Usage / Role
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Featured offensive role
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Player Dossier
2016-2020Notre 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.
Impact Production
49
Developing production for a quarterback
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Reliability
70
Reliable weekly contributor
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Star Power
44
Limited ceiling signals so far
limitedstar
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2019 Postseason · Notre Dame
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Notre Dame
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Clemson
Player Story
Ian Book built his college career from 2016 through 2020 as a quarterback from El Dorado Hills, CA wearing No. 12, spending time with Notre Dame. The clearest part of Ian Book's career was his passing role: 8,948...
Read the storyNFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2021
- Selection
- Round 4 · Pick 28
- Overall
- No. 133
- NFL Team
- New Orleans Saints
Ian Book, QB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2019 Postseason · Notre Dame. Ian Book is a balanced quarterback profile with 23.7 usage in the latest tracked season.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Total offense
- 10,466
- Passing yards
- 8,948
- Rushing yards
- 1,518
- Touchdowns
- 89
Quick Answers
Ian Book quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Notre Dame · QB
- Career Total Offense
- 10,466
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 9 entries · 46 games
- Best season
- 2019 Postseason · Notre Dame
- Top game
- Clemson
- NFL Draft
- 2021 · Round 4 · Pick 28 · New Orleans Saints
- Latest roster
- No. 12 · Senior
- 2020 Total offense rank
- 3,316 total offense · QB 9th (top 3%) · FBS Independents 2nd (top 3%) · National 9th (top 1%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Total Offense | Pass Yds | Rush Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Regular Season | Notre Dame | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 2017 Postseason | Notre Dame | 10 | 200 | 164 | 36 | 2 | 30.6 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Notre Dame | 10 | 462 | 292 | 170 | 2 | 30.6 |
| 2018 Postseason | Notre Dame | 11 | 190 | 160 | 30 | 0 | 68.6 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Notre Dame | 11 | 2,718 | 2,468 | 250 | 23 | 68.6 |
| 2019 Postseason | Notre Dame | 13 | 277 | 247 | 30 | 1 | 75.1 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Notre Dame | 13 | 3,303 | 2,787 | 516 | 37 | 75.1 |
| 2020 Postseason | Notre Dame | 12 | 284 | 229 | 55 | 1 | 74 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Notre Dame | 12 | 3,032 | 2,601 | 431 | 23 | 74 |
Related Context
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Ian Book played QB for Notre Dame. Across 5 tracked seasons, Ian Book recorded 8,948 passing yards, 1,518 rushing yards, and -9 receiving yards. His top tracked season came in 2019 with Notre Dame.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2019 Postseason
Notre Dame paired 3,580 primary output with 66.6 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: Clemson
Win with balanced pass-rush production and strong creator value. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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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
Clemson
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Game-by-Game Trend
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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
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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
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Wins284.8 · Games = 10 · +50.8 vs Losses
Losses234 · Games = 2 · -50.8 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
12 games
Featured metric
Total Offense
Top game by takeover score
Clemson
Best efficiency game
86.6 vs Boston College
| Result | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 1/1 | @ AlabamaDual-threat | L 14-31 | 27 | 39 | 229 | 69.2 | 0 | 1 | 61.1 | 15 | 55 | 3.70 | 1 | 20 |
| Sat 12/19 | vs Clemson | L 10-34 | 20 | 28 | 219 | 71.4 | 0 | 0 | 59.2 | 10 | -35 | -3.50 | 0 | 7 |
| Sat 12/5 | vs Syracuse3+ TD · Dual-threat | W 45-21 | 24 | 37 | 285 | 64.9 | 3 | 1 | 71.1 | 8 | 53 | 6.60 | 2 | 28 |
| Fri 11/27 | @ North Carolina | W 31-17 | 23 | 33 | 279 | 69.7 | 1 | 0 | 75 | 8 | 48 | 6 | 0 | 33 |
| Sat 11/14 | @ Boston College3+ TD · Dual-threat | W 45-31 | 20 | 27 | 283 | 74.1 | 3 | 0 | 86.6 | 10 | 85 | 8.50 | 1 | 20 |
| Sun 11/8 | vs Clemson300-yard game · Dual-threat | W 47-40 | 22 | 39 | 310 | 56.4 | 1 | 0 | 67 | 15 | 68 | 4.50 | 0 | 12 |
| Sat 10/31 | @ Georgia Tech | W 31-13 | 18 | 26 | 199 | 69.2 | 1 | 0 | 71 | 9 | 46 | 5.10 | 0 | 14 |
| Sat 10/24 | @ Pittsburgh300-yard game · 3+ TD | W 45-3 | 16 | 30 | 312 | 53.3 | 3 | 0 | 72.5 | 8 | 40 | 5 | 0 | 18 |
| Sat 10/17 | vs Louisville | W 12-7 | 11 | 19 | 107 | 57.9 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 12 | 47 | 3.90 | 1 | 20 |
| Sat 10/10 | vs Florida State3+ TD · Dual-threat | W 42-26 | 16 | 25 | 201 | 64.0 | 2 | 0 | 73.9 | 9 | 58 | 6.40 | 1 | 11 |
| Sat 9/19 | vs South Florida3+ TD | W 52-0 | 12 | 19 | 143 | 63.2 | 0 | 0 | 62.1 | 4 | 9 | 2.30 | 3 | 4 |
| Sat 9/12 | vs Duke | W 27-13 | 19 | 31 | 263 | 61.3 | 1 | 1 | 58.1 | 9 | 12 | 1.30 | 0 | 8 |
Player Story
Ian Book story
Ian Book built his college career from 2016 through 2020 as a quarterback from El Dorado Hills, CA wearing No. 12, spending time with Notre Dame. The clearest part of Ian Book's career was his passing role: 8,948 passing yards, 72 touchdown passes, 1,141 attempts, and 1,518 rushing yards across 46 career games in the available record. His career also includes 1,518 rushing yards and 1 tackle, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Ian Book's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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- 1
Notre Dame
2016-2020
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
201620172017201820182019201920202020
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Regular Season | Notre Dame | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2017 Postseason | Notre Dame | 662 | 52 | 10 | 662 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Notre Dame | 662 | 52 | 10 | 0 |
| 2018 Postseason | Notre Dame | 2,908 | 64.9 | 24.6 | 2,246 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Notre Dame | 2,908 | 64.9 | 24.6 | 0 |
| 2019 Postseason | Notre Dame | 3,580 | 66.6 | 23.1 | 672 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Notre Dame | 3,580 | 66.6 | 23.1 | 0 |
| 2020 Postseason | Notre Dame | 3,316 | 68.2 | 23.7 | -264 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Notre Dame | 3,316 | 68.2 | 23.7 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Clemson
Week 10 · W 47-40
Win with balanced pass-rush production and strong creator value.
378
Total Offense
82.8 takeover
378 total offense with 67 efficiency.
#2
@ LSU
Week 1 · W 21-17 · Postseason
200
Total Offense
78.8 takeover
Win with 200 yards of offense and 64.3 efficiency.
200 total offense with 64.3 efficiency.
#3
@ Northwestern
Week 10 · W 31-21
399
Total Offense
78.7 takeover
Win with balanced pass-rush production and strong creator value.
399 total offense with 74.9 efficiency.
#4
vs New Mexico
Week 3 · W 66-14
406
Total Offense
77 takeover
Win with 406 yards of offense and 78.4 efficiency.
406 total offense with 78.4 efficiency.
#5
@ Boston College
Week 11 · W 45-31
368
Total Offense
76.4 takeover
Win with balanced pass-rush production and strong creator value.
368 total offense with 86.6 efficiency.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2019 Postseason · Notre Dame
3,580 primary output · 66.6 efficiency · 23.1 usage
75.1
#2
2019 Regular Season · Notre Dame
75.1
3,580 primary · 66.6 efficiency · 23.1 usage
#3
2020 Postseason · Notre Dame
74
3,316 primary · 68.2 efficiency · 23.7 usage
Milestones
20
250+ passing yards
16
300+ total offense
15
3+ TD games
30
Above avg efficiency
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