Will Hernandez

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Will Hernandez
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Hernandez at 2017 C-USA Media Days
No. 71 – New York Giants
Position:Guard
Personal information
Born: (1995-09-02) September 2, 1995 (age 26)
Las Vegas, Nevada
Height:6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight:332 lb (151 kg)
Career information
High school:Chaparral (Las Vegas, Nevada)
College:UTEP
NFL Draft:2018 / Round: 2 / Pick: 34
Career history
Roster status:Active
Career highlights and awards
  • PFWA All-Rookie Team (2018)
  • First Team All C-USA (2017)
Career NFL statistics as of Week 16, 2021
Games played:60
Games started:54
Player stats at NFL.com · PFR

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.

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[]

External video
video icon NFL Draft Profile: Will Hernandez
video icon Will Hernandez's NFL Combine Workout
video icon Hernandez puts up 37 reps on bench press
Pre-draft measurables
Height Weight Arm length Hand span 40-yard dash 10-yard split 20-yard split 20-yard shuttle Three-cone drill Vertical jump Broad jump Bench press
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]
Hernandez in a game against the Washington Redskins

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]

External video
video icon Giants draft Hernandez 34th overall
video icon Jones: "Hernandez will be an instant starter"

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.

On October 29, 2020, Hernandez was placed on the reserve/COVID-19 list by the Giants after he tested positive for COVID-19.[9][10] On November 10, he returned to the active roster.[11] However, despite his healthy return, he remained a backup for the remainder of the season, losing the starting left guard position to rookie Shane Lemieux.[12]

References[]

  1. ^ "Will Hernandez on Pro-Football-Reference". rbref.com. Retrieved August 28, 2018.
  2. ^ Bret Bloomquist. "UTEP lands two on All-America football team". El Paso Times.
  3. ^ http://sidearm.sites.s3.amazonaws.com/conferenceusa.com/documents/2017/12/5/2017_All_Conference_Teams.pdf?id=8758
  4. ^ "Will Hernandez set to compete at All-Star Football Challenge". kvia.com.
  5. ^ "NFL Draft Prospect Profile - Will Hernandez". nfl.com. March 1, 2018. Retrieved March 1, 2018.
  6. ^ "Texas-El Paso OG Will Hernandez : 2018 NFL Draft Scout Player Profile". NFLDraftScout.com. Retrieved May 12, 2018.
  7. ^ Wesseling, Chris (April 27, 2018). "Giants select Will Hernandez with No. 34 overall pick". NFL.com.
  8. ^ "Spotrac.com: Will Hernandez contract". Spotrac.com. Retrieved September 17, 2018.
  9. ^ "Sources: Giants OL Hernandez has positive test". ESPN.com. October 29, 2020. Retrieved October 30, 2020.
  10. ^ Schwartz, Paul (October 30, 2020). "Giants' offensive line up in air after Will Hernandez's COVID-19 diagnosis". New York Post. Retrieved October 30, 2020.
  11. ^ Eisen, Michael (November 10, 2020). "Giants waive CB Corey Ballentine; Will Hernandez, Dante Pettis activated". Giants.com. Retrieved November 10, 2020.
  12. ^ "Shane Lemieux's solid play keeps Will Hernandez on the bench". November 16, 2020.

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