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

Game by game this season, receiving yards
  1. 165AKR
  2. 88@PUR
  3. 69MIA
  4. 194@LOU
  5. 87STAN
  6. 117@NCSU

Filled bars: wins; outlined: losses.

At a glance

Best season
720
Receiving yards, 2026 (Wake Forest, 6–⁠1)
Best game
197 yards
Vs. Delaware, week 13, 2025: No. 2 receiving game in FBS that week
National rank
No. 6
In FBS in receiving yards, 2026

Career highs

12catches, career highat NC State, 2026197receiving yards, career highvs. Delaware, 20252receiving touchdowns, career highvs. Delaware, 2025

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record

* The season in progress, so far.

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2023Washington State2425810.8048
2024Washington State3139712.8542
2025Wake Forest4061115.3393
2026Wake Forest4972014.7478
Career1441,98613.81293

Returns

SeasonTeamKRYdsTDPRYdsTD
2025Wake Forest1190232531
2026Wake Forest–––6390
Career1190292921

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

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2023Washington State8WRFr.
2024Washington State8WRSo.
2025Wake Forest8WRJr.
2026Wake Forest8WRSr.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

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsage
2023Washington State230.40––9.14%
2024Washington State370.7325th (n=581)0.9227.17%
2025Wake Forest710.4345th (n=1040)0.4630.68%
2026Wake Forest630.9194th (n=829)0.4357.516%

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
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDKRYdsPR
Sep 3vs.AkronW 38–⁠1651651––1
Sep 12atPurdueW 38–⁠366880–––
Sep 18vs.MiamiL 20–⁠3310691––2
Sep 26atLouisvilleW 30–⁠2791941–––
Oct 3vs.StanfordW 57–⁠37870––1
Oct 10atNC StateW 38–⁠14121171––2
2025 Wake Forest 13 games, 40 catches, 611 yards, 3 TD
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDKRYdsPR
Aug 29vs.Kennesaw StateW 10–⁠93200–––
Sep 6vs.Western CarolinaW 42–⁠10110––5
Sep 11vs.NC StateL 24–⁠343230––1
Sep 27vs.Georgia TechL 29–⁠301150–––
Oct 4atVirginia TechW 30–⁠235510–––
Oct 11atOregon StateW 39–⁠142230––4
Oct 25vs.SMUW 13–⁠12–––––3
Nov 1atFlorida StateL 7–⁠421110–––
Nov 8atVirginiaW 16–⁠9140––3
Nov 15vs.North CarolinaW 28–⁠12610011191
Nov 22vs.DelawareW 52–⁠1451972––3
Nov 29atDukeL 32–⁠496930––1
Jan 2 ✦vs.Mississippi StateW 43–⁠296730––2
2024 Washington State 8 games, 31 catches, 397 yards, 5 TD
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDKRYdsPR
Oct 12atFresno StateW 25–⁠17190–––
Oct 19vs.Hawai’iW 42–⁠104551–––
Oct 26atSan Diego StateW 29–⁠264651–––
Nov 9vs.Utah StateW 49–⁠284420–––
Nov 16atNew MexicoL 35–⁠384671–––
Nov 23atOregon StateL 38–⁠412321–––
Nov 30vs.WyomingL 14–⁠154470–––
Dec 27 ✦vs.SyracuseL 35–⁠528801–––
2023 Washington State 8 games, 24 catches, 258 yards
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDKRYdsPR
Sep 2atColorado StateW 50–⁠245580–––
Sep 9vs.WisconsinW 31–⁠222140–––
Sep 16vs.Northern ColoradoW 64–⁠214360–––
Sep 23vs.Oregon StateW 38–⁠357390–––
Oct 7atUCLAL 17–⁠252150–––
Nov 4vs.StanfordL 7–⁠101180–––
Nov 11atCaliforniaL 39–⁠42110–––
Nov 17vs.ColoradoW 56–⁠142770–––

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

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