Carlos Hernandez

WR · #8 · Wake Forest · SR · 6'0" · 190 · Alhambra, CA

Projected WR-Z starter

720 2026 receiving yards
49 of 64 2026 catches
4 2026 TDs
8 Explosive plays
40 Career games (20 starts)

Career

SeasonTeamGPGSRec-Tgt Yards YPR TD
2026 Wake Forest7649-64 720 14.7 4
2025 Wake Forest13840-72 611 15.3 3
2024 Washington State8631-42 397 12.8 5
2023 Washington State12024-31 258 10.8 0

2026 Percentile vs WRs

Receiving yards per game 102.9 99
Yards per catch 14.7 68
Catch rate 76.6% 84
Receiving TDs 4 89

Around Carlos

Projected 2026 starters · 2026 production
QB Gio Lopez QB · 1,947 pass yds · 7g
RB Ty Clark III RB · 328 rush yds · 7g
WR-X Antonio Meeks WR · 184 rec yds · 7g
WR-H Kam Shanks WR · 241 rec yds · 7g
TE Will Loerzel TE · 40 rec yds · 7g

The situation

Wake Forest 2026 offense ›
Explosive play rate 12.0% 57
Red zone TD rate 76.7% 72
Line yards per carry 2.8 69
Sack rate allowed 4.4% 70

2026 Game log

WeekOpponentTargets Receptions Receiving yards Receiving TDs RZ opps
W1 AKR9 5 165 1 0
W2 @ PUR7 6 88 0 2
W3 MIA14 10 69 1 2
W4 @ LOU11 9 194 1 1
W5 STAN10 7 87 0 2
W6 @ NCST13 12 117 1 4

Recruiting

2023 class · 247 composite

Three-star high school recruit

The 2023 board
#1198 Guerlens Milfort DL · Lakeland UAB
#1198 Chase Edwards DL · Cy Falls ULL
#1203 Carlos Hernandez WR · Monrovia WSU
#1216 Drew Viotto QB · Walled Lake Western MINN
#1216 Jaylen Johnson RB · Appling County USF
WRs in the class
#168 Duran Parish Biloxi VAN
#168 Lonnie Adkism Miller SHSU
#170 Carlos Hernandez Monrovia WSU
#172 Richard Dandridge Homestead TEM
#173 Ja'Ryan Wallace Denton Braswell HOU
2026 · 99th pctile of WRs
Recruit · 56th pctile of class

Playing well above the recruiting profile.