IRVING, Texas (NFF/SMU) – SMU tight end Matthew Hibner was named a semifinalist for the 2025 William V. Campbell Trophy, the National Football Foundation and College Hall of Fame announced in a release on Wednesday.

Throughout the beginning of the 2025 season, Hibner has caught eight receptions for 49 yards and a touchdown. In the preseason, the Virginia native was named to the Campbell Trophy Watch List as well as the John Mackey Award Watch List.

In 2024, Hibner registered 24 receptions for 368 yards, posting four touchdowns and two tackles for the Mustangs. In the ACC Championship against Clemson, the tight end recorded five catches for 69 yards and a touchdown.

Hibner joins a list of 176 other semifinalists, boasting a group average GPA of 3.60. The graduate student is one of ten ACC selections and 91 nominees who have already earned their bachelor's degree.

Celebrating its 36th year, the Campbell Trophy recognizes an individual as the absolute best football scholar-athlete in the nation for his combined academic success, football performance and exemplary leadership.

The NFF will announce 12-16 finalists on Oct. 22, and each of them will receive an $18,000 postgraduate scholarship as a member of the 2025 NFF National Scholar-Athlete Class Presented by Fidelity Investments. The finalists will travel to the Bellagio Resort & Casino in Las Vegas for the 67th NFF Annual Awards Dinner Presented by Las Vegas on Dec. 9, where their accomplishments will be highlighted in front of one of the most powerful audiences in all of sports. Live during the event, one member of the class will be declared as the winner of the 36th Campbell Trophy and have his postgraduate scholarship increased to $25,000.