#8

Carlos Hernandez

WR · Wake Forest · Jr. · #8

Returning to Wake Forest for 2026
This season's coverage starts August 26 — check back once kickoff hits.

Carlos Hernandez

WR · Wake Forest · Jr · #8

Limited signal — not enough coverage for a story yet.

Career Arc

HS
Recruit
★★★
#1196 national
CFB
College
2 teams
2023–2025
NFL
NFL Draft
Not drafted (yet)

Coaching Lineage · 2023–2025

2 coaches
2023
Wake Forest
2024
Wake Forest
2025
Wake Forest
era →

Coaching transition mid-career: Dave Clawson → Jake Dickert. Worth noting in scheme + development context.

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2023Washington State5-7HC: Jake Dickert · Pass-leaning
2024Washington State8-5HC: Pete Kaligis · Run-leaning
2025Wake Forest9-4HC: Jake Dickert · Balanced

Career stats

SeasonTeam
2025Wake Forest4061115.33--
2024Washington State3139712.85--
2023Washington State2425810.80--
Career951,26613.38--
SeasonTeam
2025Wake Forest154192531
2024Washington State----------
2023Washington State----------
Career154192531

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 9 · 2025

W 13–12

vs SMU

2 FUM  ·  1 LOST  ·  3 NO

A wire-to-wire battle — won by 1 at home.

How he plays

Play style

Moves the chains on third down.

CFB Index positional classification

2026 Outlook

Wake Forest

2026 Depth chart

Projected starter

Wide receiver · Wake Forest

Returning around him

  • 26% of 2024 offensive production back (Heavy turnover)
  • 2 Wake Forest players drafted to NFL
  • Transfer portal: +1 net (24 in / 23 out)

2026 Award watch

No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)

Wake Forest · Last season: 9-4 · Talent rank #74 · 2026 recruiting class #39

DNA match

Player DNA

Possession Receiver

Reliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive.

WR

His 2025 production profile sits closest to Dante Cephas’s 2022 season.

Dante Cephas

83%match

Kent State · 2022

All-MAC
#2

Jacob Copeland

Florida · 2021

All-SEC
79%
#3

Dylan Drummond

Eastern Michigan · 2022

79%
#4

Billy Bowens

Boise State · 2022

78%
#5

Cam Thompson

Northern Illinois · 2024

78%

Matches Dante on

Yards / reception
TD rate
Total EPA (college ability)

Differs from Dante on

Recruiting rating (higher)

Through 3 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Julius Young’s path through Lafayette.

Julius Young

98%match

Lafayette · 2022

#2

Adrian Hardy

Louisiana Tech · 2020

All-Conference USANFL Rd 2 · Pk 19
97%
#3

Malik Murray

East Tennessee State · 2021

97%
#4

Jordan Moore

Duke · 2024

All-ACC
97%
#5

Chase Penry

Boise State · 2025

96%

Matches Julius on

Yards per reception
202320242025

As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to DeAndre Moore Jr.'s junior season at Texas (2025).

Texas · 2025

#2

Dylan Drummond

Eastern Michigan · 2022

79%
#3

Jayce Brown

Kansas State · 2025

79%
#4

Langston Lewis

Central Michigan · 2025

All-MAC
77%
#5

Hudson Clement

Illinois · 2025

76%

Matches DeAndre on

Reception volume
Total EPA (college ability)
Yards / reception

Differs from DeAndre on

EPA / play (adj) (lower)

Player DNA

Players who play like Carlos Hernandez

#1

Chase Penry

Boise State · 2024

96%

Heisman trajectory

Heisman Trajectory · 2025

Peak #270

Final rank
#271
Avg #327.3
Finalist prob 0%

Peaked at #270 this season.

Development

Development Trajectory · receiving yards

2023–2025
2582023
3972024
6112025

+137%

Up 137% from first season to most-recent.