Bené Sylvion Benwikere (/bəˈneɪ bɛnˈwɪkəri/ bə-NAY ben-WIK-ə-ree; born September 3, 1991) is an American former professional football cornerback.

The Serra Cavaliers included future NFL players such as Marqise Lee, Robert Woods, Paul Richardson, and George Farmer.

[1] As a senior, Benwikere helped Serra win the 2009 California Interscholastic Federation Division 3 title.

Benwikere scored two defensive touchdowns off a 37-yard fumble recovery against New Mexico State and 47-yard interception return against Idaho.

[13] As a rookie, during the preseason, Benwikere won the starting nickel corner position on the Panther defense over veteran Charles Godfrey.

[15][16] Benwikere's fumble recovery enabled Carolina to run out the clock en route to their victory.

[17] Through the first two weeks of the season, Pro Football Focus (PFF) rated Benwikere as the second best cornerback in the NFL, allowing a completion percentage of only 44.4% of passes thrown in his area.

[20] Over the final eight weeks of the regular season, PFF rated Benwikere as the best cover corner in the NFL.

[24] Through the first three weeks of the season, the only two cornerbacks who were targeted 20 or more times and had not allowed a pass for more than 16 yards were Benwikere and teammate, Josh Norman.

During the Panthers 44–16 victory over the Washington Redskins, Benwikere recorded his first career strip-sack against quarterback Kirk Cousins and only allowed 14 receiving yards in his zone.

On December 13, during a game against the Atlanta Falcons, Benwikere suffered a fractured leg, and was placed on season-ending injury reserve.

[31] On September 2, 2017, the Dallas Cowboys traded a conditional 2019 sixth-round draft pick (#198-Tim Harris) to the Bengals in exchange for Benwikere.

[32] The Cowboys acquired him to provide depth while rookies Chidobe Awuzie and Jourdan Lewis recovered from hamstring strains.