Ian Book is a 3-year Dual-Threat QB for Notre Dame. Ian's 2018 season ranks in the 57th percentile nationally by opponent-adjusted EPA per play across 384 plays — a average rate for the QB.
A genuine rushing threat who stresses defenses horizontally. Extends plays with legs and forces extra gap assignments.
Players from 2014–2024 matched on EPA efficiency, play volume, and adjusted value tier — not just one metric.
| Player | Team | Yr | Plays | WEPA/play | Line val | Total EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stetson Bennett | Georgia | 2022 | 509 | 0.635 | 12.4 | 323.0 |
Comps are statistical — efficiency, volume, and value tier all factor in. Style and conference context differ.
| Wk | Opponent | Result | Opp SP+ | C/ATT | Pass Yds | Pass TD | INT | Rush Yds | Rush TD | EPA/play |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | vsBall State | W24-16 | -18.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 3 | vsVanderbilt | W22-17 | 7.6 | 3/3 | 13 | 1 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 0.17 |
| 4 | @Wake Forest | W56-27 | 3.6 | 25/34 | 325 | 2 |
Usage = share of team plays (CFBD has no true snap counts).
| Season | Team | Line value | WEPA/play | YoY Δ | Total EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Notre Dame | 7.7 | 0.500 | — | 214.1 |
| 2019 | Notre Dame | 9.1 | 0.490 | -0.01 | 267.3 |
| 2020 | Notre Dame | 7.3 | 0.464 | -0.03 | 226.0 |
Chart shows per-game EPA (bars) and rolling 5-game average (line). Season breaks marked with dashed lines. Line value = est. points over replacement per game.
C/ATT 17/34 · Pass Yds 160 · Pass TD 0 · INT 1
| 0 |
| 43 |
| 3 |
| 0.49 |
| 5 | vsStanford | W38-17 | 13.0 | 24/33 | 278 | 4 | 0 | 47 | 0 | 0.50 |
| 6 | @Virginia Tech | W45-23 | 3.9 | 25/35 | 271 | 2 | 1 | -6 | 0 | 0.39 |
| 7 | vsPittsburgh | W19-14 | 2.7 | 26/32 | 264 | 2 | 2 | 31 | 0 | 0.13 |
| 9 | vsNavy | W44-22 | -10.2 | 27/33 | 330 | 2 | 1 | 50 | 0 | 0.63 |
| 10 | @Northwestern | W31-21 | 1.9 | 22/34 | 343 | 2 | 0 | 56 | 1 | 0.78 |
| 12 | vsSyracuse | W36-3 | 7.5 | 23/37 | 292 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 0.29 |
| 13 | @USC | W24-17 | 9.7 | 22/39 | 352 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 0.48 |
| 1 | vsClemson | L3-30 | 29.7 | 17/34 | 160 | 0 | 1 | 30 | 0 | -0.22 |