{"id":107518,"date":"2021-03-21T10:00:43","date_gmt":"2021-03-21T14:00:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/?p=107518"},"modified":"2021-03-19T09:22:37","modified_gmt":"2021-03-19T13:22:37","slug":"2021-nfl-draft-profile-ian-book","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2021\/03\/21\/2021-nfl-draft-profile-ian-book\/","title":{"rendered":"2021 NFL Draft Profile: Ian Book"},"content":{"rendered":"

Ian Book NFL Draft Overview<\/strong><\/p>\n

Position:<\/strong> Quarterback
\nHeight:<\/strong> 6\u20190\u201d
\nWeight:<\/strong> 210 lbs.
\nSchool:<\/strong> Notre Dame<\/p>\n

2021 NFL Draft: Ian Book Player Profile<\/h2>\n

Ian Book is one of the most accomplished quarterbacks<\/a> to ever play for Notre Dame. All told, Book was a three-year starter and compiled a 33-5 record (school\u2019s winningest quarterback by percentage) as he led the Fighting Irish to two college football playoff appearances, an ACC championship game appearance and a 2019 Camping World Bowl appearance. It’s not a bad resume for a prospect who was considered an after-thought by most college recruiters.<\/p>\n

In his senior season, Book excelled as an effective passer in an offense that was not designed to produce 300-yard passing games. His athleticism allowed him to improvise enough to throw a tight spiral downfield for a reception. It was the perfect complement to Notre Dame\u2019s rushing attack as Book could make plays on his own to keep the chains moving. He did enough on the football field to improved his stock as\u00a0an NFL quarterback prospect.<\/p>\n

Book was a three-year starter at Oak Ridge High School in El Dorado Hills, California, which is located in the suburbs of Sacramento. He drew interest from several Mountain West Conference<\/a> (Boise State, Nevada, San Diego State and San Jose State) programs before finally accepting a scholarship offer from Washington State head coach Mike Leach. However, once Notre Dame showed interest in the dual-threat quarterback, Book quickly de-committed to sign with the Fighting Irish.<\/p>\n

At the start of his collegiate career, Book was redshirted for his freshman season. In 2017, the young quarterback earned the backup role to starter Brandon Wimbush as he saw limited action in seven games. Book threw for 456 yards with four touchdowns and four interceptions. He opened some eyes on the Irish coaching staff and earned a chance to compete for the starting position in spring practice. The following season, Wimbush won the competition and remained the team\u2019s starter, but his term was very short-lived as Book soon replaced him in the lineup.<\/p>\n

In his first start, Book threw for 325 yards with two touchdown passes and scored three rushing touchdowns in a 56-27 road win<\/a> over Wake Forest. His critics felt he was a stopgap choice who was keeping the quarterback position warm for a more-heralded quarterback recruit. But Book just kept making plays and winning games, which forced Notre Dame head coach Brian Kelly to keep him in the lineup. In his career at Notre Dame<\/a>, Book threw for 8,948 yards, 72 touchdowns and 20 interceptions with a 63.8 pass completion percentage. And do not discount his ability to run out of the pocket on design plays. Book rushed for 1,517 yards on 362 carries with 17 rushing touchdowns. He averaged a little over four yards-per-carry. Book was a very productive college quarterback, but his skill-set does have limitations that will be exposed at the professional level.<\/p>\n

Strengths<\/h3>\n