compete for playing time along the interior of the defensive line.
2015 SEASON (RED-SHIRT FRESHMAN): Made three appearances (Air Force, Maryland, Penn State) . . . recorded his first career tackle vs. Maryland.
2014 SEASON: Redshirted . . . selected Scout Team Defensive Player of the Week vs. Wyoming.
HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Named the South Bay West Coast Bowl Player of the Game after recording five sacks in the all-star game played in Redondo Beach, California . . . also named the South Bay West Coast Player of the Year . . . selected by USA Football to the 2014 U.S. Under-19 National Team to face Team Canada in the 2014 International Bowl series Feb. 7 at Maverick Stadium at the University of Texas at Arlington . . . ranked among the nation's top defensive tackles by Rivals.com (No. 20), Scout.com (No. 30), 247Sports (No. 30) and ESPN.com (No. 32) . . listed among the state's top players by Rivals.com (No. 11), ESPN.com (No. 13) and 247Sports (No. 17) . . . ranked one of the top recruits in the Midwest by ESPN.com (No. 41) . . . named to PrepStar's All-Midwest Team . . . helped lead the Caravan to back-to-back state championships (8A in 2012; 7A in 2013) . . . in the 2013 7A title game, the Caravan defense limited Lake Zurich to four first downs and 71 total yards . . . Mount Carmel finished the season with a 13-1 record in winning the school's 12th state title and the 11th of head coach Frank Lenti's career . . . the Caravan defense allowed just 96 points all season and produced six shutouts . . . recorded 48 tackles, including 14 for losses (47 yards) . . . earned second-team all-state honors from the Chicago Tribune . . . named to the Northwest Times of Indiana All-Area Illinois First Team . . . garnered first-team All-Catholic League Blue accolades . . . picked up all-state special mention honors from The News-Gazette and all-area special mention honors from the Southtown Star . . . attended the same high school that produced former MSU offensive lineman Arthur Ray Jr. . . . son of Enoch Smith Sr. and Talisha Smith . . . born Dec. 25, 1995 . . . sociology major.
