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Matt Hibner

Tight End, Baltimore Ravens · #88.

Player facts

Team: Baltimore Ravens
Position: Tight End
Number: 88
Born: Mar 9, 2002 (age 24)
Birthplace: Burke, VA, USA
Height: 6' 4"
Weight: 251 lbs
College: SMU
Experience: Rookie
Status: Active

Stats

2026 Offense

	REC	TGTS	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG	FD
Regular Season	5	5	70	14.0	1	25	4
Last 5 Games	5	5	70	13.8	1	25	4
Career	5	5	70	14.0	1	25	4

Advanced stats

2026 season through week 6. EPA per play is the points a play added to the team’s expected score; success rate is the share of plays that kept the offense on schedule; CPOE is completion percentage over what the throws’ difficulty predicted. Rank is by EPA per play.

	Plays	EPA/play	Success	CPOE	League rank
Receiving	5 targets	+1.34	100%		fewer than 24 plays

NFL data: nflverse, CC BY 4.0.

Recent games

			Receiving							Rushing					Fumbles
Date	Opponent	Result	REC	TGTS	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG	FD	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG	FUM	LST
Sun, Oct 11	@ ATL	W 30-23 OT	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
Sun, Oct 4	vs TEN	W 24-18	2	2	34	17.0	0	25	1	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
Sun, Sep 27	vs DAL	W 34-31	2	2	23	11.5	1	21	2	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
Sun, Sep 20	vs NO	L 24-17	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
Sun, Sep 13	@ IND	W 41-23	1	1	13	13.0	0	13	1	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0

Last 5 games. Click a game for its box score.

About

Matthew Hibner (born March 9, 2002) is an American professional football tight end for the Baltimore Ravens of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Michigan Wolverines and SMU Mustangs. Hibner was selected by the Ravens in the fourth round of the 2026 NFL draft.

From Wikipedia’s article on Matthew Hibner, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.¹

Background

Early life

Hibner is from Burke, Virginia. He attended Lake Braddock High School in Burke where he played football as a tight end. He also played basketball for a time before deciding to focus solely on football. He had relatively little attention as a college recruit entering his senior year due to his small size. After being advised by his coach to add weight, Hibner "loaded up a plastic tub each day, full of eggs and meat wrapped in lettuce, carrying it around the hallways of Lake Braddock, [and] added nearly 40 pounds," according to The Washington Post. He posted 42 receptions for 940 yards and 12 touchdowns in his senior year while winning the 6C regional championship.

Hibner was ranked outside of the top 1,000 college recruits in May 2019, but by the end of his senior year was ranked the 14th-best tight end and a top-160 prospect nationally by 247Sports. He was also a top student, posting a grade-point average (GPA) of 4.3 while having never received a "B" grade through high school. He committed to play college football for the Michigan Wolverines.

College career

Hibner appeared in no games as a true freshman at Michigan in 2020, then played in eight games on special teams in 2021. In 2022, he appeared in 13 games, posting two catches for 15 yards along with three tackles and a fumble recovery. He won a national championship during the 2023 season while playing seven games and recording two tackles. Across his four years at Michigan, Hibner played in 28 games as a reserve, catching only two passes for 15 yards while tallying five tackles. Following the 2023 season, he entered the NCAA transfer portal and transferred to the SMU Mustangs. He saw more playing time at SMU, starting eight games during the 2024 season while recording 24 catches for 368 yards and four touchdowns. That year, he scored his first collegiate touchdown on an 80-yard catch against the Pittsburgh Panthers. He returned for a final season in 2025 and posted 31 catches for 436 yards and four touchdowns. At the conclusion of his collegiate career, Hibner was invited to the 2026 Senior Bowl.