The other teams to have offered at him include: Notre Dame, Cincinnati, Eastern Michigan, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan State, North Carolina State, Northern Illinois, Purdue, Syracuse, Tennessee, Toledo, and Western Michigan.

Nov 17, 2012; Lawrence, KS, USA; The Kansas Jayhawks band performs before the game against the Iowa State Cyclones at Memorial Stadium. Iowa State won the game 51-23. Mandatory Credit: John Rieger-USA TODAY Sports

Out of those fourteen offers, it is projected that Smith is heavily interested in the Notre Dame Fighting Irish.

Also, he has not received offers, but is receiving interest from the the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets, the Michigan Wolverines, the Minnesota Golden Gophers, the Ohio State Buckeyes, the Vanderbilt Commodores, and the Wisconsin Badgers.

Smith Jr. is a 6’3″, 270 pound defensive tackle from Chicago, Illinois. He is currently a junior at Mount Carmel High School.

Mount Carmel won the Class 8A Illinois State Championship. They defeated Glenbard North High School, 28-14.

As a junior in 2012, Smith Jr. recorded 41 tackles and 23 tackles-for-loss.

For Illinois, Smith Jr. is being recruited by offensive lines coach, Luke Butkus. He is also being recruited by Chuck Martin of Notre Dame, Mark Hagen of Indiana, Dan Roushar of Michigan State, Steve Stripling of Tennessee, and Jerry Montgomery of Michigan.

The four-star recruit is currently ranked 10th in the state of Illinois and 19th among defensive tackles by 247Sports.

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The other teams to have offered at him include: Notre Dame, Cincinnati, Eastern Michigan, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan State, North Carolina State, Northern Illinois, Purdue, Tennessee, Toledo, and Western Michigan.

Sep 1, 2012; Syracuse, NY, USA; Syracuse Orange mascot Otto the Orange enters the field prior to the start of the game against the Northwestern Wildcats at the Carrier Dome. Mandatory Credit: Rich Barnes-USA TODAY Sports

Out of those thirteen offers, it is projected that Smith is heavily interested in the Notre Dame Fighting Irish.

Also, he has not received offers, but is receiving interest from the the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets, the Michigan Wolverines, the Minnesota Golden Gophers, the Ohio State Buckeyes, the Vanderbilt Commodores, and the Wisconsin Badgers.

Smith Jr. is a 6’3″, 270 pound defensive tackle from Chicago, Illinois. He is currently a junior at Mount Carmel High School.

Mount Carmel won the Class 8A Illinois State Championship. They defeated Glenbard North High School, 28-14.

As a junior in 2012, Smith Jr. recorded 41 tackles and 23 tackles-for-loss.

For Illinois, Smith Jr. is being recruited by offensive lines coach, Luke Butkus. He is also being recruited by Chuck Martin of Notre Dame, Mark Hagen of Indiana, Dan Roushar of Michigan State, Steve Stripling of Tennessee, and Jerry Montgomery of Michigan.

The four-star recruit is currently ranked 10th in the state of Illinois and 19th among defensive tackles by 247Sports.

Make sure to follow me on Twitter @RickyWidmer.

Like the us on Facebook at Writing_Illini.

The other teams to have offered at him include: Notre Dame, Cincinnati, Eastern Michigan, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan State, North Carolina State, Northern Illinois, Purdue, Toledo, and Western Michigan.

Nov 26, 2011; Lexington, KY, USA; Tennessee Volunteers mascot Smokey IX during the game against the Kentucky Wildcats at Commonwealth Stadium. Kentucky defeated Tennessee 10-7. Mandatory Credit: Mark Zerof-USA TODAY Sports

Out of those ten offers, it is projected that Smith is heavily interested in the Notre Dame Fighting Irish.

Smith Jr. is a 6’3″, 270 pound defensive tackle from Chicago, Illinois. He is currently a junior at Mount Carmel High School.

Mount Carmel won the Class 8A Illinois State Championship. They defeated Glenbard North High School, 28-14.

As a junior in 2012, Smith Jr. recorded 41 tackles and 23 tackles-for-loss.

The four-star recruit is currently ranked 9th in the state of Illinois and 19th among defensive tackles by 247Sports.

Make sure to follow me on Twitter @RickyWidmer.

Like the us on Facebook at Writing_Illini.