Joseph Himon II holds the RB · Depth spot in Northwestern Wildcats’s running back room. Where he sits among the room’s front-line roles:

Joseph Himon II logged a 16.6% overall usage rate in 2025.

Joseph Himon II is a redshirt junior running back for Northwestern from Little Rock, Arkansas. A three-star recruit from Pulaski Academy, he committed to the Wildcats on July 11, 2021, and was named Arkansas Gatorade Player of the Year in 2021. In 2025, Himon appeared in 11 games with one start, rushing 99 times for 486 yards and one touchdown while catching 21 passes for 118 yards. He also returned five kickoffs for 131 yards, including a long of 39 yards. His performance against Purdue on October 18 marked a career-high with 22 carries for 87 yards.