Recruiting 2014: Enoch Smith

Suddenly, the Spartans are really starting to get rolling with the recruiting.  They picked up their second commitment of the weekend in the form of Chicago defensive tackle Enoch Smith. This is another solid pick up.  Smith is generally regarded as a 3-star recruit, though 247 gives him 4 stars. He is listed as 6'2" and around 270lbs.  Let's look at some video highlights:

Can't post the video I wanted to post, but we can still get a sense of the kind of player Smith is. It looks like he plays defensive end on a 3-4 defense, which likely means he'll play defensive tackle for the Spartans. And that's the position he should play.  He's a little slow for defensive end in a 4-3 defense.  He actually reminds me of Jerry Ball, who played nose tackle for the Lions in the Barry Sanders days. He's not particularly explosive, but he gets a lot good push up the field and clogs the running lanes. Of course, he is still just a junior, so we'll have to wait and see what he looks like as a senior.

I have to imagine that the Spartans won't take anymore defensive tackles in this class, except perhaps an elite recruit. They took 3 defensive tackles last year and they have plenty of young depth at the position. Then again, the coaches seem to love recruiting defensive tackles.

In general, the Spartans now have 6 commitments from very solid recruits. If in the next few weeks the Spartans can add Dareian Watkins and Lawrence Marshall to this class, they will be well on their way to welcoming Dantonio's best class.