Player Dossier

2020-2025

SMU

Matthew Hibner

TE • 6'5" • 252 lbs • Burke, VA, USA

Vertical playmakerExplosive finisher

Matthew Hibner reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.

Usage / Role

13%

Rotational offensive role

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Impact Production

55

Solid production for a tight end

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Reliability

70

Reliable weekly contributor

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Star Power

48

Limited ceiling signals so far

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Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2023 Postseason · Michigan

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Snapshot

Career Teams
2
Unique Seasons
6
Program Path
Michigan • SMU
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: California

Player Story

Matthew Hibner built his college career from 2020 through 2025 as a tight end from Burke, VA wearing No. 88, spending time with Michigan and SMU. The clearest part of Matthew Hibner's career was his receiving role:...

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NFL Draft

Draft Year
2026
Selection
Round 4 · Pick 33
Overall
No. 133
NFL Team
Baltimore Ravens

Matthew Hibner, TE. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2023 Postseason · Michigan. Matthew Hibner reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.

Stat Footprint

Career production snapshot

Receiving yards
819
Receptions
57
Touchdowns
8

Quick Answers

Matthew Hibner quick answers

Latest team and position
SMU · TE
Career Receiving Yards
819
Tracked sample
6 unique seasons · 9 entries · 26 games
Best season
2023 Postseason · Michigan
Top game
California
High school pipeline
Bridgton Academy · 1 FBS recruit · 0 drafted players
NFL Draft
2026 · Round 4 · Pick 33 · Baltimore Ravens
Latest roster
No. 88 · Senior
2025 Receiving yards rank
436 receiving yards · TE 28th (top 6%) · ACC 44th (top 16%) · National 296th (top 14%)

Season Ledger

Crawlable season-by-season stats

SeasonTeamGamesRecRec YdsTDOverall
2020 Regular SeasonMichigan0-00-
2021 Regular SeasonMichigan0-00-
2022 Regular SeasonMichigan5215021.5
2023 PostseasonMichigan2-00100
2023 Regular SeasonMichigan2-00100
2024 PostseasonSMU8238069.8
2024 Regular SeasonSMU822330469.8
2025 PostseasonSMU11285067.4
2025 Regular SeasonSMU1129351467.4

Related Context

Transfer Portal History

Matched portal movement

SeasonPathMovementValueDate
2024Michigan to SMUP4 to P478.2Jan 16, 2024

Matthew Hibner played TE for Michigan and SMU. Across 6 tracked seasons, Matthew Hibner recorded 819 receiving yards, 6 tackles, and 8 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2025 with SMU.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2023 Postseason

Michigan paired 0 primary output with — efficiency.

Supporting note

2025 Postseason role shape

target-driven usage with 70.3 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value stayed steady

2025 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.

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Multi-stop career journey

Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across Michigan, SMU.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: California

Loss with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

Analysis workspace

Season Workbench

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Season Explorer

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2025 Postseason · SMU

Games

11

Receiving Yards / G

39.6

Efficiency

70.3

Usage

11.4

Consistency

61.2

Best Game by takeover score

California

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Arizona: 85. East Texas A&M: -2. Baylor: 32. Missouri State: 4. TCU: 15. Syracuse: 55. Clemson: 29. Miami: 36. Boston College: 37. Louisville: 58. California: 87

Volume vs Efficiency

Each dot is a game. Farther right means the player carried more of the workload, and higher means they were more efficient with those chances.

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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Arizona: 2 by 100. East Texas A&M: 1 by 0. Baylor: 2 by 100. Missouri State: 2 by 13.3. TCU: 3 by 33.3. Syracuse: 5 by 73.3. Clemson: 2 by 96.7. Miami: 4 by 60. Boston College: 1 by 100. Louisville: 4 by 96.7. California: 5 by 100

Split Comparison

Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.

Wins37.8 · Games = 8 · -6.9 vs Losses
Losses44.7 · Games = 3 · +6.9 vs Wins

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

11 games

Featured metric

Receiving Yards

Top game by takeover score

California

Best efficiency game

100 vs Arizona

Result
Sat 1/3vs ArizonaW 24-1928542.542.50080
Sun 11/30@ CaliforniaL 35-3858717.417.40132
Sat 11/22vs LouisvilleW 38-645814.514.50033
Sat 11/8@ Boston CollegeW 45-131373737137
Sat 11/1vs MiamiW 26-2043699016
Sat 10/18@ ClemsonW 35-2422914.514.50122
Sat 10/4vs SyracuseW 31-185551111029
Sat 9/20@ TCUL 24-353155519
Sat 9/13@ Missouri StateW 28-10242205
Sat 9/6vs BaylorL 45-482321616016
Sun 8/31vs East Texas A&MW 42-131-2-2-200

Player Story

Matthew Hibner story

Matthew Hibner built his college career from 2020 through 2025 as a tight end from Burke, VA wearing No. 88, spending time with Michigan and SMU. The clearest part of Matthew Hibner's career was his receiving role: 57 catches, 819 receiving yards, and 8 touchdowns across 26 career games in the available record. His career also includes 6 tackles, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Matthew Hibner's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

  1. 1

    Michigan

    2020-2023

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    SMU

    2024-2025

    Final stop

Season Value Progression

202020212022202320232024202420252025
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2020 Regular SeasonMichigan0
2021 Regular SeasonMichigan00
2022 Regular SeasonMichigan15505.815
2023 PostseasonMichigan0-15
2023 Regular SeasonMichigan00
2024 PostseasonSMU36884.914.6368
2024 Regular SeasonSMU36884.914.60
2025 PostseasonSMU43670.311.468
2025 Regular SeasonSMU43670.311.40

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

@ No. 80 California

Week 14 · L 35-38 · Conference game

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

87

Receiving Yards

89.8 takeover

87 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#2

vs Pittsburgh

Week 10 · W 48-25 · Conference game

108

Receiving Yards

85.2 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

108 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#3

vs No. 28 Arizona

Week 1 · W 24-19 · Postseason

85

Receiving Yards

76.5 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

85 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#4

vs Clemson

Week 15 · L 31-34 · Conference game

69

Receiving Yards

69.3 takeover

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

69 receiving yards with a 92 efficiency score.

#5

vs No. 25 Louisville

Week 13 · W 38-6 · Conference game · Ranked opponent

58

Receiving Yards

69.2 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

58 receiving yards with a 96.7 efficiency score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2023 Postseason · Michigan

0 primary output · efficiency · usage

100

#2

2023 Regular Season · Michigan

100

0 primary · efficiency · usage

#3

2024 Postseason · SMU

69.8

368 primary · 84.9 efficiency · 14.6 usage

Milestones

1

100+ receiving yards

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8+ catch outings

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2+ TD games