Fernando Carmona - Football - Arkansas Razorbacks

#55 Fernando Carmona

OL | R-Jr | 6-5 | 322 | Las Vegas, Nev. | Las Vegas HS / San Jose State

SEC Offensive Lineman of the Week (Sept. 2, 2024, Oct. 7, 2024)
2024 Honorable Mention Preseason All-SEC (CFN)

2024 (REDSHIRT JUNIOR) Started during a loss to Missouri (Nov. 30) … Started in a win over Louisiana Tech (Nov. 23) … Started against Texas (Nov. 16) … Started in a loss to Ole Miss (Nov. 2) … Helped pave the way for 673 yards of total offense (314 passing, 359 rushing) while not allowing a single sack, during the Razorbacks’ dominant 58-25 win over Mississippi State (Oct. 26) …Started in a loss to LSU (Oct. 19) … Earned SEC Offensive Lineman of the Week honors after paving the way for 434 yards of total offense in a win over No. 4 Tennessee (Oct. 5) … Started in loss to Texas A&M (Sept. 28) … Started in a win at Auburn (Sept. 21) … Played an integral role in helping Arkansas rush for 200-plus yards in its first three games of the season … Started in a win over UAB (Sept. 14) … Started on the Arkansas offensive line at Oklahoma State, paving way for 648 yards of total offense (Sept. 7) … Earned SEC Offensive lineman of the week honors after a season-opening win over UAPB (Sept. 2) …Started at left tackle while paving way for 279 rushing yards and 408 yards of total offense in win over Arkansas-Pine Bluff (Aug. 29).

At San Jose State
2023 (REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE): Honorable Mention All-Mountain West Conference honoree … Started all 12 regular season games on the offensive line, guiding San Jose State to a co-regular season Mountain West Championship … Played a total of 765 snaps and finished the season with an overall grade of 81.5 per PFF … Logged a pass block grade of 81.0 and a run block grade of 78.9 … Allowed just two sacks in 424 pass blocking snaps … Anchored a San Jose State rushing attack that ran for 233 yards in regular season finale vs. UNLV … Blocked for two San Jose State players who both eclipsed over 800 rushing yards on the season … Helped running back Kairee Robinson rank third nationally in rushing touchdowns (18) and fourth nationally in yards per carry (7.13) in 2023 … Allowed the Spartans to gain over 100 rushing yards in 10 games, including five games with 200+ total rushing yards and one game with 300+ total rushing yards.

2022 (REDSHIRT FRESHMAN): Started all 12 games at left tackle … Recorded 809 offensive snaps … Allowed just three sacks in 569 pass blocking snaps … Earned his first collegiate start against Portland State (Sept. 1) … Earned Academic All-Mountain West honors.

2021 (FRESHMAN): Redshirt season … Appeared in one game, making his collegiate debut against Southern Utah (Aug. 28).

HIGH SCHOOL: Played for head coach Eric Capetillo at Las Vegas High School in Las Vegas, Nev. … Lined up at tight end, receiving second-team All-Sunrise League honors in 2019 … Finished season with 13 receptions for 152 yards and a touchdown … Also played basketball and tennis.

PERSONAL: Son of Fernando and Gail Carmona … Father, Fernando, was an All-Western Athletic Conference first baseman for Utah in 1985 … Brother, George, was a long snapper for UNLV in 2016 … Birthdate: July 8, 2002.