Joseph Himon II

#6 · RB · Northwestern5′9″ · 195 lb · Little Rock, AR · Pulaski Academy

Rushing yards384122nd of 278 running backsLast gameL 26–34at Oregon · Oct 31
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384 rushing yards in 8 games; their best was 162 vs Penn State.
Game 1: against South Dakota State, win 34-18, 87 rushing yards, 1 touchdown, FCS opponent87WSDSTFCSGame 2: against Colorado, win 41-7, 28 rushing yards28WCOLOGame 3: at Indiana, loss 23-29, 0 rushing yards0LIU@Game 4: against Penn State, win 34-13, 162 rushing yards, 2 touchdowns162WPSUGame 5: against Ball State, win 45-14, 42 rushing yards42WBALLGame 6: at Michigan State, win 24-21, 27 rushing yards27WMSU@Game 7: against Rutgers, win 42-14, 25 rushing yards25WRUTGGame 8: at Oregon, loss 26-34, 13 rushing yards13LORE@Season high
Game 1: against South Dakota State, win 34-18, 87 rushing yards, 1 touchdown, FCS opponentWSDSTFCSGame 2: against Colorado, win 41-7, 28 rushing yardsWCOLOGame 3: at Indiana, loss 23-29, 0 rushing yardsLIU@Game 4: against Penn State, win 34-13, 162 rushing yards, 2 touchdowns162WPSUGame 5: against Ball State, win 45-14, 42 rushing yardsWBALLGame 6: at Michigan State, win 24-21, 27 rushing yardsWMSU@Game 7: against Rutgers, win 42-14, 25 rushing yardsWRUTGGame 8: at Oregon, loss 26-34, 13 rushing yards13LORE@Season high
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Oregon · L 26-34

5 carries, 13 yards

The other 7 games average 53 yards. This one was 40 below.

Open this game

Dashed line: 100 yards.

This week

What’s being said

7 stories in the last 60 days, from 3 outlets.

Sep 10 to Sep 16: 2Sep 17 to Sep 23: 1Oct 1 to Oct 7: 3W 41-7 vs ColoradoWL 23-29 at IndianaLW 34-13 vs Penn StateWW 45-14 vs Ball StateWW 24-21 at Michigan StateWW 42-14 vs RutgersWL 26-34 at OregonLSep 10Nov 4Most in a week: 3
Sep 10 to Sep 16: 2Sep 17 to Sep 23: 1Oct 1 to Oct 7: 3W 41-7 vs ColoradoWL 23-29 at IndianaLW 34-13 vs Penn StateWW 45-14 vs Ball StateWW 24-21 at Michigan StateWW 42-14 vs RutgersWL 26-34 at OregonLSep 10Nov 4Most in a week: 3
Stories per week. W and L: the team’s results.

Northwestern’s Joseph Himon II Records Fastest Speed at 22 MPH

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All 7 stories this season

Worth knowing

  • Joseph Himon II has 8.9 yards a carry, second among FBS running backs, behind Cole Tabb.

His most important play this season

  1. Q2, 9:21 · Northwestern up 2Joseph Himon II runs 38 yards for a touchdownPenn State at Northwestern, week 5Q2, 9:21 · Northwestern 17, Penn State 7Joseph Himon II's first 100-yard rushing game of 2026Joseph Himon II's first 100-yard rushing game of 2026Joseph Himon II 38 yd Run (Jackson Kleather Kick)Watch from this playCFB ON FOX

All 5 of his plays on video

14% of the carries, 24% of the yards, 17% of the touchdowns

  • Carries14%43 of 303
  • Yards24%384 of 1,619
  • Touchdowns17%3 of 18
  • Yards a carry: 8.9. Everyone else on the team: 4.8.

Share of the team's rushing yards, game by game

No bar in a game where the team had under 100 rushing yards: a share of that little says nothing.

Who carried it

Share of the team's total this season.

Joseph Himon II

RB · Northwestern · #6

Hits the crease and outruns the angle. Played for two head coaches at Northwestern: Pat Fitzgerald and David Braun. One game to point at: 162 rushing yards and 2 rushing TD against Penn State — Week 5, 2026.

384 rushing yards · 3 rushing TD · 43 carries

Style of play

Style of play

Play style

Cuts upfield fast. Designed to find the crease, not run through the line.

Short-yardage / goal-line · enumeration

Who gets the tough yard

2/16Inside-5 share

2 of the team's 16 inside-the-5 carries (12.5%).

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