Micah Kiser is having himself a season. The third year from Baltimore, Maryland, has been named a semifinalist for the prestigious Butkus Award, which honors the top linebacker in the country. Kiser is the lone ACC player among the semifinalists.
Butkus Award semifinalists announced this morning. #UVa's Micah Kiser among them. pic.twitter.com/U1S7we82Ob
— Andrew Ramspacher (@ARamspacher) October 31, 2016
Kiser leads the ACC in tackles with 67 (teammate Quin Blanding is in second with 66), and is fourth in the NCAA with 91 total tackles. In solo tackles, Kiser comes in tied for 29 in the NCAA.