Wagner College Athletics

TEAM CAPTAIN - 2017 Preseason All-NEC: Alex Thomson is the most accomplished returning quarterback in the NEC and is on pace to make a huge dent in the Wagner all-time record book.

2016: The 6-5, 225-pound Thomson completed 184-of-323 passes (57 Percent) for 2,436 yards [221.5/game], 16 touchdowns and just five interceptions, amassing a 133.57 rating en route to earning team MVP honors. In NEC games, he led the Seahawks to a No. 1 rankling in Total Offense (423.2 yard avg.), No. 2 in Scoring (29.7 avg.) and Passing (257.8 avg) … Passed for 239 yards or more on three occasions, topped by a career-high 276-yard, three-touchdown, 0-interception effort in Wagner's 45-20 win over Sacred Heart (10/1). He also passed for 270 yards in a 25-21 comeback win at Central Connecticut (10/15), on 19-of-28 accuracy with one TD and one INT … In a 38-0 win over Concordia (9/10), the 6-5, 225-pound Thomson completed 18-of-27 passes for 239 yards … Member of the 2016 NEC Fall Academic Honor Roll … Business Administration major.

2015: Had a baptism by fire, seeing action in 11 games while starting the final nine in his first season as a Seahawk … Completed 90-of-175 passes (51.4%) for 1,085 yards with eight touchdowns and six interceptions … Ranked second on the team with 300 rushing yards … Rushed for more than 50 yards on five different occasions … Accounted for a season-high three touchdowns (two passing, one rushing) against Lafayette (9/26) … Went 15-of-23 through the air for 219 yards while rushing for 78 yards on 14 carries, highlighted by a 23-yard touchdown jaunt … threw for 153 yards (13-of-23) and a touchdown in the season finale against Sacred Heart (11/21) …  … Recorded a touchdown in all but three games on the season… Capped the season by leading the team with 1,385 yards of total offense (1085 passing, 300 rushing) … Member of 2015 NEC Fall All-Academic Honor Roll.

2014: Did not see any game action.

Before Wagner: Completed 53-of-118 passes for 947 yards with nine touchdowns for the Keyport Red Raiders as a senior … Ran the ball 82 times for 234 yards with eight touchdowns … Versatile performer who was also a standout at linebacker and as his team’s punter … Named to the Asbury Park Press Third-Team All-Shore defense at punter … Competed for the South team in the 2014 Phil Simms North-South High School All-Star Football Classic … Also a standout on the basketball court, where he averaged 24.5 points, 11.1 rebounds and 5.2 assists per game … Also made 140-for-195 free throws (71.4 percent) and 30 three-pointers on the season … Named to the Shore Basketball Coaches Association Class B Central First Team … Finished his basketball career with 1,380 points, 631 rebounds, 284 assists and 122 three-pointers … Older brother Bryan was an All-League and Academic All-American defensive lineman at East Stroudsburg State … Another brother, Connor is a former offensive lineman at William Paterson.