Coach Enoch Smith D.Min

Had an amazing time at @MiamiOHFootball. Thank you @drew15martin for having me, I look forward to being back in the future!!!

This team has become more than football to me. These are people I will have on my side forever. I’ve had media outlets ask what caused me to not transfer and my anwser never changed, it’s always been the people here. I can happily say I’ve gave this team everything I possibly could for 4 years and they were the best 4 years of my life and I regret nothing. I can’t believe I’m already saying this, 70 out✌️#jax2027

Thank you @Startsupfront @gomab_3 @BigPlayRay50 🙏🏾

Junior Season Completed,Full Season Film!! @AllenTrieu @HilltoppersFB @EDGYTIM @gomab_3 @PrepRedzoneIL @DeepDishFB @Coach_Calt @CoachJanecek @CoachWatkCUSE @Fleming_Coach @drew15martin @rudysgymjoliet @RyanBrowne05 @Recruit2Illini @coachcjnuss @coach_cahill @KStateFB @NDFootball @NUFBFamily

Blessed to be named CCL White All Conference, Still more work to be done. @AllenTrieu @EDGYTIM @HilltoppersFB @gomab_3 @PrepRedzoneIL @drew15martin @CoachJanecek @DeepDishFB @Coach_Calt @RyanBrowne05 @coachcjnuss @Coach_Wolszon @DavidWienke15 @IlliniFootball @NDrecruiting01 @rudysgymjoliet

Thank you @varsity_voices1 for ranking me the #2 linebacker in all of the CCL! Blessed to be amongst a great group of guys. Grind doesn’t stop💪🏻@HilltoppersFB @rudysgymjoliet @EDGYTIM @PrepRedzoneIL @sixstarfootball @AllenTrieu @DeepDishFB @FNDrive @TJBrods @SWiltfong_ @TomLoy247

🚨 THE #RoadToTheMecca STARTS NOW! 🚨 The biggest movement for #OffensiveLinemen and #DefensiveLinemen is coming to Illinois! The Starts Up Front National Recruiting Board™ and Starts Up Front Shockers National 5v5 are building a complete 2027 Midwest Camp Pathway for serious #TrenchWarriors in the Classes of 2028–2033. 🔥 MARK THE FIRST-OPTION DATES: 🏈 February 27 — Midwest Discovery Combine ⚡ March 6 — Shockers Regional #5v5Football Camp 🌎 April 10 — SUFRB Midwest Regional Camp ⭐ May 15 — SUFRB Midwest Elite Camp 👑 July 17 — SUFRB National Camp & Rankings Showcase This is more than another #FootballCamp—it is a pathway for offensive and defensive linemen to compete, develop, gain #NationalExposure, earn recognition, and put their names in the #CollegeFootballRecruiting conversation. If you believe you are one of the best linemen in your class, this is your opportunity to prove it. If your name is unknown today, we are creating the platform to make it known tomorrow through #SUFRB, #OLTraining, #DLTraining, and elite competition! Coaches, parents, athletes, trainers, and #HighSchoolFootball and #YouthFootball programs: save these dates, share this announcement, and tag the next dominant offensive or defensive lineman who belongs in the trenches with us. From #ClassOf2028 through #ClassOf2033, the future of #MidwestFootball and #IllinoisFootball will be represented. All roads lead to Illinois—and it all #StartsUpFront! 🌐 StartsUpFrontRecruitingBoard… 📌 Dates and locations remain subject to final confirmation.

Before There Was Starts Up Front, There Was a Purpose. Everyone sees the camps, the recruiting board, the athletes, and the opportunities today. What many don’t know is that my passion was born over two decades ago. In 2001, while pursuing my football dreams, I was also raising a family and helping care for my younger brothers after the loss of their mother. Football wasn’t just a sport—it became a vehicle to teach discipline, responsibility, sacrifice, and hope. That experience changed my life. It taught me that success isn’t measured only by championships or scholarships. It’s measured by the lives you impact and the opportunities you create for others. Today, that same purpose lives through the Starts Up Front National & Global Recruiting Board. Every camp, every athlete evaluation, every conversation with a parent, and every opportunity we create is driven by one mission: To help young people use football as a pathway to education, leadership, and a brighter future. The mission has never been about me. It’s always been about serving others. It All Starts Up Front. — Dr. Enoch Smith Sr. Founder, Starts Up Front National & Global Recruiting Board #StartsUpFront #SUFRB #FootballRecruiting #Leadership #FaithInAction #StudentAthlete #OffensiveLine #DefensiveLine #FootballFamily #Mentorship #ScholarshipOpportunity #ItAllStartsUpFront #PurposeDriven #GiveBack #YouthDevelopment

Every coach has a story. This is part of mine. Before I became a coach, mentor, founder, and recruiter, I was simply a football player chasing a dream. The lessons I learned as a fullback and linebacker—discipline, sacrifice, accountability, and perseverance—still guide me today. Years later, those same values are the foundation of the Starts Up Front National & Global Recruiting Board. My mission is bigger than football. It’s about helping young men and women use the game to open doors to education, leadership, and opportunities they may have never imagined. Football changed my life. Now my purpose is to help it change someone else’s. It All Starts Up Front.

🚨 HOT TAKE: The most overlooked athletes in football aren’t quarterbacks… They’re the #OffensiveLine and #DefensiveLine. Everyone says championships are won in the #Trenches, yet every recruiting cycle thousands of elite #FootballProspects are overlooked—not because they lack talent, but because they lack exposure. That’s why #StartsUpFront created the #SUFRB—the first #FootballRecruiting platform built exclusively for offensive and defensive linemen. Whether your goal is #DivisionI, #DivisionII, #DivisionIII, #NAIA, #NJCAA, #FCS, #Power4, #GroupOf5, #UFL, #CFL, or the #NFL, your journey starts with being seen. Get: ✅ #VerifiedMeasurements ✅ #FilmEvaluation ✅ #PlayerProfiles ✅ #NationalRankings ✅ #RecruitingExposure ✅ Direct visibility with #CollegeCoaches If you’re one of the toughest #BigBoys in football, stop waiting for someone to discover you. 🔥 Reply with your position, class, and school. 🔥 Tag 3 linemen. 🔥 Repost this. 🌎 Register today: StartsUpFrontRecruitingBoard… #ControlTheTrenches #ControlTheGame #RecruitMe #HighSchoolFootball #MiddleSchoolFootball #YouthFootball #StudentAthlete #FootballTraining #FootballDevelopment #AthleteDevelopment #CollegeRecruiting #CollegeFootball #FutureStars #TrenchKings #FootballOffers #Scholarship #ItAllStartsUpFront @SenHarrisIL

Grateful to my family for shaping who I am today. Thankful for my Nazareth brothers and all my coaches for helping me grow into the player I’ve become. Thank you to Mizzou for believing in me and giving me this opportunity. 100% committed to @MizzouFootball! @FootballNaz @OLMafia @gomab_3 @CoachDrinkwitz @ChipLindsey11 @CoachJonesB @CoachLMeadows @BIGboehmTHEORY @LevornH @MaureyBland6

After a great visit with @NIU_Football and conversation with and @robharley34 I am blessed to receive an offer from NIU! @ICCPFootball @MattBowen41 @MDohertyICCP @FISTFootball @Startsupfront @EDGYTIM @BDPRecruiting @AllenTrieu @On3 @sixstarfootball @PrepRedzoneIL @RivalsHS

🔥 THE WORK THEY DON’T SEE… BUILDS THE PLAYER THEY CAN’T STOP 🔥 Plainfield, IL 📍 | 7:30 PM Before the reps… Before the contact… Before the dominance… 👉 THIS is where it starts. The Starts Up Front™ athletes are already locked in during warmups — dialing in footwork, activating power, sharpening mindset. Because in the trenches… ⚡ Games aren’t won on Friday ⚡ They’re earned RIGHT NOW While everybody else is talking… WE’RE WORKING. 💪 Linemen who move different 💪 Feet that stay violent 💪 Hands that strike with intention This ain’t just a warmup… 👉 This is where DOGS are built If you’re in the Midwest and you think you got it… Pull up and PROVE it. 🚨 7:30 PM | Plainfield, IL 🚨 LIMITED SPOTS 🚨 REAL DEVELOPMENT ONLY Don’t just train… DEVELOP INTO A PROBLEM. It all Starts Up Front™ #StartsUpFront #TrenchWork #OLine #DLine #FootballTraining #PlainfieldIL #IllinoisFootball #TrenchMob #GetDeveloped #AthleteDevelopment #Recruiting #FootballLife #BigBoys #WorkEthic #NoDaysOff #MidwestFootball #GrindSeason #BuiltNotBorn 🔥

🚨 ILLINOIS PARENTS & PLAYERS… THIS IS YOUR MOMENT 🚨 If you’re tired of average coaching… If you’re tired of politics over performance… If you’re tired of programs that talk development but don’t PRODUCE it… 👉 Then it’s time to step into something REAL. Welcome to the Illinois Starts Up Front Shockers — where development is NOT a slogan… it’s a STANDARD. Led by Coach Dr. Enoch Smith — a proven developer of talent, mentor of young men, and builder of ELITE culture — this is where athletes don’t just play football… 🔥 They TRANSFORM 🔥 They LEAD 🔥 They DOMINATE This program is built DIFFERENT: ✔️ Real skill development (OL, DL, AND skill positions) ✔️ Discipline, structure, and accountability ✔️ Brotherhood, leadership, and mental toughness ✔️ A culture that pushes your child to become their BEST self on and off the field We don’t babysit talent… We BUILD it. We don’t chase hype… We CREATE results. ⚡ This is for players who want MORE ⚡ This is for parents who expect DEVELOPMENT ⚡ This is for families ready to be part of something SPECIAL 🚨 LIMITED SPOTS AVAILABLE 🚨 7th & 8th Grade Teams Forming NOW 📲 Call Coach Dr. Enoch Smith TODAY: 773-556-5511 📩 DM “SHOCKERS” to secure your spot Don’t wait until everyone else catches on… 👉 GET IN NOW 👉 LEVEL UP NOW 👉 BECOME A SHOCKER Because at the end of the day… 💥 IT ALL STARTS UP FRONT 💥 #startsupfront #shockers #illinoisfootball #youthfootball #footballtraining #offensiveline #defensiveline #skillplayers #footballdevelopment #trenches #athletedevelopment #parentapproved #nextlevel #midwestfootball #eliteathletes @gomab_3

🚨 THE MOST DISRESPECTED POSITION IN FOOTBALL… STOPS HERE 🚨 Offensive Linemen. Defensive Linemen. The ones who control the game… But get the LEAST attention. ❌ No cameras ❌ No hype ❌ No rankings built for YOU Until NOW. 🧱 THIS IS THE SHIFT The Starts Up Front National Recruiting Board is the FIRST platform in the country built specifically for: 🔥 Offensive Linemen 🔥 Defensive Linemen We don’t follow the system… We BUILT our own. 👑 IF YOU’RE A REAL TRENCH PLAYER: 👉 Stop waiting to get noticed 👉 Stop getting overlooked 👉 Stop being silent 💥 SHOW UP. 💥 COMPETE. 💥 GET RANKED. 🚨 NEXT STOP: 📍 Chicago, IL (The Mecca) 📍 Texas 📍 Georgia Only the DOGS will be exposed. 💬 COMMENT BELOW: “OL” or “DL” …and we’ll tap in with you directly 👀 Because the trenches are DONE being ignored. ⚡️ IT ALL STARTS UP FRONT ⚡️ #StartsUpFront #FootballRecruiting #OL #DL #OffensiveLine #DefensiveLine #TrenchWork #BigBoys #GetRanked #FootballLife #Recruiting #HighSchoolFootball #YouthFootball #Linemen #DLine #Oline #Exposure #AthleteDevelopment #NextLevel #FootballTraining #GrindSeason #NoDaysOff #EarnedNotGiven #SportsMarketing #ViralSports #FootballTikTok #NIL #CollegeFootball #EliteAthletes #CampSeason ⚡️ IT ALL STARTS UP FRONT ⚡️

🔥⚡️ THE GAME IS ABOUT TO CHANGE… FOREVER ⚡️🔥 For too long… The BIG MEN have been overlooked. Disrespected. Ignored. NO MORE. 👑 Introducing… STARTS UP FRONT NATIONAL RECRUITING BOARD “The National Authority for Offensive & Defensive Linemen”Register Now: $100.00 startsupfrontrecruitingboard… 🚨 And now… it’s going NATIONAL. 🎤 Founder Dr. Enoch Smith Sr. is hitting the road… Traveling city to city… state to state… 🌎 TO FIND THE MOST DOMINANT OL & DL IN THE COUNTRY This is NOT a camp… This is NOT a showcase… 💥 THIS IS A MOVEMENT. ⚔️ If you’re an Offensive Lineman… ⚔️ If you’re a Defensive Lineman… 👉 This is YOUR platform. 👉 This is YOUR spotlight. 👉 This is YOUR time. 🚨 WE ARE ALSO RECRUITING: • National Scouts • Evaluators • Coaches • Media Team • Regional Directors 👀 If you believe in the trenches… There’s a place for YOU on this team. 📍 FIRST STOP: CHICAGO, IL — APRIL 4, 2026 (The Mecca of It All) Then we’re coming for: 🔥 TEXAS 🔥 GEORGIA 🔥 AND EVERY STATE AFTER THAT 💬 Let me be clear… You can’t get ranked… If you don’t SHOW UP. You can’t get exposure… If you stay HIDDEN. 💪🏾 Midwest… Are we REALLY the best? Or do we just talk about it? ⚡️ IT’S TIME TO PROVE IT. ⚡️ 📲 COMMENT “TRENCHES” 📲 TAG A LINEMAN WHO NEEDS THIS 📲 SHARE THIS BEFORE THEY MISS THEIR SHOT 🎥 Follow the journey. 📊 Get Ranked. 🏆 Earn Respect. Because at the highest level… ⚡️ IT ALL STARTS UP FRONT. ⚡️ #ItAllStartsUpFront #TrenchKings #OL #DL #FootballRecruiting #GetRanked #BigManMovement #StartsUpFront #FootballExposure #RecruitingBoard #AthleteExposure #HighSchoolFootball #CollegeFootball #NFLDreams #Linemen #Trenches #YouthFootball #FootballLife #GrindSeason #NoMoreUnderrated

Carmine Bastone is quite the opposite as a leader: cool, calm, and collected. Doesn't mean he's any less disruptive. Recorded 2.5 sacks and four TFLs last season, can clog up the interior gaps for any defense, and draw attention to free up his edge rushers.