Will Hernandez


William “Will” Hernandez 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. After the 2017 season, Hernandez was named to the C-USA first-team. He was also invited to the College Football All-Star Challenge.

Professional career

The New York Giants selected Hernandez in the second round of the 2018 NFL Draft. Hernandez was the second guard drafted in 2018, behind Notre Dame's Quenton Nelson.
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.
Hernandez was named the Giants starting left guard to start 2018, starting all 16 games and was named to the PFWA All-Rookie Team.