Drew Hernandez

Height:
5-9
Weight:
190
Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Antioch, CA
High School:
De La Salle HS

One of many players challenging for the starting nod at running back at Cal Poly this fall.

2019 -- Played in 10 games with seven starts at a slot back position as a junior ... rushed for 399 yards on 57 carries, averaging 7.0 yards per trip ... scored a touchdown on a three-yard run against Montana State ... produced a 31-yard run against Montana State ... season-long 34-yard run versus Eastern Washington ... earned his third career 100-yard game with 115 yards on just nine carries against Eastern Washington ... made five catches for 31 yards.

2018 -- A solid sophomore season with 453 yards on 60 carries, averaging 7.6 yards per carry ... broke off a non-scoring 56-yard run at Sacramento State and a 35-yarder versus UC Davis ... pair of 100-yard games, with 135 yards on 14 trips against Montana and 113 yards on 12 carries versus Sacramento State ... also caught three passes for 20 yards, including a 15-yard reception at Montana State ... earned a scholarship after starting as a walk-on ... one carry fir two yards and one reception in 2019 Spring Game.

2017 -- Member of squad but did not play in any games as a redshirt freshman ... seven carries for 46 yards in 2018 Spring Game, including runs of 12 and 21 yards.

2016 -- Redshirt ... named Offensive Scout Team Player of the Year ... two carries for seven yards in 2017 Spring Game.

High School -- Hernandez rushed for 3,609 yards and 55 touchdowns during his three-year varsity career at De La Salle High School, averaging 10.0 yards per carry and accumulating 100 or more yards on the ground 14 times, including a career-best 229 yards on just seven carries in a 70-14 rout over San Ramon Valley as a junior in 2014 ... under head coach Justin Alumbaugh as a senior in 2015, rushed 125 times for 1,208 yards and 16 touchdowns, averaging 9.7 yards per carry with a long of 66 yards and five 100-plus games ... Spartans were 13-1 in 2015, claiming their 24th straight CIF-North Coast Section Division 1 championship with a 35-0 win over Foothill of Pleasanton and capturing the California State Open Division championship with a 28-21 triumph over Centennial of Corona ... Hernandez earned second-team All-East Bay as selected by the Bay Area News Group and was an All-Metro honorable mention by the San Francisco Chronicle ... as a junior in 2014 rushed 158 times for 1,804 yards and 30 touchdowns with nine 100-plus games, a long of 82 yards and an 11.4 yards-per-carry average ... earned second-team All-Metro honors ... rushed for 597 yards and nine touchdowns as a sophomore, averaging 7.7 yards per carry with a long of 58 yards ... also was a defensive back and recorded 42 career tackles, including 22 as a senior and 16 as a junior ... one interception in junior season ... also in career averaged 11.8 yards on 14 punt returns, twice returning punts 37 yards, and 21.1 yards on 15 kickoff returns with a long of 46 yards ... also played baseball as a junior ... member of Honor Roll with 3.83 grade-point average ... member of high school's fishing club ... chose to attend Cal Poly because of "the environment and people."

Personal -- Son of Art Hernandez and Aide Picazo-Hernandez ... one sister, Amaya ... wants to own a construction company ... served internship in summer of 2018 with Bali Construction, in 2019 with Peacock Construction and in 2020 with Kiewit Construction ... has worked at Rockin' Jump, a trampoline park ... enjoys hiking ... is the first in his family to attend college ... born in San Francisco ... majoring in construction management.