An excellent two-way athlete, Salem High School (Virginia Beach, VA) defensive end/tight end Antonio Appleby made 18 receptions with three touchdowns on offense and tallied 75 tackles with 14 sacks and 23 quarterback pressures on defense last season as a junior. His junior year accolades include all-state honorable mention tight end, first-team all-region tight end, all-Tidewater defensive end, and first-team all-district tight end and defensive end honors.

According to Salem High School Head Football Coach Vincent Pugh, the number one asset setting Applebly apart from other blue-chip prospects is his relentless attitude on the field, something Appleby credits to his parents and his friends.

“All of the coaches tell me I have a good motor,” Appleby said. “I just keep on going until the whistle blows. I never stop pursuing the football. I got that mentality from my parents, but I also think it came from the neighborhood I grew up in. We would play sports all day long growing up.”

Appleby says his other strengths are that “I can over power guys. I have good speed and agility, so I’m hard to block.”

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