Antonio Appleby won the Rock Weir Award this spring as the most improved player on defense.

Playing inside linebacker in a 3-4 defensive scheme is hard enough as it is. Try following Ahmad Brooks and Kai Parham on the timeline, though. That’s part of the task handed to Antonio Appleby , a junior linebacker that just won the Rock Weir Award (most improved) for the Virginia defense this spring.

UVa coach Al Groh said that Appleby shined throughout the spring practice period and that he is truly coming into his own.

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