Antonio Freeman became one of the first true NFL stars of the Frank Beamer era.
Antonio Freeman wasn’t highly recruited coming out of high school, but he was a vital signee for the Hokies. Virginia Tech’s 1990 recruiting class was critical to saving Frank Beamer’s job and turning the program around.
Freeman joined future Tech greats Jim Pyne, Tyrone Drakeford, and Maurice DeShazo as building blocks for the program’s mid-nineties success.
Antonio was rated as the No. 64 player in the Mid-Atlantic by Super Prep following his career at Baltimore Polytechnic in Baltimore, Md.