#6
Northwestern · 2026

Joseph Himon II

RBSenior5' 9", 195 lbsLittle Rock, AR
Northwestern Wildcats5-1 · TDC #26
Snap share
23%
likely 17–51%
Rush yards
346
123rd of 1457 in FBS
Yards / carry
11.5
Rush TD
3
150th of 631 in FBS
Receptions
5
988th of 1995 in FBS
EPA / play
+0.53
4th of 262 RBs

Efficiency & Role

EPA = expected points added per play. Compared with every FBS RB who qualifies

EPA per play by situation

39 plays · +20.8 total EPA · 4th of 262 qualifying RBs
All plays+0.53
Passing+0.72
Rushing+0.48
1st down+0.61
2nd down+0.58
3rd down-0.70
Standard downs+0.57
Passing downs+0.46
IIRB average

Share of team plays

How often the offense runs through this player. Pass = targets or dropbacks, rush = carries
All plays10%
Pass plays6%
Run plays14%
1st down12%
2nd down12%
3rd down3%
Standard downs10%
Passing downs11%
IIRB average

Advanced

Computed from every play, garbage time excluded. FBS rank among players with enough volume

RushingValueFBS rank
Carries27—
Success rate51.9%—
Explosive run rate33.3%—
Stuffed at the line33.3%—
First downs10—
Red-zone carries5—
Goal-line carries2—
ReceivingValueFBS rank
Targets9—
Target share10.6%—
Catch rate55.6%—
Success rate per target55.6%—
Yards per target8.0—
Explosive catches11.1%—
Deep-target rate11.1%—
3rd-down targets1—
Red-zone targets3—

Charting

Where II's plays went: throw and catch spots, air yards and yards after the catch, read from the play-by-play

Targets
9
5 caught (56%)
Avg. depth of target
9.0
air yards per target
YAC per catch
8.4
42 yds after the catch
Air yards caught
30
of 72 yds on charted catches
Deep targets
11%
20+ air yards

Where he's targeted9 targets charted

56% comp9.0 avg. depth8.4 YAC/catch11% 20+ air yds3–0 TD–INT
101020203030LOSLeft, Behind air yards: noneLeft, 0–4 air yards: noneLeft, 5–9 air yards: 1 targets (11%), 1 caught (100%), 18 yds, 18.0 per target1100% · 18yLeft, 10–14 air yards: noneLeft, 15–19 air yards: noneLeft, 20–29 air yards: noneLeft, 30+ air yards: 1 targets (11%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target10% · 0yMiddle, Behind air yards: noneMiddle, 0–4 air yards: noneMiddle, 5–9 air yards: 1 targets (11%), 1 caught (100%), 15 yds, 15.0 per target1100% · 15yMiddle, 10–14 air yards: noneMiddle, 15–19 air yards: 1 targets (11%), 1 caught (100%), 25 yds, 25.0 per target1100% · 25yMiddle, 20–29 air yards: noneMiddle, 30+ air yards: noneRight, Behind air yards: noneRight, 0–4 air yards: 3 targets (33%), 2 caught (67%), 14 yds, 4.7 per target367% · 14yRight, 5–9 air yards: 2 targets (22%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target20% · 0yRight, 10–14 air yards: noneRight, 15–19 air yards: noneRight, 20–29 air yards: noneRight, 30+ air yards: none
fewer more targets
Direction and air yards come from the play-by-play (left / middle / right thirds of the field), so each glow sits in its zone rather than on an exact spot. Hover a zone for detail.

Run direction28 carries

Left
21%
21.2 YPC · 67% succ.
Middle
57%
9.7 YPC · 44% succ.
Right
21%
2.5 YPC · 33% succ.
Share of carries by direction, as the play-by-play calls it. Success: 5+ yards on 1st/2nd down, 3+ on 3rd/4th, or a touchdown. QB scrambles excluded.
2025 charting · Northwestern

2025 season. ESPN's play-by-play only has throw and catch spots for part of 2025 (2 of II’s games here), so treat the maps as a sample.

Charted targets
5
5 caught (100%)
Avg. depth of target
-3.6
air yards per target
YAC per catch
5.4
27 yds after the catch
Air yards caught
-18
of 9 yds on charted catches
Deep targets
0%
20+ air yards

Where he's targeted5 targets charted

76% comp-3.6 avg. depth5.4 YAC/catch0% 20+ air yds0–0 TD–INT
101020203030LOSLeft, Behind air yards: noneLeft, 0–4 air yards: noneLeft, 5–9 air yards: noneLeft, 10–14 air yards: noneLeft, 15–19 air yards: noneLeft, 20–29 air yards: noneLeft, 30+ air yards: noneMiddle, Behind air yards: noneMiddle, 0–4 air yards: noneMiddle, 5–9 air yards: noneMiddle, 10–14 air yards: noneMiddle, 15–19 air yards: noneMiddle, 20–29 air yards: noneMiddle, 30+ air yards: noneRight, Behind air yards: 4 targets (80%), 4 caught (100%), 6 yds, 1.5 per target4100% · 6yRight, 0–4 air yards: 1 targets (20%), 1 caught (100%), 3 yds, 3.0 per target1100% · 3yRight, 5–9 air yards: noneRight, 10–14 air yards: noneRight, 15–19 air yards: noneRight, 20–29 air yards: noneRight, 30+ air yards: none
fewer more targets
Direction and air yards come from the play-by-play (left / middle / right thirds of the field), so each glow sits in its zone rather than on an exact spot. Hover a zone for detail.

Run direction26 carries

Left
23%
8.0 YPC · 50% succ.
Middle
50%
3.2 YPC · 38% succ.
Right
27%
5.1 YPC · 57% succ.
Share of carries by direction, as the play-by-play calls it. Success: 5+ yards on 1st/2nd down, 3+ on 3rd/4th, or a touchdown. QB scrambles excluded.

Career

5 seasons since 2014 · box-score totals, snap share estimated from play-by-play

SeasonTeamGSnapsCarRush ydsY/CRush TDRush SRRecRec ydsRec TDTgt share
2026 so farNorthwestern#26 · 5-1623%3034611.5351.9%572310.6%
2025Northwestern#59 · 7-61131%994864.9147.3%2111809.8%
2024Northwestern#91 · 4-81227%522574.9229.4%159615.2%
2023Northwestern#70 · 8-51320%351363.9036.4%1821915.5%
2022Northwestern#113 · 1-1123%4317.8033.3%————

Past seasons are summed from ESPN box scores; success rates and snap shares come from the play-by-play. Joseph Himon II's team rank is that season's final TDC rank. A dash means the stat wasn't recorded.

Game Log

Joseph Himon II's box score, game by game, from ESPN, with a 0–10 game score for each (hover it for how it works). Click a result for the full game

7.8 avg. game scoreBest: 9.1 vs Penn State (Week 5)2 of 4 games at 8.0+
RushingReceivingReturns
WkOpponentResultGame scoreCarYdsY/CTDLongRecYdsY/RTDLongKRKR ydsPRPR ydsTD
1South Dakota StateW 34–187.948721.818011515.0015116···
3ColoradoW 41–78.74287.001834615.3325254···
4@IndianaL 23–29—200.003·····237···
5Penn StateW 34–139.11016216.2247··········
6Ball StateW 45–14—34214.0041··········
7@Michigan StateW 24–215.37273.901811111.0011239···
2026 · 6 games7.83034611.538057214.43257146···

2026 Season Stats

FBS rank among qualifying players

Rushing2026FBS rank
Carries30—
Yards346123rd / 1457
Yards / carry11.5—
Touchdowns3150th / 631
Long80—
Receiving2026FBS rank
Receptions5988th / 1995
Yards72849th / 1981
Yards / catch14.4—
Touchdowns393rd / 826
Long25—
Kick returns2026FBS rank
Returns7—
Yards146—
Average20.9—
Touchdowns0—
Long37—

Snaps by Game

Estimated snaps from a model trained on real NFL snap counts. Ranges in brackets are where the real number lands 80% of the time: wide for a single game, tighter over the season. How it works

GameTeam playsEst. snapsPlays involvedSpecial teamsSnap share
Wk 1 · South Dakota State54~13 (3–25)6124%
Wk 3 · Colorado73~15 (10–19)8221%
Wk 4 · Indiana56~10 (2–19)2218%
Wk 5 · Penn State69~19 (13–25)11·28%
Wk 6 · Ball State55~10 (2–19)3·18%
Wk 7 · Michigan State71~21 (14–27)9230%
Season37888 (64–192)39723%

Position Room

8 RBs on the Northwestern roster, ordered by car

#PlayerPosClassCarYdsYPCTDRecEPA/play
5Caleb KomolafeRBJR754015.3411+0.18
Gavin SawchukRB412095.101-0.04
6Joseph Himon IIRBSR3034611.535+0.53
22Daniel AndersonRBFR61830—-0.26
12Marcus RomainRBFR451.30—-0.33
36Sean Morris IIRBFR21050—+0.11
41Robby PreckelRBSO11101-1.97
7Mar'Kel PorterRBSO——————

Stats, EPA and usage come from CollegeFootballData.com and refresh daily. FBS ranks only count players with enough volume for the stat to mean something. Qualifying for EPA takes 6+ plays per team game. Northwestern depth chart →