Player Dossier

2016-2020

Notre Dame

Ian Book

QB • 6'0" • 206 lbs • El Dorado Hills, CA, USA

Balanced quarterback profileVolume operator

Ian Book is a balanced quarterback profile with 23.7 usage in the latest tracked season.

Usage Score

23.7

Efficiency

68.2

Consistency

82.4

Season Value

68.4

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2020 Postseason · Notre Dame

161717181819192020

Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Seasons Tracked
9
Program Path
Notre Dame
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Boston College

Scouting Read

Best season and peak-game context are pinned here so the rest of the page can stay analytical without losing the headline story.

Ian Book, QB. Best season Best season by value score: 2020 Postseason · Notre Dame. Ian Book is a balanced quarterback profile with 23.7 usage in the latest tracked season.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2020 Postseason

Notre Dame paired 3,316 primary output with 68.2 efficiency.

Supporting note

2020 Postseason role shape

pass-led usage with 68.2 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value stayed steady

2020 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Boston College

Win with balanced pass-rush production and strong creator value. It landed in the 91.7th percentile of the selected season.

Analysis workspace

Season Workbench

Filter the strongest season sample, inspect game-level shape, and then drop into the full log without losing the story of the year.

Season Explorer

Understand the selected season before dropping into the full game log.

2020 Postseason · Notre Dame

Games

12

Primary Metric / G

276.3

Efficiency

68.2

Usage

23.7

Consistency

82.4

Best Game by takeover score

Alabama

Hover a point or expand a game row to keep the active game context visible here.

Game-by-Game Trend

123456789101112

Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Alabama: 284. Duke: 275. South Florida: 152. Florida State: 259. Louisville: 154. Pittsburgh: 352. Georgia Tech: 245. Clemson: 378. Boston College: 368. North Carolina: 327. Syracuse: 338. Clemson: 184

Volume vs Efficiency

Low volume / high quality

High volume / high quality

Low volume / lower quality

High volume / lower quality

Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Alabama: 54 by 61.1. Duke: 40 by 58.1. South Florida: 23 by 62.1. Florida State: 34 by 73.9. Louisville: 31 by 61. Pittsburgh: 38 by 72.5. Georgia Tech: 35 by 71. Clemson: 54 by 67. Boston College: 37 by 86.6. North Carolina: 41 by 75. Syracuse: 45 by 71.1. Clemson: 38 by 59.2

Split Comparison

Wins284.8 · n=10 · +50.8 vs Losses
Losses234 · n=2 · -50.8 vs Wins
First Half246 · n=6 · -60.7 vs Second Half
Second Half306.7 · n=6 · +60.7 vs First Half

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

12 games

Featured metric

Total Offense

Top game by takeover score

Boston College

Best efficiency game

86.6 vs Boston College

Result
Fri 1/1@ AlabamaDual-threatL 14-31273922969.20161.115553.70120
Sat 12/19vs ClemsonL 10-34202821971.40059.210-35-3.5007
Sat 12/5vs Syracuse3+ TD · Dual-threatW 45-21243728564.93171.18536.60228
Fri 11/27@ North CarolinaW 31-17233327969.710758486033
Sat 11/14@ Boston College3+ TD · Dual-threatW 45-31202728374.13086.610858.50120
Sun 11/8vs Clemson300-yard game · Dual-threatW 47-40223931056.4106715684.50012
Sat 10/31@ Georgia TechW 31-13182619969.210719465.10014
Sat 10/24@ Pittsburgh300-yard game · 3+ TDW 45-3163031253.33072.58405018
Sat 10/17vs LouisvilleW 12-7111910757.9006112473.90120
Sat 10/10vs Florida State3+ TD · Dual-threatW 42-26162520164.02073.99586.40111
Sat 9/19vs South Florida3+ TDW 52-0121914363.20062.1492.3034
Sat 9/12vs DukeW 27-13193126361.31158.19121.3008

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

  1. 1

    Notre Dame

    2016-2020

    Opening stop

Season Progression

201620172017201820182019201920202020
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2016 Regular SeasonNotre Dame0
2017 PostseasonNotre Dame6625210662
2017 Regular SeasonNotre Dame66252100
2018 PostseasonNotre Dame2,90864.924.62,246
2018 Regular SeasonNotre Dame2,90864.924.60
2019 PostseasonNotre Dame3,58066.623.1672
2019 Regular SeasonNotre Dame3,58066.623.10
2020 PostseasonNotre Dame3,31668.223.7-264
2020 Regular SeasonNotre Dame3,31668.223.70

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Boston College

Win with balanced pass-rush production and strong creator value.

368

Primary metric

368 total offense with 86.6 efficiency.

#2

Clemson

378

Primary metric

Win with balanced pass-rush production and strong creator value.

378 total offense with 67 efficiency.

#3

Northwestern

399

Primary metric

Win with balanced pass-rush production and strong creator value.

399 total offense with 74.9 efficiency.

#4

New Mexico

406

Primary metric

Win with 406 yards of offense and 78.4 efficiency.

406 total offense with 78.4 efficiency.

#5

LSU

200

Primary metric

Win with 200 yards of offense and 64.3 efficiency.

200 total offense with 64.3 efficiency.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2020 Postseason · Notre Dame

3,316 primary output · 68.2 efficiency · 23.7 usage

68.4

#2

2020 Regular Season · Notre Dame

68.4

3,316 primary · 68.2 efficiency · 23.7 usage

#3

2019 Postseason · Notre Dame

68

3,580 primary · 66.6 efficiency · 23.1 usage

Milestones

26

250+ passing yards

16

300+ total offense

0

3+ takeover TD games

30

Above avg efficiency

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit context is not available for this player in the current dataset.

Career Facts

1

Career teams

9

Seasons tracked

10,466

Career Total Offense

Data Context

Coverage spans 9 tracked seasons, 46 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

Quick Answers

Ian Book quick answers

Position
QB
Teams played for
1
Seasons tracked
9
Career passing yards
8,948