NFL CAREER – Selected in the fourth round of the 2021 NFL draft out of Notre Dame, Book made his NFL debut in his lone appearance in 2021, completing 12-of-20 passing for 135 yards and two interceptions. Book will take advantage of his first full offseason as a professional, seeing valuable reps in OTAs, minicamp and training camp to continue his development.
CAREER TRANSACTIONS – Signed to a four-year contract, 6/8/21; Selected by in the fourth round (133rd overall) of the 2021 NFL Draft.
2021 – The rookie quarterback spent the majority of his rookie campaign as the third quarterback, declared inactive in 14-of-17 regular season games…Made lone appearance of regular season in his NFL debut starting on Monday Night Football vs. Miami, Dec. 27. Finished contest 12-of-20 passing for 135 yards and two interceptions. In preseason, completed 9-of-16 passes for 126 yards with one interception...In the preseason, completed nine-of-16 passes (56.3%) for 126 yards with one interception.
COLLEGE – In four seasons in South Bend, played in 45 games and completed 728-of-1,141 attempts for 8,948 yards, 72 touchdowns and 20 interceptions, while carrying 360 times for 1,518 yards and 17 TDs…The two-time team captain was a Manning Award finalist his graduate/redshirt senior year in 2020, as he led the Fighting Irish into the College Football Playoff, completing 228-of-353 (64.6%) passes for 2,830 yards with 15 touchdowns and only three interceptions, while carrying 116 times for 485 yards and nine touchdowns…In the College Football Playoff semifinal at the Rose Bowl game vs. Alabama, totaled 27 completions for 229 yards, adding 15 rushing attempts for 55 yards and a TD. With his rushing touchdown, Book tied for third all-time among all Irish quarterbacks with 17 rushing touchdowns, joining Rick Mirer. Ended his starting QB career with a 30-5 record, the most wins by a single Notre Dame quarterback in the program's 132-year history…In 2019, as a senior, started all 13 games, completing 240-of-399 passes (62.1%) for 3,034 yards with 34 touchdowns and just six interceptions, while rushing 112 times for 546 yards and four TDs…Became the first QB in Notre Dame history with at least 2,500 passing yards, 500 rushing yards and 30 TD passes in a season…Had five games with four or more touchdowns, the most in a Notre Dame season, while his 34 TDs are second-most by an Irish signal-caller, trailing only Quinn's 37 (2006). In 2018, as a junior took over as the starting quarterback at Wake Forest and finished season 214-of-314 (68.2%) with 19 touchdowns passing, while rushing 95 times for 280 yards and four TDs…Ranked eighth nationally with a 68.2 completion percentage and 17th in pass efficiency. First FBS QB to win his first five starts of a season with a completion percentage over 70% in each game since Russell Wilson at Wisconsin in 2011…In 2017, as a sophomore, played in ten games, primarily as the backup, but did start one game…Came off bench to help Irish rally past No. 17 LSU, 21-17, in Citrus Bowl. Completed 46-of-75 passes for 456 yards and four TDs. Rushed for 207 yards on 37 carries…Went 14-of-19 for 164 yards with two fourth-quarter TD passes in win over Tigers…In 2016, redshirted as true freshman…Graduated with a bachelor's degree in marketing
PERSONAL – A three-year starter at Oak Ridge (El Dorado Hills, Calif.) HS, leading team to 12 and 10-win seasons, respectively, as a sophomore and senior…Twice led Oak Ridge to the Sac-Joaquin section semifinals…Named Sierra Foothill League Most Valuable Player…Awarded 2015 Quarterback of the Year by the National Football Foundation & College Hall of Fame and the Sacramento Valley Chapter's all-Sac-Joaquin section…Earned Sacramento Bee first-team All-Metro honors in 2015 and honorable mention in 2014…Career statistics: 7,632 passing yards, 78 TD passes, 64.6 completion percentage (603-of-934)…Threw for career-high 3,049 yards in 13 games as a senior…Recorded 30 TDs to five interceptions, rushing for 779 yards on 129 carries and 12 TDs…Completed 70.5 percent of his passes (244-of-346)…Threw for 2,025 yards in ten games as a junior in 2014 and 18 touchdowns, completing 62.5 percent of passes (155-of-248)…Threw for 2,558 yards in 14 games as a sophomore and 30 TDs (five interceptions). Completed 60.0 percent of his passes (204-of-340).
