Wake Forest WR Carlos Hernandez Adds Hispanic Player of the Year Watch List Honor

Wake Forest senior wide receiver Carlos Hernandez has added another preseason honor ahead of the 2026 season, earning a spot on the Hispanic Player of the Year Watch List.

The honor is Hernandez's fifth of the preseason. Wake Forest says he is also a Phil Steele preseason third-team All-American and has received multiple preseason All-ACC recognitions.

Hernandez caught 40 passes for a team-high 611 yards and three touchdowns last season while also scoring on a rush and a punt return. He surged late in the year with 23 catches for 463 yards and three touchdowns over the final four games.

His big-play production included a 93-yard touchdown catch against Delaware, the longest touchdown reception in Wake Forest history, plus an 88-yard punt-return touchdown in the win over No. 19 Virginia.