William “Will” Hernandez (born September 2, 1995) is an American football guard for the National Football League’s Arizona Cardinals (NFL).
Where did Will Hernandez go to college? Did Will Hernandez play college football?
At UTEP, he played collegiate football. Hernandez started each of UTEP’s 49 games from 2014 to 2017 after sitting out his freshman year in 2013. Hernandez made the second team of All-Americans following the 2016 season. Hernandez was named to the C-USA first team following the 2017 campaign. The College Football All-Star Challenge also extended an invitation to him.
Hernandez was taken by the New York Giants in the second round of the 2018 NFL Draft (34th overall). Hernandez was selected in the second round of the 2018 draft, following Quenton Nelson of Notre Dame (sixth overall). On May 12, 2018, Hernandez and the New York Giants agreed to a four-year, $7.45 million contract, with $5.08 million guaranteed and a $3.49 million signing bonus.
Hernandez was selected to the PFWA All-Rookie Team after being named the Giants’ starting left guard to begin 2018. He started all 16 games. Hernandez tested positive for COVID-19 on October 29, 2020, and the Giants put him on the reserve/COVID-19 list. He was added back to the active roster on November 10. He did not start at left guard for the remainder of the season, losing the job to rookie Shane Lemieux, despite being fully recovered.
