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Wake Forest · 2026

Carlos Hernandez

WRSenior6' 0", 190 lbsAlhambra, CA
Wake Forest Demon Deacons6-1 · TDC #22
Snap share
72%
5 of 7 started · likely 60–83%
Receptions
49
5th of 1994 in FBS
Rec. yards
720
7th of 1980 in FBS
Yards / catch
14.7
127th of 461 in FBS
Rec. TD
4
42nd of 824 in FBS
EPA / play
+0.91
21st of 318 WR/TEs

Efficiency & Role

EPA = expected points added per play. Compared with every FBS WR/TE who qualifies

EPA per play by situation

63 plays · +57.5 total EPA · 21st of 318 qualifying WR/TEs
All plays+0.91
Passing+0.91
1st down+0.57
2nd down+1.17
3rd down+1.43
Standard downs+0.59
Passing downs+1.40
HernandezWR/TE average

Share of team plays

How often the offense runs through this player. Pass = targets or dropbacks, rush = carries
All plays16%
Pass plays32%
Run plays0%
1st down16%
2nd down13%
3rd down18%
Standard downs14%
Passing downs20%
HernandezWR/TE average

Advanced

Computed from every play, garbage time excluded. FBS rank among players with enough volume

ReceivingValueFBS rank
Targets64—
Target share35.4%5th / 522
Catch rate75.0%95th / 522
Success rate per target60.9%81st / 522
Yards per target11.168th / 522
Explosive catches12.5%215th / 522
Deep-target rate10.9%—
3rd-down targets14—
Red-zone targets11—

Charting

Where Hernandez's plays went: throw and catch spots, air yards and yards after the catch, read from the play-by-play

Targets
64
48 caught (75%)
Avg. depth of target
7.5
air yards per target
YAC per catch
7.9
364 yds after the catch
Air yards caught
254
of 618 yds on charted catches
Deep targets
11%
20+ air yards

Where he's targeted62 targets charted

75% comp7.5 avg. depth7.9 YAC/catch11% 20+ air yds5–0 TD–INT
101020203030LOSLeft, Behind air yards: 5 targets (8%), 4 caught (80%), 36 yds, 7.2 per target580% · 36yLeft, 0–4 air yards: 5 targets (8%), 4 caught (80%), 112 yds, 22.4 per target580% · 112yLeft, 5–9 air yards: 6 targets (10%), 6 caught (100%), 53 yds, 8.8 per target6100% · 53yLeft, 10–14 air yards: 6 targets (10%), 4 caught (67%), 54 yds, 9.0 per target667% · 54yLeft, 15–19 air yards: 2 targets (3%), 1 caught (50%), 18 yds, 9.0 per target250% · 18yLeft, 20–29 air yards: 2 targets (3%), 1 caught (50%), 25 yds, 12.5 per target250% · 25yLeft, 30+ air yards: 1 targets (2%), 1 caught (100%), 48 yds, 48.0 per target1100% · 48yMiddle, Behind air yards: noneMiddle, 0–4 air yards: 5 targets (8%), 4 caught (80%), 35 yds, 7.0 per target580% · 35yMiddle, 5–9 air yards: 1 targets (2%), 1 caught (100%), 34 yds, 34.0 per target1100% · 34yMiddle, 10–14 air yards: 4 targets (6%), 2 caught (50%), 28 yds, 7.0 per target450% · 28yMiddle, 15–19 air yards: noneMiddle, 20–29 air yards: 1 targets (2%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target10% · 0yMiddle, 30+ air yards: noneRight, Behind air yards: 7 targets (11%), 6 caught (86%), 43 yds, 6.1 per target786% · 43yRight, 0–4 air yards: 7 targets (11%), 6 caught (86%), 30 yds, 4.3 per target786% · 30yRight, 5–9 air yards: 4 targets (6%), 2 caught (50%), 23 yds, 5.8 per target450% · 23yRight, 10–14 air yards: 3 targets (5%), 3 caught (100%), 55 yds, 18.3 per target3100% · 55yRight, 15–19 air yards: noneRight, 20–29 air yards: 2 targets (3%), 1 caught (50%), 24 yds, 12.0 per target250% · 24yRight, 30+ air yards: 1 targets (2%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target10% · 0y
fewer more targets
Direction and air yards come from the play-by-play (left / middle / right thirds of the field), so each glow sits in its zone rather than on an exact spot. Hover a zone for detail.
2025 charting · Wake Forest

2025 season. ESPN's play-by-play only has throw and catch spots for part of 2025 (7 of Hernandez’s games here), so treat the maps as a sample.

Charted targets
38
23 caught (61%)
Avg. depth of target
6.5
air yards per target
YAC per catch
8.4
193 yds after the catch
Air yards caught
122
of 315 yds on charted catches
Deep targets
13%
20+ air yards

Where he's targeted38 targets charted

58% comp6.5 avg. depth8.4 YAC/catch13% 20+ air yds3–0 TD–INT
101020203030LOSLeft, Behind air yards: 5 targets (13%), 3 caught (60%), 13 yds, 2.6 per target560% · 13yLeft, 0–4 air yards: 1 targets (3%), 1 caught (100%), 8 yds, 8.0 per target1100% · 8yLeft, 5–9 air yards: noneLeft, 10–14 air yards: noneLeft, 15–19 air yards: noneLeft, 20–29 air yards: 2 targets (5%), 1 caught (50%), 25 yds, 12.5 per target250% · 25yLeft, 30+ air yards: 1 targets (3%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target10% · 0yMiddle, Behind air yards: noneMiddle, 0–4 air yards: 3 targets (8%), 2 caught (67%), 8 yds, 2.7 per target367% · 8yMiddle, 5–9 air yards: 1 targets (3%), 1 caught (100%), 6 yds, 6.0 per target1100% · 6yMiddle, 10–14 air yards: noneMiddle, 15–19 air yards: 1 targets (3%), 1 caught (100%), 22 yds, 22.0 per target1100% · 22yMiddle, 20–29 air yards: noneMiddle, 30+ air yards: noneRight, Behind air yards: 5 targets (13%), 4 caught (80%), 22 yds, 4.4 per target580% · 22yRight, 0–4 air yards: 8 targets (21%), 5 caught (63%), 60 yds, 7.5 per target863% · 60yRight, 5–9 air yards: 5 targets (13%), 2 caught (40%), 17 yds, 3.4 per target540% · 17yRight, 10–14 air yards: 3 targets (8%), 1 caught (33%), 23 yds, 7.7 per target333% · 23yRight, 15–19 air yards: 1 targets (3%), 1 caught (100%), 32 yds, 32.0 per target1100% · 32yRight, 20–29 air yards: noneRight, 30+ air yards: 2 targets (5%), 1 caught (50%), 79 yds, 39.5 per target250% · 79y
fewer more targets
Direction and air yards come from the play-by-play (left / middle / right thirds of the field), so each glow sits in its zone rather than on an exact spot. Hover a zone for detail.

Career

4 seasons at 2 schools since 2014 · box-score totals, snap share estimated from play-by-play

SeasonTeamGSnapsRecRec ydsRec TDTgt share
2026 so farWake Forest#22 · 6-1772%49720435.4%
2025Wake Forest#57 · 9-41361%40611317.5%
2024Washington State#66 · 8-5836%31397517.7%
2023Washington State#52 · 5-7829%2425806.5%

Past seasons are summed from ESPN box scores; success rates and snap shares come from the play-by-play. Carlos Hernandez's team rank is that season's final TDC rank. A dash means the stat wasn't recorded.

Game Log

Carlos Hernandez's box score, game by game, from ESPN, with a 0–10 game score for each (hover it for how it works). Click a result for the full game

8.4 avg. game scoreBest: 9.6 vs Akron (Week 1)3 of 6 games at 8.0+
ReceivingReturns
WkOpponentResultGame scoreRecYdsY/RTDLongKRKR ydsPRPR ydsTD
1AkronW 38–169.6516533.0178··118·
2@PurdueW 38–367.668814.7025·····
3MiamiL 20–337.810696.9121··214·
4@LouisvilleW 30–279.4919421.6177·····
5StanfordW 57–37.478712.4019··1-1·
6@NC StateW 38–148.7121179.8124··28·
7@CaliforniaW 41–7—no stats recorded
2026 · 6 games8.44972014.7478··639·

2026 Season Stats

FBS rank among qualifying players

Receiving2026FBS rank
Receptions495th / 1994
Yards7207th / 1980
Yards / catch14.7127th / 461
Touchdowns442nd / 824
Long78—
Fumbles2026FBS rank
Fumbles2—
Lost1—
Recovered0—
Punt returns2026FBS rank
Returns6—
Yards39—
Average6.5—
Touchdowns0—
Long18—

Snaps by Game

Estimated snaps from a model trained on real NFL snap counts. Ranges in brackets are where the real number lands 80% of the time: wide for a single game, tighter over the season. How it works

GameStartTeam playsEst. snapsPlays involvedSpecial teamsPenaltiesSnap share
Wk 1 · Akron✓ WR67~54 (35–66)91·81%
Wk 2 · Purdue✓ WR68~47 (31–57)7··69%
Wk 3 · Miami✓ WR63~54 (35–63)142186%
Wk 4 · Louisville✓ WR61~55 (36–61)11··90%
Wk 5 · Stanford—66~56 (37–66)101·85%
Wk 6 · NC State—70~61 (40–70)142·87%
Wk 7 · California✓ WR62····—
Season5 GS457327 (274–381)656172%

Position Room

16 WRs on the Wake Forest roster, ordered by rec

#PlayerPosClassRecYdsTDTgt shareEPA/play
8Carlos HernandezWRSR49720432%+0.91
10Jack FoleyWRFR20373414%+0.66
5Kam ShanksWRJR17241112%+0.44
14Antonio MeeksWRSR10184110%+0.34
18Drayden DickmannWRJR107006%+0.18
88Bryce KaniaWRFR45316%+1.50
38Walker BrysonWRFR21504%+1.42
28Hugh O'BrienWRFR1603%+0.52
82Devin GoldstonWRFR15103%+3.05
7Wondame Davis Jr.WRSO—————
11Ny CarrWRSO—————
20Elijah OtienoWRFR—————
23Zeek JacksonWRJR—————
25Eli PottsWRJR—————
83Kobe Adeleke-HokesWRFR—————
Chase TylerWR———3%-0.87

Stats, EPA and usage come from CollegeFootballData.com and refresh daily. FBS ranks only count players with enough volume for the stat to mean something. Qualifying for EPA takes 4+ plays per team game. Wake Forest depth chart →