Troy Barnes

Troy Barnes

Troy and Abed moments before heading into the DSFL draft green room
No. 5 – Tijuana Luchadores
Position:	Wide Receiver/Offensive Lineman
Personal information
Born:	(2021-12-04)December 04, 2021 (aged 41) Denver, Colorado, U.S.
Height:	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Weight:	230 lb (104 kg)
Username:	Jay_Doctor
Career information
High school:	Riverside High School
College:	Greendale Community College
DSFL Draft:	2046  / Round: 4 / Pick: 31
Career history
Sarasota Sailfish (2048 (S33)-2058 (S43)) Tijuana Luchadores (2046 (S31)-2047 (S32))
Roster status:	Active

Troy T-Bone Barnes (born December 4, 2019) is an American football wide receiver for the Tijuana Luchadores of the Developmental Simulation Football League (DSFL).

Early Years

Troy Barnes was a natural athlete from an early stage. He was starting quarterback for his football team from the moment they started organized football. Troy's coaches relied on him heavily in order to succeed, often having Troy play on both sides of the ball. While this would sometimes cause Troy to be gassed by the end of the game, usually he was up to the task. He was Mr. Denver Junior Athlete of the Year when he lead his sixth grade football team to a perfect record of 6-0. This was the point when Troy knew that football was something he had to pursue. While he didn't always have a love for the game as much as others, he was too good not to continue. By the time Troy was a freshman at Riverside High School, he was slated to be the starting quarterback on the varsity team. High School was the best 4 years of Troy's life, with football being a big reason for that. He was the most popular guy in high school, winning every school superlative including most likely to succeed.

College Career

Troy had been recruited by most of the biggest schools in the country, including all of the Pac 12 programs. It was looking like Troy Barnes was destined to play D1 football and have a clear path to the NFL. That is, until his grades caught up with him. Troy was not a particularly studious individual, choosing to spend his free time hanging out with friends over studying. As such, his grades were below the point of any D1 school willing to bring on the talented QB. Instead, Troy decided to enroll in his local community college in Greendale. Troy was a big fish in a small sea at Greendale, getting lauded over his ability to play football. Greendale certainly needed the help and Troy appeared to be the answer. Eventually it leaked out that Troy was not really wanting to play football anymore, instead choosing to hang out with friends while also taking a bigger interest than he had ever previously done.

College Career Statistics

Troy Barnes quit the team before playing an actual game in college. Instead, here is a collective list encompassing Troy's real college stats.

College statistics
Seasons	College	Years	Members of Study Group	Friends Made	Paintball Tournament	School Equipment Repaired	Trips Around the World
6 seasons and a movie	Greendale	5	6	44	14th	417	1

Professional Career

DSFL Career

Eventually, Troy's interest of football came back and he decided to pursue the less traditional route of joining the ISFL instead of the NFL. Troy decided he no longer wanted to be quarterback, as there was too much pressure on his shoulders. He decided that wide receiver would be a better combination of his skillset and not dampen his re-found love of the game. One thing that motivated Troy in joining the DSFL with the hope of someday playing in the ISFL was his best friend Abed Nadir also joining. The two friends met at Greendale and quickly became inseparable over the years. Abed was not the traditional, but certainly had the smarts to make things work well enough to also pursue a career in football. Truth be told, he is probably method acting his time as a football player and will turn this whole thing into a decade long documentary.

Prospect Bowl - Pre-S31

Troy absolutely lit things up, racking up 39 catches for 566 yards and 7 touchdowns. He also posted 5 catches for 113 yards in the Prospect Bowl Championship. Though The Typhoons didn't officially win in the Championship, the team looked like the strongest side for the Prospect Bowl and Barnes was a major player in that effort.

Rookie Season - S31

Troy has a slow start to his DSFL career. Though he had shined in the Prospect Bowl, it was clear that going against a strong level of competition was more than he was ready for. He only had 1 catch in his first game, though at least it was a decent gain of 23 yards. Over the next two weeks, Troy would continue to show his rust because of spending so much time in a study group instead of playing college football. He only put up 2 more catches in each game. Finally, in game 4, Troy showed he was ready to play with the big boys by posting 4 catches for 84 yards and a touchdown. Despite his early struggles, Tijuana started the season 4-0. They had also won all of their preseason games, though most people don’t put much stock in that. Still, this was looking like a team that was ready to compete for an Ultimini. Until they weren’t. Tijuana would lose their next 5 games, with 3 of those games coming at home. Sitting at 4-5 with only 5 weeks to go, things were looking bleak. They would have to find a way to get it done on the road, with 3 of their last 4 games away. The Luchadores would split the next two, but go on to win their final three games to end the season at 8-6. Unfortunately, it wasn’t enough to get into the playoffs as Dallas and Norfolk both went 9-5. The really difficult pill to swallow was how much stronger the South was over the North, as Tijuana would have had an equal record with Minnesota who took first place and gotten in over them (They split their regular seasons game 1-1, but Tijuana had more points for).

Second Season - S32

In his second season with Tijuana, Troy was ready to prove he was here to stay. Tijuana, as a team, was looking to build on what went well last season and they did just that. The Luchadores didn’t start with their pants on fire in Seasons 32, going just 2-2 that involved blowouts in all 4 games. How would the team respond if they started getting in close games? They would soon find themselves executing on every level. Over the last 10 games, Tijuana would go on a 9-1 tear. Troy Barnes had an excellent game in week 6 against Bondi Beach to earn Offensive POG honors. He put up 6 catches for 124 yards and a touchdown. During their 9-1 run, there was almost a tale of two results. The first 5 wins were relatively close games, with most games finishing within 7 to 14 points. Over the last 4 wins, though, Tijuana was flying high off the top rope and smacking teams. They won games by the score of 52-7, 56-6, 52-13, and 41-17. The league hadn’t seen such a complete domination of that magnitude in recent memory. Tijuana averaged 32.7 points per game and the passing attack was second to none at 283 yards per game. Troy would post a healthy 76 catches for 1068 yards and 12 touchdowns, good enough to make the Pro Bowl. Troy’s fellow wideout Jason Waterfalls was also dicing up the defense and posted an equally impressive 83 catches for 1120 yards and 6 TDs. Despite absolutely going off, Tijuana still finished second in the South behind a strong Norfolk Seawolves. Norfolk hasn’t was just a step behind offensively, but their defense was incredible that season and only allowed 239 points all year and ranked first or second in almost every category. So what would happen when the top offense faced the top defense? Well, defense wins champions, as they say. Norfolk dominate the game, winning 40-20, and would go on to win the Ultimini.

ISFL Career

Rookie Season - S33

After spending two seasons in Tijuana, Troy got the call-up to Sarasota. Troy had a mix of confidence, nervousness, and a bit of gas. Abed tried making a new bean dip recipe, but it didn’t sit well with Troy. Having just come off a 1000-yard season and a Pro Bowl nod, he felt ready to take the next step. Sarasota was coming off a respectable season where they went 9-7 and made the playoffs behind their veteran QB Mike Boss, Jr.. Boss would end up retiring, bringing Sarasota into a new era under Carter Knight at QB. Troy was excited to get a chance to form a bond with his new QB, knowing that it can take seasons to build that level of chemistry required. He wouldn’t be behind the 8 ball of a QB-WR duo that had spent half a decade together. He only started 3 games that season, but that was to be expected as a rookie on a strong team. Sarasota finished tied for the best record in the league at 12-4 and claimed the 1 seed in the NSFC. The defense was quite strong and was either first or second in points and yards allowed. Facing the Fire Salamanders in the first round of the playoffs, Sarasota led the game from start to finish. Things got close later in the first, when rival namesake Troy Abed took a 97-yard kickoff to the house. Sarasota would answer back in the fourth, though, and make things a slightly more comfortable 33-24. Troy contributed well in his first playoff game, with 6 catches for 64 yards and a touchdown. Hosting Baltimore in round 2 of the playoffs, the Sailfish were looking to go all the way. Perhaps they had overlooked a strong opponent in the end, as the team came out flat. After an initial field goal in the first quarter to go up 3-0, Sarasota would themselves down 30-10 halfway into the fourth quarter. It was a bizarre game to watch, as the team seemingly moved downfield every possession until they came within scoring range and would inexplicably fall apart every time. Sarasota would put up to late touchdowns to make things look more even at 24-30, but it was very much too little too late. Sarasota had more first downs, third down conversions, fourth down conversions, more yards, more pass completions, fewer penalties (1 to 4), fewer turnovers (0 to 2), and more time of possession and still lost. It’s a tough pill to swallow and something has to be said for efficiency compared to raw stats when looking at the numbers.

Sophomore Season - S34

Third Season - S35

Fourth Season - S36

Fifth Season - S37

Sixth Season - S38

Seventh Season - S39

Eighth Season - S40

Ninth Season - S41

Tenth Season - S42

Professional Career Statistics

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Career Statistics			Receiving					Offensive Line
Season	Team	Games	Rec	Yards	Avg	Lg	TD	Pancakes	Sacks Allowed
2048 (S33)	Sailfish	14	34	211	6.2	23	0

Career statistics			Offensive Line
Season	Team	Games	Pancakes	Sacks Allowed
2048 (S33)	Sailfish	14	60	0

Achievements and Records

S31 DSFL Pro Bowl

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