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Jersey Number 56
Enoch Smith, Jr.
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 295
- Class:
- Redshirt Junior
- Hometown:
- Chicago, IL
- High School:
- Mount Carmel
Bio
Pronounced ee-NOCK
2018 Liberty Bowl Defensive MVP
Began his career at Michigan State, then spent a year in junior college before coming to Oklahoma State for the 2017 season.
2018 (Senior): Played in all 13 games and started nine after an injury ended Darrion Daniels’ season ... Recorded 30 tackles, 3.0 tackles for loss and two quarterback hurries ... Voted by members of the media as Defensive MVP of the Liberty Bowl after racking up a career-high seven tackles and 1.5 tackles for loss ... Recovered a fumble as part of the Cowboys’ win over No. 17 Boise State and then recovered a second fumble that set up a score against TCU ... Logged four tackles in the Bedlam game and had three tackles in OSU’s win over No. 7 West Virginia ... Also had three tackles against TCU and South Alabama ... Had a tackle for loss against South Alabama and assisted on a tackle for loss against Boise State ... Served as a game captain against Iowa State ... Helped the Cowboys rank in the top 20 nationally in sacks, tackles for loss and red zone defense.
2017 (Junior): Played in 11 games and was effective in a reserve role, amassing 2.5 sacks and 5.5 tackles for loss ... Had solo sacks against South Alabama and Kansas State and assisted on a sack against Kansas ... Set a career high with four tackles against Tulsa ... Had two tackles for loss against Kansas State and one in the Cowboys’ bowl victory over No. 22 Virginia Tech and against both Tulsa and South Alabama ... Assisted on a TFL against Kansas.
Junior College: Spent the 2016-17 academic year at Kennedy-King College in Chicago … Chose Oklahoma State after also being recruited by Kentucky, Syracuse, Illinois and Michigan State ... 247Sports listed him as the No. 23 junior college defensive tackle prospect in the 2017 class.
2015 (Freshman at Michigan State): Made appearances against Air Force, Maryland and Penn State … Recorded his lone tackle vs. Maryland.
2014 (Redshirt at Michigan State): Redshirt. Selected Scout Team Defensive Player of the Week vs. Wyoming.
High School: Played for coach Frank Lenti at Mount Carmel … 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 (No. 20), Scout (No. 30) 247Sports (No. 30) and ESPN (No. 32) … Rivals listed him as a four-star prospect … Listed among the state’s top players by Rivals (No. 11), ESPN (No. 13) and 247Sports (No. 17) … 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 and the Caravan defense allowed just 96 points all season and produced six shutouts … Recorded 48 tackles, including 14 tackles for loss … Earned second-team all-state honors from the Chicago Tribune … Named to the Northwest Times of Indiana all-area Illinois first team … Honored on the first-team All-Catholic League … Picked up all-state special mention honors from The News-Gazette and all-area special mention honors from the Southtown Star … Named the South Bay West Coast Bowl Player of the Game after recording five sacks in the all-star game played in Redondo Beach, Calif. … Also named the South Bay West Coast Player of the Year … Committed to Michigan State after holding other offers from Arizona, Cincinnati, Duke, Eastern Michigan, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa State, Kansas, North Carolina State, Northern Illinois, Notre Dame, Purdue, Syracuse, Tennessee, Toledo and Western Michigan.
Personal: Enoch Smith Jr. was born Dec. 25, 1995 … Son of Enoch Smith Sr. and Talisha Smith.
2018 Liberty Bowl Defensive MVP
Began his career at Michigan State, then spent a year in junior college before coming to Oklahoma State for the 2017 season.
2018 (Senior): Played in all 13 games and started nine after an injury ended Darrion Daniels’ season ... Recorded 30 tackles, 3.0 tackles for loss and two quarterback hurries ... Voted by members of the media as Defensive MVP of the Liberty Bowl after racking up a career-high seven tackles and 1.5 tackles for loss ... Recovered a fumble as part of the Cowboys’ win over No. 17 Boise State and then recovered a second fumble that set up a score against TCU ... Logged four tackles in the Bedlam game and had three tackles in OSU’s win over No. 7 West Virginia ... Also had three tackles against TCU and South Alabama ... Had a tackle for loss against South Alabama and assisted on a tackle for loss against Boise State ... Served as a game captain against Iowa State ... Helped the Cowboys rank in the top 20 nationally in sacks, tackles for loss and red zone defense.
2017 (Junior): Played in 11 games and was effective in a reserve role, amassing 2.5 sacks and 5.5 tackles for loss ... Had solo sacks against South Alabama and Kansas State and assisted on a sack against Kansas ... Set a career high with four tackles against Tulsa ... Had two tackles for loss against Kansas State and one in the Cowboys’ bowl victory over No. 22 Virginia Tech and against both Tulsa and South Alabama ... Assisted on a TFL against Kansas.
Junior College: Spent the 2016-17 academic year at Kennedy-King College in Chicago … Chose Oklahoma State after also being recruited by Kentucky, Syracuse, Illinois and Michigan State ... 247Sports listed him as the No. 23 junior college defensive tackle prospect in the 2017 class.
2015 (Freshman at Michigan State): Made appearances against Air Force, Maryland and Penn State … Recorded his lone tackle vs. Maryland.
2014 (Redshirt at Michigan State): Redshirt. Selected Scout Team Defensive Player of the Week vs. Wyoming.
High School: Played for coach Frank Lenti at Mount Carmel … 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 (No. 20), Scout (No. 30) 247Sports (No. 30) and ESPN (No. 32) … Rivals listed him as a four-star prospect … Listed among the state’s top players by Rivals (No. 11), ESPN (No. 13) and 247Sports (No. 17) … 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 and the Caravan defense allowed just 96 points all season and produced six shutouts … Recorded 48 tackles, including 14 tackles for loss … Earned second-team all-state honors from the Chicago Tribune … Named to the Northwest Times of Indiana all-area Illinois first team … Honored on the first-team All-Catholic League … Picked up all-state special mention honors from The News-Gazette and all-area special mention honors from the Southtown Star … Named the South Bay West Coast Bowl Player of the Game after recording five sacks in the all-star game played in Redondo Beach, Calif. … Also named the South Bay West Coast Player of the Year … Committed to Michigan State after holding other offers from Arizona, Cincinnati, Duke, Eastern Michigan, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa State, Kansas, North Carolina State, Northern Illinois, Notre Dame, Purdue, Syracuse, Tennessee, Toledo and Western Michigan.
Personal: Enoch Smith Jr. was born Dec. 25, 1995 … Son of Enoch Smith Sr. and Talisha Smith.
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