Should I start Matthew Hibner in Week 6?

Our Week 6 projection has Matthew Hibner at 2.6 half-PPR points (3.2 PPR), TE40 at his position, tier Bench, on the road at Cleveland Browns.

How has Matthew Hibner played in 2026?

3 games, 5.2 half-PPR points a game (6.0 PPR), TE30 in points per game among 102 TEs with 2+ games: 5-70-1 on 5 tgt.

What is Matthew Hibner's dynasty value?

2,108 in 1QB PPR (#278 overall, TE52) as of Oct 10, 2026.

TE/Baltimore Ravens

Matthew Hibner

Age 24.6 · Rookie · 6'4", 251 lb · SMU · 2026 R4 #133

W6 @ CLE · Sun 1:00 PMBye W13

Week 6TE402.6 proj · Bench

ROS rank—Not on our board

DynastyTE522,108 · #278

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Overview

2026 so far3 games

Points a game

5.2

TE30 of 102

Target share

6.8%

5 targets

Targets a game

1.7

5 catches, 70 yds

Week 6

Lines Oct 14

BAL

Sun · Oct 18 · 1:00 PM ET

Huntington Bank Field

CLE

LineBAL -4.5Total41.5BAL implied23Rest7 days (CLE 7)Forecast59°F, wind 11 mph

Our Week 6 projection

2.6pts

TE40

Bench

1.7tgt1.2rec13yds0.10TD

Updated Oct 14, 2026, built on a BAL team total of 23. Rank is among every TE we project this week.

Cleveland Browns defense vs TEs

#20of 32 in fantasy points allowed to TEs (1 = stingiest)

StingiestSoftest

PPR a game

14.6

targets

8.6

rec yds

0.6

Allowed to TEs per game across 5 games. Best games against them: Darnell Washington (W4, 11.7 PPR, 3/5 27 yds); Pat Freiermuth (W4, 10.7 PPR, 3/5 17 yds); Brenton Strange (W1, 10.3 PPR, 2/3 23 yds).

EPA ranks entering Week 6: #5 against the pass, #26 against the run (1 = best defense).

Where CLE gives up receiving fantasy points to TEs

#15

CLE's average rank in the zones where Hibner gets his targets, weighted by his share there (1 = stingiest, 32 = softest).

Left

Middle

Right

Deep 20+

20%0.0#1

1.7#31

0.0#1

Middle 10–19

0.0#1

2.0#28

0.4#9

Short 0–9

20%2.1#19

20%0.8#9

20%4.5#28

Behind line

0.2#14

0.0#1

20%0.4#17

StingySoft

Big number: receiving fantasy points CLE allows a game to TEs in that zone. # = its rank of 32. Green tag = Matthew Hibner's share of his targets in that zone this season. Depth is air yards at the catch point; 5 games, through Week 5. Tap a zone for the detail.

Week 5: projected vs. actual

Projected

2.7

TE40

Actual

0.0

Difference

−2.7

no stats recorded

Do defensive matchups actually matter? Our study ›

Game log

2026 · through W5

Fantasy pointsOur projection that weekSeason average 5.2

Every gametap a game for the detail

vs NO L 17-24

No catch, carry or pass recorded

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@ ATL W 30-23

No catch, carry or pass recorded

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D# = the opponent's rank against TEs entering that week (1 = stingiest, 32 = softest). Finish = his rank at TE that week.

Usage

Snap shareTarget shareAir-yard share

BAL target treeshare of team targets, 2026

29.6%

22.8%

15.3%

7.9%

6.9%

6.6%

6.3%

Season to date, games each player played.

Splits

As a receiver2026 charted plays, through Week 5

Situation	Tgt	Rec-Yds-TD	Yds/tgt	EPA/tgt
All targets	5	5-70-1	14.07.1	1.340.25
Red zone20% of targets	1	1-2-1	2.04.6	2.030.61
Inside the 1020% of targets	1	1-2-1	2.03.1	2.030.68
Third down20% of targets	1	1-2-1	2.06.6	2.030.21
Score within 780% of targets	4	4-61-1	15.37.0	1.420.22
Leading by 8+20% of targets	1	1-9-0	9.08.9	1.010.54
Two-minute drill20% of targets	1	1-2-1	2.06.4	2.030.23
Vs. the blitz40% of targets	2	2-11-1	5.56.8	1.520.20
No blitz60% of targets	3	3-59-0	19.77.2	1.220.27
Play action80% of targets	4	4-57-1	14.37.3	1.460.25
With motion60% of targets	3	3-48-1	16.07.4	1.610.29

Small grey number = every TE in that situation. Green or red = a clear gap either way. 5 of his 5 charted targets were catchable; 0 drops, 0 of 0 contested caught.

Team

BAL

Points a game

29.2

6th of 32

Plays a game

60.8

18th of 32

EPA per play

0.151

5th of 32

Pass rate over exp.

−10.0%

28th of 32

Red-zone plays a game

11.2

6th of 32

Motion rate

48%

11th of 32

Play-action rate

11%

18th of 32

No-huddle rate

23rd of 32

Baltimore Ravens offense, 2026 through Week 5. Rank 1 = most. Scheme rates from FTN charting through Week 5.

Game by gamescore, implied total, pass rate (over expected), QB

Week	Score	Implied	Pass rate	QB
W1vs IND	41-23	25.8	43%−11.6	Jackson25 att
W2vs NO	17-24	27.0	60%−3.7	Jackson31 att
W3vs DAL	34-31	28.3	35%−23.9	Jackson20 att
W4vs TEN	24-18	27.0	53%−3.1	Jackson20 att
W5vs ATL	30-23	20.5	51%−7.8	Huntley32 att

Depth chartTE, Oct 14

TE1

Mark Andrews

TE2

Matthew Hibner

TE3

Josh Cuevas

TE4

Nick Vannett

TE5

Durham Smythe

Scheduleeach defense's current rank vs TEs

@CLE

#20

CIN

#25

@BUF

#15

JAX

W10

LAC

W11

@CAR

#24

W12

@HOU

W13

BYE

W14

#22

W15

@PIT

#16

W16

CLE

#20

W17

@CIN

#25

W18

PIT

#16

Next 4

#17

average rank

Playoffs W15–17

#20

average rank

Bye

W13

Green = soft, red = stingy (1 = stingiest, 32 = softest), ranked on fantasy points allowed to TEs so far. Gold underline = fantasy playoffs. Does strength of schedule matter? ›

Head coach: Jesse Minter. QB: Tyler Huntley (most pass attempts, Week 5).

Career

Points a game by season

Season by season

Year	G	Rec-Yds-TD	Pts/g	xFP/g
2026BAL	3	5-70-15 tgt, 7.0% share	5.2TE30	—

Under points a game: his rank at TE in points a game (8+ games; 2026: 2+ games). xFP = expected PPR a game from his usage; under it, the season's points over expected. Routes = share of team dropbacks he ran a route (through 2025).

Health

2026 injury reportofficial, week by week

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✓ = not listed. Letters = game status (Q, D, O) or worst practice that week (LP limited, DNP did not practice). Tap a week for the detail.

Teammates on the report

questionable

questionable

active

IR (Achilles)

Zay Flowers WR

Questionable (Hamstring)

Our current notes first, then Sleeper designations. What happens when a starter is ruled out? ›

Value

Market Oct 10

1QB value

2,108

#278 overall · TE52 · tier 13

Superflex

1,883

#252 overall · TE34

30 days

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Peak

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Where his value could be in a year

1,155

2,150

3,931

Teal dot = today (2,108). Box = the middle half of outcomes, white line = the median, whiskers = 10th to 90th percentile. TEs about 25 valued near #278 overall: real 1-year moves since 2022, weighted by exact age and market rank (about 49 players' worth).

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Profile

Draft

R4 #133

2026 · 10th TE · BAL

Age

24.6

24 at the draft

Size

6'4"

251 lb

College

SMU

Athletic profilepercentile vs TEs at the combine since 2010

Height

6'4"

Weight

251 lb

40-yard dash

4.57s

Vertical

37"

Broad jump

116"

speed

College production

Year	G	Rec-Yds-TD	Yds share	Dominator
2025SMU	10	29-351-4	11.8%	14.3
2024SMU	7	22-330-4	17.5%	25.4
2023Michigan	1	0-0-0	0.0%	0.0
2022Michigan	5	2-15-0	1.2%	0.6

Share = his share of his team's receiving yards. Dominator = average of his share of receiving yards and TDs.

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Sources: nflverse play-by-play, weekly stats, Next Gen Stats and FTN charting (free public data); official NFL injury reports; Sleeper; GWTTKB rankings, projections and market data. Built 2026-10-14. Every number on this page comes from those files; where a stat is not on file it is left blank, never zero. Nothing here is betting advice.