[3] He received a rookie contract with Queensland for the 2011/12 season,[4] and in 2012 he was selected in the Australian squad for the Under-19 Cricket World Cup.
[5] Stevens was named a supplementary player for the Brisbane Heat for the 2012/13 and 2013/14 Big Bash League seasons but did not play any games for the side.
[6][7] His Queensland rookie contract was renewed for the 2012/13 and 2013/14 seasons,[8][9] and he made his first-class debut in late 2013.
[10] For the 2014/15 season, he received a full state contract with Queensland,[11] and upon returning to the first-class side after injury he scored his first century against South Australia at the Adelaide Oval.
[12] He was selected in a Cricket Australia Developmental XI which played the touring India team shortly after the century,[13] and in January 2015, he was selected in an Australian XI which played the Bangladesh World Cup squad as a warmup.