California · W 41-7
No catches.
Hernandez has catches in 7 of Wake Forest’s 8 games: none against California.
Dashed line: 100 yards.
4 stories in the last 60 days, from 5 outlets.
Wake Forest's Carlos Hernandez added to watch list for prestigious wide receiver award
Greensboro News and Record +1 Oct 8
Share of the team's total this season.
Seen from behind the quarterback; numbers are yards past the line of scrimmage. The play text only says left, middle or right, so inside a lane marks are sorted, not placed. Of his catches with a spot in the play text: left 25, middle 7, right 14.
Play style
Runs precise routes in tight quarters. Volume player who keeps chains moving.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
from 5 outlets
Wake Forest's Carlos Hernandez added to watch list for prestigious wide receiver award
Greensboro News and Record +1 Oct 8 · 2 outlets
Greensboro News and Record +1Wake Forest's Carlos Hernandez added to watch list for prestigious wide receiver awardOct 8
Wake Forest University AthleticsWake Forest's Carlos Hernandez Added to Biletnikoff Award WatchlistOct 7from 5 outlets
Wake Forest's Carlos Hernandez added to watch list for prestigious wide receiver award
Greensboro News and Record +1 Oct 8 · 2 outlets
Greensboro News and Record +1Wake Forest's Carlos Hernandez added to watch list for prestigious wide receiver awardOct 8Wake Forest University AthleticsCarlos Hernandez Named to Hispanic Player of the Year WatchlistAug 26Wake Forest University AthleticsWake Forest's Carlos Hernandez Added to Biletnikoff Award WatchlistOct 7Greensboro News and Record +1Wake Forest University AthleticsWake Forest University AthleticsEach week: his team’s game, the stories about him that week, and the week’s biggest news headline.
Stories we tracked, by school.
Wake Forest7 stories2025 to nowMost about: awards and watch lists, profile and feature, win.
Greensboro News and Record +1Wake Forest's Carlos Hernandez added to watch list for prestigious wide receiver awardOct 8
Atlantic Coast ConferenceWake Forest Rides Carlos Hernandez’s Big Plays, Defense Past North Carolina 28-12Nov 15
Sports IllustratedWake Forest's Carlos Hernandez Is Primed for a Big 2026Jun 25Wake Forest University AthleticsCarlos Hernandez Named to Hispanic Player of the Year WatchlistAug 26
Washington State2023 to 2024not trackedStories are headlines grouped by what they are about, counted through Nov 4.
Fans first named Carlos Hernandez vs Akron.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Wake Forest | 57 | 856 | 15.0 | 5 | 78 |
| 2025 | Wake Forest | 40 | 611 | 15.3 | 3 | 93 |
| 2024 | Washington State | 31 | 397 | 12.8 | 5 | 42 |
| 2023 | Washington State | 24 | 258 | 10.8 | 0 | 48 |
| Career | 152 | 2,122 | 14.0 | 13 | 93 |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Wake Forest | -- | -- | -- | 39 | -- |
| 2025 | Wake Forest | 1 | 54 | 19 | 253 | 1 |
| 2024 | Washington State | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Washington State | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 1 | 54 | 19 | 292 | 1 |
Last game (Wk 9): 136 receiving yards, 8 catches, 1 receiving TD.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 7 games
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| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 38-16vs Akron | 5 | 165 | 33.0 | 1 | 78 | 165-yard receiving day |
| Wk 2 | W 38-36@ Purdue | 6 | 88 | 14.7 | 0 | 25 | |
| Wk 3 | L 20-33vs No. 5 Miami | 10 | 69 | 6.9 | 1 | 21 | |
| Wk 4 | W 30-27@ No. 16 Louisville | 9 | 194 | 21.6 | 1 | 77 | Season-high 194 yds |
| Wk 5 | W 57-3vs Stanford | 7 | 87 | 12.4 | 0 | 19 | |
| Wk 6 | W 38-14@ NC State | 12 | 117 | 9.8 | 1 | 24 | |
| Wk 9 | W 51-7vs Virginia | 8 | 136 | 17.0 | 1 | 33 | 136-yard receiving day |
| Total | 57 | 856 | 15.0 | 5 | 78 |
Oct. 31 · W 51-7 vs Virginia, play by play
8 catches for 136 yards and a touchdown. 103 of the 136 came before halftime.
16-yard catch on 3rd and 10. First quarter, tied 0-0. Converted.
33-yard catch. First quarter, tied 0-0.
A big game: 12 catches for 117 yards and a touchdown. He was 4 of 5 on third and fourth down.
7-yard catch on 3rd and 7. First quarter, tied 7-7. Converted.
5-yard catch on 3rd and 10. First quarter, tied 7-7.
8-yard catch on 3rd and 7. Second quarter, down 14-7. Converted.
24-yard catch. Third quarter, down 14-10.
Seen from behind the quarterback; numbers are yards past the line of scrimmage. The play text only says left, middle or right, so inside a lane marks are sorted, not placed.
7 catches for 87 yards. All of it came before halftime of a 57-3 win.
19-yard catch. First quarter, tied 0-0.
Seen from behind the quarterback; numbers are yards past the line of scrimmage. The play text only says left, middle or right, so inside a lane marks are sorted, not placed.
9 catches for 194 yards and a touchdown, 3rd-most in FBS that week. 170 of the 194 came before halftime.
3-yard catch on 3rd and 8. First quarter, tied 0-0.
48-yard catch on 3rd and 15. Second quarter, down 7-3. Converted.
77-yard touchdown. Second quarter, made it 17-14.
Seen from behind the quarterback; numbers are yards past the line of scrimmage. The play text only says left, middle or right, so inside a lane marks are sorted, not placed.
A big game: 10 catches for 69 yards and a touchdown.
Not drawn: the play-by-play has 10 catches for 75 yards, the box score 10 for 69, so no play is placed until they agree.
6 catches for 88 yards. He was 2 of 3 on third and fourth down.
25-yard catch. Second quarter, up 10-7.
16-yard catch on 3rd and 5. Third quarter, up 17-10. Converted.
Incomplete on 3rd and 4. Third quarter, up 17-10.
15-yard catch on 4th and 15. Overtime quarter, down 36-30. Converted.
Seen from behind the quarterback; numbers are yards past the line of scrimmage. The play text only says left, middle or right, so inside a lane marks are sorted, not placed.
A big game: 5 catches for 165 yards and a touchdown, 3rd-most in FBS that week. All of it came before halftime of a 38-16 win.
17-yard catch on 3rd and 6. First quarter, up 7-0. Converted.
78-yard touchdown. Second quarter, made it 28-0.
Seen from behind the quarterback; numbers are yards past the line of scrimmage. The play text only says left, middle or right, so inside a lane marks are sorted, not placed.
Week 4 · 2026
W 30-27
at Louisville
The plays that mattered most
8th in receiving yards, among all 2,086 FBS players with a receiving row this season, any position
Conference ranks count every player in the conference with a row in that stat, any position. Career ranks count current FBS players, from the games in our log.
Ratings of the games shown run from -25 to +25 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Receiver profile · Targets, catch rate, and throw depth
How often he's targeted, and how well it works
Targets
7332% of team targetsCatch rate
78%57 of 73 targetsBehind LOS · Negative air yds
Short · 0–9 air yds
Middle · 10–19 air yds
Deep · 20+ air yds
78% catch rate on 73 targets · 32% of the team's targets · 50% catch rate on 8 deep targets (20+ air yds).
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 7 games
Home vs Road
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 7.5 | 114 | 17.3 | 0.8 |
| Road3g | 9.0 | 133 | 15.4 | 0.7 |
First half vs Second half
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 8.2 | 120 | 16.4 | 0.7 |
| Weeks 8+1g | 8.0 | 136 | 17.0 | 1.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jake Dickert
Pass share
45.3%
237 pass / 286 run
Plays / game
65.4
8 games
Team sack rate
4.5%
269 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2026
57 catches in 7 games, more catches a game than nearly every FBS receiver who plays every week.
Surprisingly productive for a receiver with no award recognition yet — top-1% reception volume, top-1% overall receiving production.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #7 at the position.
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-ACC
Based on 2025: #28 of 64 ACC WRs
A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 15% of returning players who ranked #21 or lower at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 13–17%).
The No. 1,203 recruit in the country is starting at receiver in the ACC as a senior.
2026 is in progress.
A stat line in 36 games over four seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
1 coachPlayed for 1 head coach at 2 schools: Jake Dickert.
