Josh Yon brings hometown toughness and linebacker upside to North Dakota
Yon is a 6-foot-1, 225-pound sophomore linebacker at North Dakota who arrives with a strong in-state resume: he recorded 175 total tackles, 29 tackles for loss, six sacks, three pass breakups, and an interception in high school, and was a two-time all-region, second-team all-state selection.[4] He redshirted in 2022 and did not see game action, so his appeal is more about projection than production right now, but his physicality, backfield disruption, and experience playing both linebacker and fullback suggest a versatile, hard-nosed fit for a defense that values downhill play and special-teams toughness.[4][1]
