2019 Football Roster
Bennett Skowronek
- Height:
- 6-4
- Weight:
- 215
- Position:
- WR
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Fort Wayne, Ind.
- High School:
- Homestead
2019: Named as one of four team captains by Dan and Susan Jones Family Head Coach Pat Fitzgerald...Recorded 5+ receptions for the eighth time and 50+ receiving yards for the ninth time in his career against Stanford (8/31), registering 5 catches for 53 yards... Named as a team captain.
2018: Started in every game in his junior season ... Recorded multiple receptions in 10 out of 14 games this season ... Notched a season-high 40-yard catch against Purdue (8/30) ... Caught his first receiving touchdown of the season and the sixth of his career against Akron (9/15) … Made a one-handed 32-yard touchdown pass from Clayton Thorson, marking his third reception of at least 30 yards this season against No. 21 Iowa (11/10) … Hauled in four receptions for 42 yards against Ohio State in the Big Ten Championship (12/1) ... Academic All-Big Ten.
2017: Started all 13 games ... Had a breakout season as one Clayton Thorson's favorite targets, leading the Wildcats with 644 receiving yards and five touchdowns ... Set career highs in receptions (45), receiving yards, yards per catch (14.3), touchdowns and yards per game (49.5) ... Made at least one catch in all 13 games and had at least two catches in 11 of 13 contests ... Had career highs with eight catches and 123 yards in the season opener versus Nevada ... Hauled in three catches for 86 yards and two touchdowns in a win over Bowling Green ... Caught three passes for 34 yards, including a touchdown in a win over No. 16 Michigan St. ... Recorded seven catches for 117 yards and a touchdown versus Purdue ... Led Northwestern with two catches over 50 yards ... Had a career-long 58-yard catch versus Bowling Green ... Made one catch for 52 yards at Illinois ... Academic All-Big Ten.
2016: One of three true first years to see action ... Appeared in all 13 games as a backup wide receiver and on special teams units ... Made first career catch versus Illinois State ... Caught a season-high two passes at Iowa and at Purdue ... Notched a season-high 28 yards receiving in the 45-17 win versus the Boilermakers ... Finished the season with eight catches for 70 yards.
High School: Earned a three-star rating from 247Sports, which ranked him as the No. 12 prospect in the state of Indiana ... Recorded a school-record 133 receptions for 2,181 yards and 26 touchdowns during his varsity career ... Also registered 52 tackles, three tackles for loss and three interceptions at safety and returned kickoffs and punts ... Captained the Spartans to the 2015 Indiana 6A Sectional championship ... 2015 Indiana Mr. Football positional winner ... Associated Press All-State ... IFCA All-State ... Three-time First Team All-Conference (SAC) ... Three-time All-Area ... Two-time All-Northeast Indiana ... Two-time Fab15 selection ... IFCA Top-50 selection ... Led his 7v7 team to the NFA national championship along with fellow 2016 signee Aidan Smith ... Also played basketball for Homestead, earning two varsity letters and winning the Indiana 4A state championship ... Honor roll student.
Personal: Born Bennett William Skowronek in Indianapolis … Parents David and Jodi … Major is communication studies.
