Will Hernandez
William “Will” Hernandez[1] (born September 2, 1995) is an American football guard for the New York Giants of the National Football League. He played college football at UTEP.
Hernandez at 2017 C-USA Media Days | |||||||
No. 71 – New York Giants | |||||||
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Position: | Guard | ||||||
Personal information | |||||||
Born: | Las Vegas, Nevada | September 2, 1995||||||
Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||
Weight: | 335 lb (152 kg) | ||||||
Career information | |||||||
High school: | Chaparral (Las Vegas, Nevada) | ||||||
College: | UTEP | ||||||
NFL Draft: | 2018 / Round: 2 / Pick: 34 | ||||||
Career history | |||||||
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Roster status: | Active | ||||||
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Career NFL statistics as of 2019 | |||||||
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Player stats at PFR |
College career
After redshirting his first year at UTEP in 2013, Hernandez started all 49 games from 2014 to 2017. After the 2016 season, Hernandez was a second-team All-American.[2] After the 2017 season, Hernandez was named to the C-USA first-team.[3] He was also invited to the College Football All-Star Challenge.[4]
Professional career
Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand size | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |
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6 ft 2 3⁄8 in (1.89 m) |
327 lb (148 kg) |
32 in (0.81 m) |
9 7⁄8 in (0.25 m) |
5.15 s | 1.75 s | 2.96 s | 4.70 s | 7.59 s | 24 in (0.61 m) |
8 ft 8 in (2.64 m) |
37 reps | |
All values from NFL Draft[5][6] |
The New York Giants selected Hernandez in the second round (34th overall) of the 2018 NFL Draft. Hernandez was the second guard drafted in 2018, behind Notre Dame's Quenton Nelson (sixth overall).[7]
On May 12, 2018, the New York Giants signed Hernandez to a four-year, $7.45 million contract that includes $5.08 million guaranteed and a signing bonus of $3.49 million.[8]
Hernandez was named the Giants starting left guard to start 2018, starting all 16 games and was named to the PFWA All-Rookie Team.
References
- "Will Hernandez on Pro-Football-Reference". rbref.com. Retrieved August 28, 2018.
- Bret Bloomquist. "UTEP lands two on All-America football team". El Paso Times.
- http://sidearm.sites.s3.amazonaws.com/conferenceusa.com/documents/2017/12/5/2017_All_Conference_Teams.pdf?id=8758
- "Will Hernandez set to compete at All-Star Football Challenge". kvia.com.
- "NFL Draft Prospect Profile - Will Hernandez". nfl.com. March 1, 2018. Retrieved March 1, 2018.
- "Texas-El Paso OG Will Hernandez : 2018 NFL Draft Scout Player Profile". NFLDraftScout.com. Retrieved May 12, 2018.
- Wesseling, Chris (April 27, 2018). "Giants select Will Hernandez with No. 34 overall pick". NFL.com.
- "Spotrac.com: Will Hernandez contract". Spotrac.com. Retrieved September 17, 2018.