If you live in Jacksonville, Florida, you have likely heard of the Trinity Christian Academy Conquerors, the 2013 class 3A state champions. You’ve also likely heard they have quite a few Division I college prospects, most of them juniors playing on defense. Any coach will tell you it takes more than a lot of talent on a team to win championships – you also need a field general on both sides of the ball to impact the game. Victor Alexander has been that general for the last two seasons for the Conquerors defense.
Alexander, a 5’10”, 217-pound junior middle linebacker, is a Jacksonville native who has been a nightmare for opposing offenses. Ever since he stepped on TCA’s campus, coaches knew he would be an impact player. As the leader of one of the top-ranked defenses in the state, he still finds time to get the job done in the classroom with a 3.3 GPA. This hard hitting linebacker has wowed scouts with his physical play, abilities to play in space, blitz, cover ground on the pass, and his explosive hits. Alexander has rewritten the rules for the prototypical linebacker, stating, “Size doesn’t matter during the play when it’s just you and the guy in front of you. It’s about being the alpha dog between the whistle.”
He models his game after his older brother, Ruben Foster, and Ray Lewis. He says what separates him from other linebackers is that, “You can’t coach instinct.” He finished the season leading his team with 70 tackles, 2.5 sacks and one interception that came in the second half of the state championship game and changed the game’s momentum. He earned the honors of making first team defense on the All – First Coast team 
for the 2013 season.
But stats doesn’t speak for the impact he has made in games. Not many players can impact games with his backbreaking hits. During the state championship game, the biggest game of any high school athlete, he recorded seven tackles and an interception he took inside the opponents’ red zone to set up a scoring touchdown on the assuming offensive play. TCA went on to win its fourth state title in school history, 34-7, over Clearwater Central Catholic.
Alexander says, “I played every game with a chip on my shoulder this season to prove to scouts I belong on the radar.” That moxie has gotten him offers from Florida, Virginia Tech, Tennessee, and other Division I programs. “I committed to UCLA in November because of the engineering program along with the experienced coaching staff that can take me far in my endeavors,” he says.
Sport you wish you could play: Golf
Favorite athlete: Ray Lewis
Favorite NFL team: Seattle Seahawks
Last movie: Comedy
Favorite super power: Superior Strength
Favorite person to meet: Terry Crews
Favorite place to travel: California
Player Spotlight / Jacksonville Florida / March 2014
Victor Alexander
Trinity Christian Academy
Jacksonville, FL
By Joey Lopes
AGAINST ALL ODDS
TRINITY CHRISTIAN ACADEMY
MIDDLE LINEBACKER
LETS HIS GAME DO THE TALKING
