Ian Book is a 3-year Dual-Threat QB for Notre Dame. Ian's 2020 season ranks in the 43th percentile nationally by opponent-adjusted EPA per play across 419 plays — a developing 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 | vsDuke | W27-13 | -4.2 | 19/31 | 263 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 0.16 |
| 3 | vsSouth Florida | W52-0 | -11.4 | 12/19 | 143 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 0.44 |
| 6 | vsFlorida State | W42-26 | -4.9 | 16/25 | 201 | 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 27/39 · Pass Yds 229 · Pass TD 0 · INT 1
| 0 |
| 58 |
| 1 |
| 0.51 |
| 7 | vsLouisville | W12-7 | 6.5 | 11/19 | 107 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 1 | 0.37 |
| 8 | @Pittsburgh | W45-3 | 6.0 | 16/30 | 312 | 3 | 0 | 40 | 0 | 0.69 |
| 9 | @Georgia Tech | W31-13 | -1.0 | 18/26 | 199 | 1 | 0 | 46 | 0 | 0.42 |
| 10 | vsClemson | W47-40 | 26.1 | 22/39 | 310 | 1 | 0 | 68 | 0 | 0.29 |
| 11 | @Boston College | W45-31 | 0.9 | 20/27 | 283 | 3 | 0 | 85 | 1 | 0.64 |
| 13 | @North Carolina | W31-17 | 18.0 | 23/33 | 279 | 1 | 0 | 48 | 0 | 0.42 |
| 14 | vsSyracuse | W45-21 | -9.8 | 24/37 | 285 | 3 | 1 | 53 | 2 | 0.29 |
| 16 | vsClemson | L10-34 | 26.1 | 20/28 | 219 | 0 | 0 | -35 | 0 | 0.10 |
| 1 | vsAlabama | L14-31 | 28.3 | 27/39 | 229 | 0 | 1 | 55 | 1 | 0.21 |