#12

Ian Book

Former quarterback at Notre Dame. 2020: 2,830 passing yards, 15 TD, 3 INT.

QB · Notre Dame · Sr. · #12

6′0″ · 206 lb · El Dorado Hills, CA

POTY finalist (model)New Orleans — drafted 2021, Rd 4, Pick 28, #133 overall

Recruiting

3★

PRO recruit

No. 512 nationally · Signed with Notre Dame

No college snaps yet.

His career numbers, season by season

The story

Former quarterback at Notre Dame. 2020: 2,830 passing yards, 15 TD, 3 INT.

Signed as a 3-star recruit to Notre Dame in 2016.
Drafted round 4 by the New Orleans in 2021.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Four seasons at Notre Dame, 8,948 passing yards — drafted at #133 overall by New Orleans.

His career

Nobody recruited him. He earned the honors anyway.

2016

Signed with Notre Dame3-star out of Oak Ridge

202011 games

All-ACCthird

2021

Drafted by New Orleansround 4, pick 133

Career arc

Recruit

★★★

#512 national

CFB

College

Notre Dame

2017–2020

NFL

NFL Draft

R4 · #133

New Orleans · 2021

Trophy case · Confirmed honors

What the selectors said

2 honors · 1 category

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ALL-ACC

All-ACC mention (2020)

Coaching lineage · 2017–2020

1 coach

2017–2020

Brian Kelly

Notre Dame

Played his entire career under Brian Kelly.

Where He Ended Up · NFL

New OrleansEntering 6th NFL season

#133Rd 4 · Pick 28

New OrleansEntering 6th NFL season

View college career stats ↓

2020 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

4 seasons under Brian Kelly — 43-8 over that span.

2017Notre Dame10-3HC: Brian Kelly · Run-heavy

2018Notre Dame12-1HC: Brian Kelly · Run-leaning

2019Notre Dame11-2HC: Brian Kelly · Balanced

2020Notre Dame10-2HC: Brian Kelly · Run-leaning, fast tempo

Where this profile ranks vs the QB cohort

Box-score percentiles

8 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: rush tds (96th percentile). Strength: pass yards (92nd percentile). Concern: fumbles lost (28th percentile).

Box-score rates (8)

Rush TDs#5 / 141 · 96th pct

Pass yards#12 / 141 · 92nd pct

2830

Rush yards#15 / 141 · 90th pct

486

Interceptions#27 / 141 · 76th pct

Completion %#36 / 141 · 74th pct

64.6%

Pass TDs#40 / 141 · 72nd pct

Yards / att#46 / 141 · 67th pct

8.0

Fumbles lost#82 / 130 · 28th pct

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.

Passing profile

Pass Profile · Completions by yards gained (PBP)

Adjusted ANY/A, sack rate, and where the yards came from

218/343 (63.6%) · 15 TD · 3 INT

343 of 353 attempts matched to play-by-play

Adjusted ANY/A

7.5644 of 171 QBs

Sack rate

6.6%101 of 171 QBs

Sacked on 6.6% of dropbacks (101 of 171) — and still 44 of 171 in Adjusted ANY/A.

Adjusted ANY/A uses full-season box-score totals (attempts, yards, TDs, INTs); sack rate is play-by-play-derived.

Short

0–9 yds

49%of completions

107 comp5.1 yds avg5 TD

Middle

10–19 yds

35%of completions

77 comp13.2 yds avg3 TD

Deep

20+ yds

16%of completions

34 comp30.6 yds avg

Overall 63.6% completion on 343 attempts · 34 deep completions averaging 30.6 yds.

Splits & context

Splits · Per-game

2020 season · 11 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	YDS/g	TD/g	YPA	INT/g
Home7g	218	1.0	7.6	0.3
Road4g	268	2.0	9.3	0.0

First half vs Second half

	YDS/g	TD/g	YPA	INT/g
Weeks 1-74g	178	0.8	7.4	0.2
Weeks 8+7g	270	1.7	8.6	0.1

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Marcus Freeman

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2020

POTY finalist (model)

Our Heisman model has him in the top five; no finalist honor is on the books yet.

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Career stats

Season	Team
2020	Notre Dame	228	353	64.6%	2,830	8.0	15	3	144.3	57	--	--
2019	Notre Dame	240	399	60.2%	3,034	7.6	34	6	149.1	--	--	--
2018	Notre Dame	214	314	68.2%	2,628	8.4	19	7	154.0	--	--	--
2017	Notre Dame	46	75	61.3%	456	6.1	4	4	119.3	--	--	--
Career		728	1,141	63.8%	8,948	7.8	72	20	147.0	57	--	--

Season	Team
2020	Notre Dame	117	486	4.2	9	--
2019	Notre Dame	112	546	4.9	4	--
2018	Notre Dame	95	280	2.9	4	--
2017	Notre Dame	38	206	5.4	0	--
Career		362	1,518	4.2	17	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 10 · 2020

W 47–40

vs Clemson

310 yds · 1 TD · 0 INT · 68 rush yds (15 car)

Edged out Clemson at home in a shootout.

With K. Williams — 140 rush yds (23 car) · 3 TD · J. Bramblett — 1 SOLO · 1 TOT · 41 AVG

Signature plays

Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|

The plays that mattered most

fact

Week 8 · Pittsburgh · 3&14 · Q2 · EPA +7.20Ben Skowronek 73 Yd pass from Ian Book (Jonathan Doerer Kick)
Week 11 · Boston College · 3&10 · Q2 · EPA +4.77Ian Book pass complete to Avery Davis for 48 yds to the BC 2 for a 1ST down
Week 2 · Duke · 1&10 · Q2 · EPA -4.48Ian Book pass intercepted, touchback. Lummie Young IV return for no gain
Week 2 · Duke · 1&10 · Q2 · EPA +4.14Ian Book pass complete to Kyren Williams for 75 yds to the Duke 11 for a 1ST down
Week 9 · Georgia Tech · 3&8 · Q3 · EPA +3.89Ian Book pass complete to Javon McKinley for 34 yds to the GTech 38 for a 1ST down
Week 10 · Clemson · 3&11 · Q4 · EPA +3.82Ian Book pass complete to Michael Mayer for 29 yds to the Clem 29 for a 1ST down
Week 14 · Syracuse · 1&10 · Q3 · EPA -3.71Ian Book run for a loss of 1 yard to the Syrac 43 Ian Book fumbled, recovered by Syrac Marlowe Wax
Week 8 · Pittsburgh · 2&11 · Q1 · EPA +3.70Ben Skowronek 34 Yd pass from Ian Book (Jonathan Doerer Kick)
Week 1 · Alabama · 4&8 · Q4 · EPA +3.61Ian Book pass complete to Avery Davis for 15 yds to the Alab 40 for a 1ST down
Week 8 · Pittsburgh · 2&15 · Q3 · EPA +3.55Ian Book pass complete to Javon McKinley for 41 yds to the Pitt 3 for a 1ST down

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week