#88

Matthew Hibner

Former tight end at SMU. 2025: 31 catches, 436 receiving yards, 4 TD.

TE · SMU · Sr. · #88

6′5″ · 252 lb · Burke, VA

CFB Index 64 · #27 of 156 TEsMedium-low confidenceDrafted by Baltimore — Rd 4, Pick 33, #133 overall

How he plays

Shows up in the passing game from any alignment.

EPA / target: 91st percentile.

The full scouting read

The numbers

436

receiving yards · 2025

31 catches · 4 TD · 14.1 per catch

Best game: 5 rec, 87 yds, 1 TD, at California

His career numbers, season by season

The story

Former tight end at SMU. 2025: 31 catches, 436 receiving yards, 4 TD.

Signed as a 4-star recruit to Lake Braddock in 2020.
Transferred from Michigan to SMU in 2024.
Drafted round 4 by the Baltimore in 2026.

The full story, with sources

How it ended

Four seasons at SMU, 819 receiving yards — drafted at #133 overall by Baltimore.

His career

He was on the field for 4 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.

The week the volume broke through — put up 108 yds vs Pittsburgh.Pittsburgh · W 48-252024

2020

Recruited4-star out of Lake Braddock

20248 games

Entered the portal

2026

Drafted by Baltimoreround 4, pick 133

Career arc

Recruit

★★★★

#397 national

CFB

College

2 teams

2022–2025

NFL

NFL Draft

R4 · #133

Baltimore · 2026

Coaching lineage · 2022–2025

1 coach

2022–2025

Rhett Lashlee

SMU

Played his entire career under Rhett Lashlee.

Where He Ended Up · NFL

Baltimore2026 NFL rookie season

#133Rd 4 · Pick 33

Baltimore2026 NFL rookie season

View college career stats ↓

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2022Michigan13-1HC: Jim Harbaugh · Run-heavy

2023Michigan15-0HC: Jim Harbaugh · Run-heavy, slow tempo

2024SMU11-3HC: Rhett Lashlee · Run-leaning

2025SMU9-4HC: Rhett Lashlee · Balanced

Where this profile ranks vs the TE cohort

Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles

64Quality starter #27 of 156?

Medium-low confidence10 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: epa / target (91st percentile). Strength: td rate (84th percentile).

Real play-by-play efficiency

EPA / target#71 / 798 · 91st pct

0.76

TD rate#122 / 798 · 84th pct

5.4%

Catch rate#124 / 798 · 84th pct

78.4%

Explosive rate#126 / 798 · 84th pct

16.2%

Yards / catch#214 / 798 · 73rd pct

13.7

Box-score rates (5)

Long catch#2 / 175 · 99th pct

Yards / catch#17 / 175 · 90th pct

14.1

Rec yards#28 / 175 · 84th pct

436

Rec TDs#27 / 175 · 80th pct

Receptions#48 / 175 · 72nd pct

Season trend

Last seasonThis season

EPA / target

35th → 91st percentile

Explosive rate

86th → 84th percentile

Catch rate

9th → 84th percentile

TD rate

80th → 84th percentile

Yards / catch

86th → 73rd percentile

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season. Most bars are box-score rates; EPA / success-rate bars are computed from real play-by-play (offense only — no defensive EPA model exists yet).

Situational

Situational · Share of own targets (PBP, 2025)

Third-down role

22%8 of his 37 targets came on third down · TE median is 22%

Splits & context

Splits · Per-game

2025 season · 11 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home6g	3.0	44.0	15.2	0.0
Road5g	2.6	34.4	15.2	0.8

First half vs Second half

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Weeks 1-76g	2.5	31.5	12.4	0.2
Weeks 8+5g	3.2	49.4	18.5	0.6

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Rhett Lashlee

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2025

Rotational

Earning real snaps in the rotation without a starting job.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

64 · #27 of 156 TEs

Former four-star. Now #27 at the position.

Career stats

Season	Team
2025	SMU	31	436	14.1	4	--
2024	SMU	24	368	15.3	4	--
2023	Michigan	--	--	--	--	--
2022	Michigan	2	15	7.5	0	--
Career		57	819	14.4	8	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 10 · 2025

W 26–20

vs Miami

4 rec · 36 yds

A wire-to-wire battle — won by 6 at home.

With K. Jennings — 365 yds · 1 TD · 0 INT · QBR 67.6 · -8 rush yds (8 car) · 1 TD · W. McSparron — 43 AVG · 2 IN 20 · 57 LONG

Signature plays

Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|

The plays that mattered most

fact

Week 11 · Boston College · 2&31 · Q3 · EPA +6.11(04:50) Shotgun #7 K.Jennings pass complete short middle to #88 M.Hibner caught at BCE25, for 37 yards to the BCE00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 04:46, 1ST DOWN #95 S.Keltner kick attempt good (H: #43 W.McSparron, LS: #48 M.Tribbett)
Week 1 · Arizona · 2&8 · Q1 · EPA +5.91(14:35) No Huddle-Shotgun #7 K.Jennings pass complete deep right to #88 M.Hibner caught at SMU42, for 80 yards to the ARIZ01 (#25 M.Dansby), 1ST DOWN
Week 8 · Clemson · 2&12 · Q4 · EPA +3.17Kevin Jennings pass complete to Matthew Hibner for 22 yds for a TD (Sam Keltner PAT MISSED)
Week 2 · Baylor · 3&10 · Q3 · EPA +3.16Kevin Jennings pass complete to Matthew Hibner for 16 yds to the BAY 37 for a 1ST down
Week 4 · TCU · 3&6 · Q2 · EPA +2.87Kevin Jennings pass complete to Matthew Hibner for 9 yds for a TD (Sam Keltner KICK)
Week 14 · California · 2&9 · Q3 · EPA +2.74(07:56) No Huddle-Shotgun #7 K.Jennings pass complete short middle to #88 M.Hibner caught at SMU42, for 23 yards to the SMU49 (#8 J.Wagoner; #6 J.Smith), 1ST DOWN
Week 14 · California · 1&10 · Q4 · EPA +2.69(04:46) Shotgun #7 K.Jennings pass complete deep middle to #88 M.Hibner caught at CAL45, for 32 yards to the CAL41 (#2 D.Polidore Jr.), 1ST DOWN
Week 13 · Louisville · 3&7 · Q1 · EPA +2.66(14:00) Shotgun #7 K.Jennings pass complete short right to #88 M.Hibner caught at SMU45, for 17 yards to the SMU45, out of bounds at SMU45, 1ST DOWN. The previous play is under automatic review - "Pass completion". CALL UPHELD
Week 14 · California · 2&6 · Q3 · EPA +2.53(04:56) Shotgun #7 K.Jennings pass complete short right to #88 M.Hibner caught at CAL05, for 6 yards to the CAL00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 04:52 #95 S.Keltner kick attempt good (H: #43 W.McSparron, LS: #48 M.Tribbett)
Week 6 · Syracuse · 4&2 · Q3 · EPA +2.38Kevin Jennings pass complete to Matthew Hibner for 11 yds to the SYR 30 for a 1ST down

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week