Ian Book in the NFL
In the NFL. Photo: Maize & Blue Nation, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Quarterback, Notre Dame, 2016–⁠20

Ian Book

Number
No. 12
Height
6′0″
Weight
206 lb
Class (2020)
Senior
Hometown
El Dorado Hills, CA
Born
Mar 30, 1998, in El Dorado Hills, California

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Ian Book played quarterback at Notre Dame (2016–⁠20). He finished ninth in the 2020 Heisman vote. The New Orleans Saints took Book in round 4, No. 133 overall in the 2021 NFL Draft.

At a glance

Best season
3,034
Passing yards, 2019 (Notre Dame, 11–⁠2)
National rank
No. 6
In FBS in passing touchdowns, 2019
Drafted
No. 133
Round 4, 2021 NFL Draft (New Orleans Saints)

Career highs

360passing yards, career highvs. New Mexico, 20195touchdown passes, career highthree times; last vs. Navy, 2019139rushing yards, career highat Duke, 20193rushing touchdowns, career hightwice; last vs. South Florida, 2020

Honors

Passing

Passing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCmpAttPctYdsY/ATDInt
2017Notre Dame467561.34566.144
2018Notre Dame21431468.22,6288.4197
2019Notre Dame24039960.23,0347.6346
2020Notre Dame22835364.62,8308.0153
Career7281,14163.88,9487.87220

Rushing

SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2017Notre Dame382065.4043
2018Notre Dame952802.9423
2019Notre Dame1125464.9453
2020Notre Dame1174864.2933
Career3621,5184.21753

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2016Notre Dame12QBRS
2017Notre Dame12QBFr.
2018Notre Dame12QBSo.
2019Notre Dame12QBJr.
2020Notre Dame12QBSr.6′0″206

As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.

Per play

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsageAdj. passAdj. rush
2017Notre Dame1120.22––24.415%0.240.17
2018Notre Dame4060.3783rd (n=160)0.26149.554%0.490.10
2019Notre Dame5070.3681st (n=155)0.27184.256%0.460.29
2020Notre Dame4650.3677th (n=116)0.27169.854%0.440.29

Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). Adjusted pass and rush: EPA per play adjusted for the defenses faced (CollegeFootballData’s WEPA). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2020 Notre Dame 12 games, 2,830 passing yards, 15 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 12vs.DukeW 27–⁠1319312631112
Sep 19vs.South FloridaW 52–⁠01219143009
Oct 10vs.Florida StateW 42–⁠2616252012058
Oct 17vs.LouisvilleW 12–⁠711191070047
Oct 24atPittsburghW 45–⁠316303123040
Oct 31atGeorgia TechW 31–⁠1318261991046
Nov 7vs.ClemsonW 47–⁠4022393101068
Nov 14atBoston CollegeW 45–⁠3120272833085
Nov 27atNorth CarolinaW 31–⁠1723332791048
Dec 5vs.SyracuseW 45–⁠2124372853153
Dec 19vs.ClemsonL 10–⁠34202821900−35
Jan 1 ✦vs.AlabamaL 14–⁠3127392290155
2019 Notre Dame 13 games, 3,034 passing yards, 34 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 2atLouisvilleW 35–⁠1714231931081
Sep 14vs.New MexicoW 66–⁠1415243605046
Sep 21atGeorgiaL 17–⁠2329472752218
Sep 28vs.VirginiaW 35–⁠20172516500−11
Oct 5vs.Bowling GreenW 52–⁠01620261505
Oct 12vs.USCW 30–⁠2717321651049
Oct 26atMichiganL 14–⁠45825731013
Nov 2vs.Virginia TechW 21–⁠2029533362250
Nov 9atDukeW 38–⁠7183218142139
Nov 16vs.NavyW 52–⁠2014202845031
Nov 23vs.Boston CollegeW 40–⁠726402393066
Nov 30atStanfordW 45–⁠2417302554029
Dec 28 ✦vs.Iowa StateW 33–⁠920282471030
2018 Notre Dame 11 games, 2,628 passing yards, 19 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 8vs.Ball StateW 24–⁠16––––––
Sep 15vs.VanderbiltW 22–⁠17331310−3
Sep 22atWake ForestW 56–⁠2725343252043
Sep 29vs.StanfordW 38–⁠1724332784047
Oct 6atVirginia TechW 45–⁠23253527121−6
Oct 13vs.PittsburghW 19–⁠1426322642231
Oct 27vs.NavyW 44–⁠2227333302150
Nov 3atNorthwesternW 31–⁠2122343432056
Nov 17vs.SyracuseW 36–⁠323372922116
Nov 24atUSCW 24–⁠1722393522116
Dec 29 ✦vs.ClemsonL 3–⁠3017341600130
2017 Notre Dame 10 games, 456 passing yards, 4 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 9vs.GeorgiaL 19–⁠20–––––2
Sep 16atBoston CollegeW 49–⁠2003000–
Sep 23atMichigan StateW 38–⁠18–––––1
Sep 30vs.Miami (OH)W 52–⁠1735510037
Oct 7atNorth CarolinaW 33–⁠1017311461245
Oct 21vs.USCW 49–⁠140200011
Nov 4vs.Wake ForestW 48–⁠3788501054
Nov 11atMiamiL 8–⁠4136330110
Nov 25atStanfordL 20–⁠3811120010
Jan 1 ✦vs.LSUW 21–⁠1714191642136

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

Before the draft

Played in the 2021 Senior Bowl (National team, won 27–⁠24).

DrillPro day 2021
Height6′0″
Weight211 lb
Arm length31⅜″
Hand size9⅞″
40-yard dash4.65 s
10-yard split1.71 s
Vertical jump32½″
Broad jump9′7″
3-cone drill7.00 s
20-yard shuttle4.20 s

Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). Rosters and honors: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

In the NFL

1 season, 1 game with a stat; latest team: Philadelphia Eagles.

SeasonTeamGCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
2021New Orleans Saints11220135026

Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.

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