Xandra Troyski

Alexandra "Xandra" Troyski

No. 8 – Tijuana Luchadores
Position:	Cornerback
Personal information
Born:	(1998-07-04)July 04, 1998 (aged 62) Kiev, Ukraine
Height:	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Weight:	188 lb (85 kg)
Career information
High school:	Troy Tech
College:	MIT
ISFL Draft:	2025  / Round: 2 / Pick: 1
DSFL Draft:	2024  / Round: 4 / Pick: 14
Career history
San Jose Sabercats (2025 (S10)–present) Tijuana Luchadores (2024 (S9)–2025 (S10))
Roster status:	Active
Career ISFL statistics as of 2026
Pass deflections: 9 Interceptions: 2 Forced fumbles: 1/1 Tackles: 75 Total touchdowns: 1 Punt return yards: 0 Kick return yards: 0
Career DSFL statistics as of 2025
Pass deflections: 17 Interceptions: 9 Forced fumbles: 2/2 Tackles: 93 Total touchdowns: 0 Punt return yards: 0 Kick return yards: 0

Alexandra "Xandra" Troyski (born July 4, 1998) is an American football cornerback for the Tijuana Luchadores of the Developmental Simulation Football League (NSFL). She played college football for Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) before entering the professional ranks via the 2024 DSFL Draft (S9). After essentially two seasons with the Luchadores, Xandra made her defensive debut in S10 with the San Jose Sabercats, who had drafted her first in the second round of the 2025 ISFL Draft (S10).

Early years

Xandra was born in Kiev, Ukraine and emigrated to the United States when she was just 6 months old. Her father played rugby during his school years in Canada and expected his only daughter to hold her own in the sport, teaching her all he knew. Xandra, however, felt her skills were not suited for rugby, plus America was not really a land of opportunity for the sport, either. She instead latched onto the faster, American football to have a playground to exhibit her speed and competitive vibe, besting the best receivers in Troy. Xandra's parallel interests in technology and football posed a challenge when she won a spot at the prized Troy Tech high school, but luckily she was able to try out for and land a spot on the Troy High team. Living with one foot in each world was difficult, but worth it, as it landed her an acceptance letter from none other than the number one tech school in the country, MIT.

College career

Starting at MIT in 2018, Xandra joined MIT Football a couple years later, mid-way through a new rebuilding era. After winning only one game in 2010 and two games in their 2011 season, the Engineers would start to build momentum thanks to new depth joining the roster and finish the 2012 season with a winning record. Eventually, in 2014, the team went on to go undefeated in the regular season, finishing 10-0 in the NEWMAC conference and losing in the second round of the NCAA D3 Championships. The team did not fare as well in the following years, posting losing records again 2/3 times, but they were looking to the future and focused on re-solidifying their lines.

Xandra decided to wait a couple years before trying out for the team while they rebuilt to make sure she could handle the academics without sports first. Also, she was pretty sure she would stay on for a Masters degree, so this would let her align the end of her college career more closely to the DSFL draft season. During her first season with the team in 2020, she saw a lot of bench time but made it in for a few downs each game when the team really needed her speed. Once she caught up to the speed and playbook the following year, she began to see more regular rotation. By the start of her third season, Xandra was making waves in both the defense and special teams, returning 2 returns for touchdowns in highlight-reel-worthy play. Her last season, Xandra was battling some iliotibial band pain but the cause was quickly discovered to be bad cleats and the rest of the season saw impressive enough stats that the recruiters took notice. MIT hated to see her go, but the team was thrilled to have a program first when Xandra was drafted by the Tijuana Luchadores in the DSFL.

College career statistics

Career statistics			Tackles			Sacks	Interceptions		Other					Kick Returns
Season	Team	Games	Reg	TFL	Total	Sack	Int	IntTD	DefTD	FFum	FRec	PD	Safety	Yds	Avg	KR TD
2020	MIT	3	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2021	MIT	8	5	1	6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
2022	MIT	10	8	2	10	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	400	40	2
2023	MIT	11	10	2	12	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	470	43	1

Professional career

Xandra was selected by the Tijuana Luchadores as the 14th overall pick in the 2024 DSFL Draft (S9). This first season in the Developmental Football League for Xandra went very well, resulting in not only a playoff run but also a championship. Thanks to this great first year performance along with her reputation for being quite speedy, Xandra was drafted by the San Jose Sabercats as the first pick in the second round of the S10 draft.

Xandra's time with the Sabercats started out a bit rocky. Management thought she was ready for moving up to the National Football League plus the veteran CB Canton was getting quite old, so Xandra was called up from the Luchadores. In the first half of the season, however, she only saw action on the special teams squad and had very little impact as Canton was still doing pretty well and other rookie D'Pez Poopsie was advancing a bit more quickly than Xandra. After petitioning management, Xandra's request to move back to Tijuana for the remainder of the season was granted. The hope was it would be a bit of an ego boost, help her old team out with another championship run, and give her a chance to see the field again and implement all her learnings from the National Football League.

After winning another championship with the Luchadores in S10, Xandra returned to San Jose rejuvenated and ready to make an impact. S11 proved to be a disappointing one for the team, with a losing record of 1-13, but Xandra found it to be a good start to her individual career. Placing third in tackles for the team and scoring her first professional defensive tackle, Xandra is excited to keep growing her skills and helping turn the team around. A new trade in the offseason before S12 seems like the future is brighter than ever for San Jose.

Professional career statistics

Career statistics			Tackles			Sacks	Interceptions		Other					Kick Returns
Season	Team	Games	Reg	TFL	Total	Sack	Int	IntTD	DefTD	FFum	FRec	PD	Safety	Yds	Avg	KR TD
2026	SJS	14	75	0	75	0	2	1	0	1	1	9	0
2025	TIJ	6	24	0	24	0	4	0	0	1	1	6	0
2024	TIJ	16	69	0	69	0	5	0	0	1	1	11	0