Receiver, Wake Forest (from Washington State), 2023–26
Carlos Hernandez
- Number
- No. 8
- Height
- 6′0″
- Weight
- 192 lb
- Class (2026)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Alhambra, CA
Carlos Hernandez plays receiver for Wake Forest, after Washington State (2023–24). Hernandez is No. 6 in FBS in receiving yards this season. Last time out, at NC State: 12 catches, 117 yards, 1 TD, a career high in catches.
2026 so far
49 catches, 720 yards, 4 TD
No. 6 in FBS in receiving yards
Last game: 12 catches ★, 117 yards, 1 TD at NC State, W 38–14
Next game: vs. Virginia, Oct 31
Filled bars: wins; outlined: losses.
At a glance
Career highs
12catches, career highat NC State, 2026197receiving yards, career highvs. Delaware, 20252receiving touchdowns, career highvs. Delaware, 2025Receiving
* The season in progress, so far.
| Season | Team | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Washington State | 24 | 258 | 10.8 | 0 | 48 |
| 2024 | Washington State | 31 | 397 | 12.8 | 5 | 42 |
| 2025 | Wake Forest | 40 | 611 | 15.3 | 3 | 93 |
| 2026 | Wake Forest | 49 | 720 | 14.7 | 4 | 78 |
| Career | 144 | 1,986 | 13.8 | 12 | 93 | |
Returns
| Season | Team | KR | Yds | TD | PR | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Wake Forest | 1 | 19 | 0 | 23 | 253 | 1 |
| 2026 | Wake Forest | – | – | – | 6 | 39 | 0 |
| Career | 1 | 19 | 0 | 29 | 292 | 1 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. A dash: the source has no number for that season (often an FCS season), and career totals count only the numbers on file.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Washington State | 8 | WR | Fr. | ||
| 2024 | Washington State | 8 | WR | So. | ||
| 2025 | Wake Forest | 8 | WR | Jr. | ||
| 2026 | Wake Forest | 8 | WR | Sr. | 6′0″ | 192 |
As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.
Per play
| Season | Team | Plays | EPA/play | Pctile | Median | Total | Usage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Washington State | 23 | 0.40 | – | – | 9.1 | 4% |
| 2024 | Washington State | 37 | 0.73 | 25th (n=581) | 0.92 | 27.1 | 7% |
| 2025 | Wake Forest | 71 | 0.43 | 45th (n=1040) | 0.46 | 30.6 | 8% |
| 2026 | Wake Forest | 63 | 0.91 | 94th (n=829) | 0.43 | 57.5 | 16% |
Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.
Game by game
2026 Wake Forest 6 games, 49 catches, 720 yards, 4 TD
2025 Wake Forest 13 games, 40 catches, 611 yards, 3 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD | KR | Yds | PR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 29 | vs. | W 10–9 | 3 | 20 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Sep 6 | vs. | W 42–10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 5 |
| Sep 11 | vs. | L 24–34 | 3 | 23 | 0 | – | – | 1 |
| Sep 27 | vs. | L 29–30 | 1 | 15 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Oct 4 | at | W 30–23 | 5 | 51 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Oct 11 | at | W 39–14 | 2 | 23 | 0 | – | – | 4 |
| Oct 25 | vs. | W 13–12 | – | – | – | – | – | 3 |
| Nov 1 | at | L 7–42 | 1 | 11 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Nov 8 | at | W 16–9 | 1 | 4 | 0 | – | – | 3 |
| Nov 15 | vs. | W 28–12 | 6 | 100 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 1 |
| Nov 22 | vs. | W 52–14 | 5 | 197 | 2 | – | – | 3 |
| Nov 29 | at | L 32–49 | 6 | 93 | 0 | – | – | 1 |
| Jan 2 ✦ | vs. | W 43–29 | 6 | 73 | 0 | – | – | 2 |
2024 Washington State 8 games, 31 catches, 397 yards, 5 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD | KR | Yds | PR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 12 | at | W 25–17 | 1 | 9 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Oct 19 | vs. | W 42–10 | 4 | 55 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Oct 26 | at | W 29–26 | 4 | 65 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Nov 9 | vs. | W 49–28 | 4 | 42 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Nov 16 | at | L 35–38 | 4 | 67 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Nov 23 | at | L 38–41 | 2 | 32 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Nov 30 | vs. | L 14–15 | 4 | 47 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Dec 27 ✦ | vs. | L 35–52 | 8 | 80 | 1 | – | – | – |
2023 Washington State 8 games, 24 catches, 258 yards
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD | KR | Yds | PR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | at | W 50–24 | 5 | 58 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Sep 9 | vs. | W 31–22 | 2 | 14 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Sep 16 | vs. | W 64–21 | 4 | 36 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Sep 23 | vs. | W 38–35 | 7 | 39 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Oct 7 | at | L 17–25 | 2 | 15 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Nov 4 | vs. | L 7–10 | 1 | 18 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Nov 11 | at | L 39–42 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Nov 17 | vs. | W 56–14 | 2 | 77 | 0 | – | – | – |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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