| No. 17 | |
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| Position: | Kicker |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | (1989-01-26) January 26, 1989 (age 35) Woodland Hills, California, U.S. |
| Height: | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) |
| Weight: | 199 lb (90 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school: | Sherman Oaks (CA) Notre Dame |
| College: | Washington |
| Undrafted: | 2012 |
| Career history | |
| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |
Erik Folk (born January 26, 1989) is a former American college football placekicker who played for the University of Washington. He is most remembered for kicking game-winning field goals to beat USC in 2009 and 2010.
He went undrafted in the 2012 NFL Draft, and was signed as a free agent by the Atlanta Falcons before being released during the preseason.
Folk helped Sherman Oaks Notre Dame High School to an 11-1 record and a Serra League championship as a senior in 2006. The team finished the regular season 10-0 before beating Dana Hills, 45-10, in the first round of the playoffs, subsequently lost to Long Beach Poly, 31-21, the following week. Folk's team finished as the No. 6 team in the state, according to MaxPreps. Los Angeles Daily News second-team all-area kicker and other awards and accomplishments including, CalHiSports all-state third-team, PrepStar all-region selection, booted 53-of-53 PATs and seven field goals as a senior, kicked a 56-yarder vs. Birmingham High in 2006.
He also kicked a 50-yarder vs. Canyon, the Knights spent part of 2005 season ranked No. 1 in the state before falling to Dominguez in the CIF Southern Section Western Division final.
During the 2009 season, it was Folk’s 22-yarder with three seconds to play that made the difference in a 16-13 upset win over No. 3 USC.
Folk repeated his last-second heroics against No. 18 USC the following year, hitting a 32-yard game-winning field goal. He was named Pac-10 Special Teams player of the week on October 4, 2010.
| Height | Weight | Bench press | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 ft10+1⁄2 in (1.79 m) |
195 lb (88 kg) |
14 reps | ||||||||||
| All values from Pro Day[1] | ||||||||||||
On June 18, 2012, Folk was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Atlanta Falcons.[2] in 2012, but was released before the regular season.
Folk was born to Anton and Kathryn Folk. He is the younger brother of Tennessee Titans kicker Nick Folk, who was a first-team All-Pac-10 punter in 2006. He also has another brother, Greg Folk, who played soccer at UCLA.
