Zach Hernandez is a compact, homegrown SMU RB with big-play prep production and early college flashes
Hernandez is a Dallas product who arrived at SMU with proven explosiveness, piling up 4,214 rushing yards and 51 touchdowns in high school, and he has already shown efficient, low-volume college work with 10 rushing yards on 5 carries in 2024 and 9 yards on 2 carries in 2025.[8][1][2][4] At 5'6"-5'7" and roughly 150-188 pounds depending on the listing, he is a smaller back whose appeal is quickness, leverage, and change-of-pace value rather than feature-back volume.[2][4] If you need a depth RB who can hit creases, add tempo, and bring reliable local-program energy, he is a fit; if you want size and heavy-touch production, he is not that profile.[8][1]
