Wagner College Athletics

Phil Steele's 2019 Preseason All-NEC Second Team

Quarterback Christian Alexander-Stevens, the ninth-leading passer in Florida high school history, who earned Offensive MVP honors in leading Florida International University (FIU) to a 35-32 victory over Toledo in the 2018 Bahamas Bowl, transferred to Wagner College on January 15, 2019 … The 6-3, 225-pound Alexander completed 17-of-26 passes for 209 yards and one touchdown while rushing for 83 yards in the Bahamas Bowl win over the MAC Champion Rockets, stepping in for 2018 Conference USA Newcomer of the Year, James Morgan, who was sidelined by injury … Alexander-Stevens, who enrolled at Wagner for the spring semester and com will be a graduate student in the fall of 2019 and has one season of eligibility remaining.

"I couldn't be more excited to add Christian to our program. He’s a tremendous all-around student-athlete. Certainly his performance in a nationally-televised bowl game attracted a number of recruiters from around the country and just super-excited that he has elected to continue his career here at Wagner. Christian is a mobile, dual-threat quarterback, who I'm confident has the chance to make a big impact this coming fall.”   - Wagner Head Coach Jason Houghtaling

After leading FIU to the bowl victory, Alexander-Stevens received high praise from Panthers' head coach Butch Davis. "He was outstanding. Give him credit — he did what he knew he could do" … Alexander-Stevens had appeared in nine games for the Panthers in 2018, completing 19-of-29 passes for 218 yards, which combined with his bowl game statistics, allowed him to finish 36-of-55 for 427 yards on the season … Prior to the 2018 season, Alexander's last collegiate action came during his redshirt freshman season of 2016 when, in four games, he threw for 216 yards and four touchdowns, while completing 20-of-34 passes (58.8 percent)
 
High School: Alexander-Stevens led Lakeland Christian School to an 11-1 record as a senior in 2014, when he passed for 2,847 yards and 37 touchdowns in earning Second-Team All-State and Polk County Player of the Year honors … Finished his career with 110 touchdowns (No. 5 all-time in the state of Florida) and 8,299 passing yards (No. 9 all-time in the state of Florida) … Also a basketball and baseball standout in his four years of high school for the Vikings.