Honors & Awards
» Academic All-Big Ten (2019, 2020)
» Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll (Fall 2018; Spring 2019)
» Brook Berringer Citizenship Team (2019)
» Tom Osborne Citizenship Team (2019)
2020 (Sophomore)
Bennett Folkers added depth to Nebraska's wide receiving corps as a sophomore in 2020. Although he did not play in a game, Folkers was a member of Nebraska's travel roster for ttrips to Ohio State and Rutgers.
2019 (Redshirt Freshman)
Folkers appeared in one game as a redshirt freshman, making his Husker debut at wide receiver in Nebraska's 54-7 win at Maryland. He was also a member of Nebraska's travel roster for road trips to Colorado and Illinois.
2018 (Redshirt)
Folkers utilized his redshirt season in 2018.
Before Nebraska (Gothenburg HS)
Folkers joined the Huskers as a walk-on out of Gothenburg High School. Folkers was an honorable-mention all-state selection in Class C-1 in 2017, as he helped the Swedes to the first round of the state playoffs. As a junior in 2016, Folkers had 46 receptions for 886 yards with 14 touchdowns. Folkers also played basketball for Gothenburg. He chose to walk on at Nebraska over a walk-on offer at Wyoming and scholarship offers from Hastings and Doane.
Personal
Bennett is the son of Gordon and Cyndi Sanders, and he was born on April 26, 1999. Folkers is majoring in business administration. He has volunteered his time with the Nebraska Football Road Race, a Day of Service and local hospital visits.