Education

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 Number.

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 versus Birmingham High in 2006.

He also kicked a 50-yarder versus

Canyon, the Knights spent part of 2005 season ranked Number. 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 Number.

3 University of Southern California.

Folk repeated his last-second heroics against Number.

18 University of Southern California 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.

Career

He is most remembered for kicking game-winning field goals to beat University of Southern California 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. 6 team in the state, according to MaxPreps.

Atlanta Falcons On June 18, 2012, Folk was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Atlanta Falcons. in 2012, but was released before the regular season.

Folk was born to Anton and Kathryn Folk. He is the younger brother of New York Jets 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 University of California, Los Los Angeles

Achievements

• 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 versus Birmingham High in 2006. 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 Number.