Northwestern University Athletics

2025 Football Roster

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August 30, 2025, New Orleans, LA: A game between Northwestern Football and Tulane at Yulman Field in New Orleans, LA on Saturday, August 30, 2025. (Photo by Ryan Kuttler/Northwestern Athletics)
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September 13, 2025, Evanston, IL: A game between Northwestern Football and Oregon at Northwestern Medicine Field at Martin Stadium in Evanston, IL on Saturday, September 13, 2025. (Photo by Ryan Kuttler/Northwestern Athletics)
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joe himon at penn state
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joe himon vs. EIU
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September 14, 2024, Evanston, IL: A game between Northwestern Football and Eastern Illinois at Northwestern Medicine Field at Martin Stadium in Evanston, IL on Saturday, September 14, 2024. (Photo by Griffin Quinn/Northwestern Athletics)
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November 30, 2024, Chicago, IL: A game between Northwestern Football and Illinois at Wrigley Field in Chicago, IL on Saturday, November 30, 2024. (Photo by Mary Grace Grabill/Northwestern Athletics)
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November 2, 2024, West Lafayette, IN: A game between Northwestern Football and Purdue at Ross-Ade Stadium in West Lafayette, IN on Saturday, November 2, 2024. (Photo by Ryan Kuttler/Northwestern Athletics)
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September 21, 2024, Seattle, WA: A game between Northwestern Football and Washington at Husky Stadium in Seattle, WA on Saturday, September 21, 2024. (Photo by Mary Grace Grabill/Northwestern Athletics)
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November 2, 2024, West Lafayette, IN: A game between Northwestern Football and Purdue at Ross-Ade Stadium in West Lafayette, IN on Saturday, November 2, 2024. (Photo by Griffin Quinn/Northwestern Athletics)
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September 21, 2024, Seattle, WA: A game between Northwestern Football and Washington at Husky Stadium in Seattle, WA on Saturday, September 21, 2024. (Photo by Mary Grace Grabill/Northwestern Athletics)
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October 5, 2024, Evanston, IL: A game between Northwestern Football and Indiana at Northwestern Medicine Field at Martin Stadium in Evanston, IL on Saturday, October 5, 2024. (Photo by Griffin Quinn/Northwestern Athletics)
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Joe Himon II at Duke
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July 18, 2025, Evanston, IL: Members of the Northwestern Football team pose for photos as part of Internal Media Days at Walter Athletics Center in Evanston, IL on Friday, July 18, 2025. (Photo by Ryan Kuttler/Northwestern Athletics)
Jersey Number 6

Joseph Himon II

  • Height:
    5-9
  • Weight:
    190
  • Position:
    RB
  • Class:
    Redshirt Junior
  • Hometown:
    Little Rock, Ark.
  • High School:
    Pulaski Academy

2025 Redshirt Junior:
Appeared in 11 games with one start … Rushed for 486 yards on 99 carries with one rushing touchdown … Hauled in 21 receptions for 118 yards through the air … Tallied 131 yards on five kickoff returns … Was one of three NU running backs with 30+ rushing yards against Tulane (8/30) with 38 yards on eight carries … Was one of four NU players with 40+ rushing yards against Western Illinois (9/5) with 46 yards on eight carries … Posted 59 rushing yards on 12 carries against Oregon (9/13) … Rushed eight times for 58 yards, including a season-long 24-yard rush, and returned one kickoff for 23 yards against UCLA (9/27) … Tallied 14 yards from scrimmage on two carries and one reception against ULM (10/5) … Registered 103 yards from scrimmage (65 rushing, 38 receiving) on 17 touches against Penn State (10/11) … Set career-highs in carries (22) and rushing yards (87), including a 37-yard rush, in win over Purdue (10/18) … Notched 49 yards from scrimmage on 12 touches and returned a kickoff for 18 yards against Nebraska (10/25) … Led the Wildcats in rushing yards (36) on nine carries and added one catch for six yards against Michigan (11/15) … Scored his first touchdown of the year on a 20-yard carry, ran seven times for 47 yards and tallied 51 kickoff return yards on two returns against Minnesota (11/22) … Took two carries for 11 yards before exiting the Illinois game (11/29) with an injury.

2024 Redshirt Sophomore:
Played in 12 games and started in two, logging 52 carries for 257 yards (4.9 ypc) and two touchdowns, while snagging 15 passes for 96 yards and a touchdown ... Named All-Big Ten Honorable Mention as kick returner and Academic All-Big Ten ... Finished the season ranked third in the Big Ten in kick return yards ... His 479 kick return yards were the most in a season by a Northwestern player since Solomon Vault in 2016 (560) ... Took six carries for 24 yards against Duke (9/6) ... Ran for his first career touchdown while rushing for a then-career-high 49 yards on five carries in a win over Eastern Illinois (9/14) ... Totaled 150 kick return yards on three returns, tied for the sixth-most by a Wildcat in a game since 2000, including a 96-yard return at Washington (9/21) ... Tallied a team-high 35 rushing yards on seven carries against Indiana (10/5) ... Notched 23 rushing yards and one reception vs. Wisconsin (10/19) ... Set his career-high with 78 rushing yards on six carries and a touchdown and recorded a season-high 34 receiving yards while catching the game-winning touchdown in overtime against Purdue (11/2) … It marked the first walk-off touchdown reception by a Big Ten running back since Michigan State’s T.J. Duckett on Nov. 3, 2001 … Also recorded a career-long 51-yard rushing touchdown in the first quarter, in what marked the first multi-touchdown game of his career ... Returned a career-high five kicks for 90 yards against Michigan (11/23).

2023 Redshirt First-Year:
Played in all 13 games, totaling 35 carries for 136 yards (3.9 ypc), alongside 18 catches for 219 yards (12.2 ypc), which ranked fifth on the team, and a receiving touchdown ... Had a career-long 85-yard receiving touchdown, the third longest pass play in program history, against UTEP (9/9) ... Rushed for a career-high six times for 19 yards against Duke (9/16) ... Had a career-high four catches for 28 yards against Minnesota (9/23) ... Had two receptions for 67 yards in a win over Maryland (10/28) … Caught a screen pass for 53 yards, his second 50+ yard reception of the campaign ... Notched a career-high 41 rushing yards on four carries in a road victory against Wisconsin (11/11) … Had a 32-yard run in the second quarter, the longest rush of his career.

2022 First-Year:
Appeared in three games, rushing four times for 31 yards (7.8 ypc) ... Made collegiate debut against Duke (9/10) ... Recorded first collegiate rushing attempt against Purdue, rushing for 16 yards on two carries (11/19) ... Rushed twice and posted a career-long carry of 14 yards against Illinois (11/26) ... Redshirted.

High School:
Verbally committed to Northwestern on July 11, 2021 ... Arkansas Gatorade Player of the Year in 2021 ... Helped lead Pulaski Academy to an Arkansas state championship in 2021 ... Ran for 151 yards and two touchdowns in state title game ... Hootens/Farm Bureau 5A Offensive POY ... All Conference, All State, Max-Preps Player of the Year and Max Preps All American in 2021 ... Honor Roll Student ... Anticipated major is Sports Medicine.

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