Football
Mark Hocke
- Title:
- Associate Head Coach / Director of Football Strength and Conditioning
- Email:
- FootballMail@gators.ufl.edu
- Phone:
- 4959
Prior to Florida Hocke (Pronounced: "Hockey") spent all four seasons (2018-21) at Louisiana with Napier, which included four straight Sun Belt West Division titles, a share of the Sun Belt title in 2020 and 2021 Sun Belt Conference Champions.
Prior to Louisiana, Hocke spent the 2017 season at Texas A&M where he served as the Football Strength and Conditioning.
Prior to Texas A&M, Hocke spent one season as the co-associate head football strength and conditioning coach at Florida State where he served under head football coach Jimbo Fisher and strength coach Vic Viloria. The Seminoles won the final five games of the 2016 season on their way to a 10-3 record that included a 33-32 win over Michigan in the Orange Bowl.
He also served as the head strength and conditioning coach at the University of Georgia in 2015, where he directed a 15-person staff that trained a pair of All-SEC honorees in offensive lineman as the Bulldogs finished the year with a 10-3 record, which included a win over Penn State in the Gator Bowl.
Hocke began his collegiate coaching career at the University of Alabama in 2009 spending six seasons on head coach Nick Saban's staff and was with Napier in Tuscaloosa during the 2011 and 2014-15 seasons. He helped coach three teams that won BCS National Championships (2009, 2012, 2013) and trained over 35 players that signed NFL contracts, including 10 first-round NFL Draft picks. The New Orleans native also headed the offseason Player Leadership Council.
Overall, Hocke has worked with more the 60 players who have been selected in the NFL Draft including top-five picks Julio Jones (2011 NFL Draft), Trent Richardson (2012 NFL Draft) and Amari Cooper (2015 NFL Draft).
Hocke’s first coaching job was at Jesuit High School in New Orleans, La., where he served as a position coach (wide receivers, running backs and defensive backs) and oversaw the team’s strength and conditioning from 2003-2008.
His certifications include CSCCC Certified, FMS Screen Certified as well as USA Weightlifting Level 1 Sports Performance Coach Certified.
Hocke is a native of New Orleans. He and his wife Katherine have two children, Palmer and Hartman.
Prior to Louisiana, Hocke spent the 2017 season at Texas A&M where he served as the Football Strength and Conditioning.
Prior to Texas A&M, Hocke spent one season as the co-associate head football strength and conditioning coach at Florida State where he served under head football coach Jimbo Fisher and strength coach Vic Viloria. The Seminoles won the final five games of the 2016 season on their way to a 10-3 record that included a 33-32 win over Michigan in the Orange Bowl.
He also served as the head strength and conditioning coach at the University of Georgia in 2015, where he directed a 15-person staff that trained a pair of All-SEC honorees in offensive lineman as the Bulldogs finished the year with a 10-3 record, which included a win over Penn State in the Gator Bowl.
Hocke began his collegiate coaching career at the University of Alabama in 2009 spending six seasons on head coach Nick Saban's staff and was with Napier in Tuscaloosa during the 2011 and 2014-15 seasons. He helped coach three teams that won BCS National Championships (2009, 2012, 2013) and trained over 35 players that signed NFL contracts, including 10 first-round NFL Draft picks. The New Orleans native also headed the offseason Player Leadership Council.
Overall, Hocke has worked with more the 60 players who have been selected in the NFL Draft including top-five picks Julio Jones (2011 NFL Draft), Trent Richardson (2012 NFL Draft) and Amari Cooper (2015 NFL Draft).
Hocke’s first coaching job was at Jesuit High School in New Orleans, La., where he served as a position coach (wide receivers, running backs and defensive backs) and oversaw the team’s strength and conditioning from 2003-2008.
His certifications include CSCCC Certified, FMS Screen Certified as well as USA Weightlifting Level 1 Sports Performance Coach Certified.
Hocke is a native of New Orleans. He and his wife Katherine have two children, Palmer and Hartman.
| MARK HOCKE COACHING HISTORY | |
| Year | School, Position |
| 2022-Present | Florida, Associate Head Coach/Director of Football Strength and Conditioning |
| 2018-2021 | Louisiana, Director of Strength and Conditioning (Football) |
| 2017 | Texas A&M, Football Strength and Conditioning Coach |
| 2016 | Florida State, Co-Associate Head Football Strength and Conditioning coach |
| 2015 | Georgia, Head Strength and Conditioning Coach |
| 2009-2014 | Alabama, Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach |
| 2003-2008 | Jesuit High School, Wide Receivers Coach and Defensive Backs Coach and Strength and Conditioning Coach |
| NFL PLAYERS DRAFTED UNDER HOCKE | |||||
| Name | Team | Rnd. | Pos. | College | Draft Year |
| Percy Butler | Washington Commanders | Round 4, Pick 8, 113 Overall | S | Louisiana | 2022 |
| Max Mitchell | New York Jets | Round 4, Pick 6, 111 Overall | T | Louisiana | 2022 |
| Elijah Mitchell | San Francisco 49ers | Round 6, Pick 10, 194 Overall | RB | Louisiana | 2021 |
| Robert Hunt | Miami Dolphins | Round 2, Pick 7, 39 Overall | T | Louisiana | 2020 |
| Kevin Dotson | Pittsburgh Steelers | Round 4, Pick 29, 135 Overall | G | Louisiana | 2020 |
| Raymond Calais | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Round 7, Pick 31, 188 Overall | RB | Louisiana | 2020 |
| Michael Clemons | New York Jets | Round 4, Pick 12, 117 Overall | DL | Texas A&M | 2022 |
| Kellen Mond | Minnesota Vikings | Round 3, Pick 3, 66 Overall | QB | Texas A&M | 2021 |
| Dan Moore Jr. | Pittsburgh Steelers | Round 4, Pick 23, 128 Overall | T | Texas A&M | 2021 |
| Buddy Johnson | Pittsburgh Steelers | Round 4, Pick 35, 140 Overall | LB | Texas A&M | 2021 |
| Justin Madubuike | Baltimore Ravens | Round 3, Pick 7, 71 Overall | DT | Texas A&M | 2020 |
| Braden Mann | New York Jets | Round 6, Pick 12, 191 Overall | P | Texas A&M | 2020 |
| Erik McCoy | New Orleans Saints | Round 2, Pick 16, 48 Overall | C | Texas A&M | 2019 |
| Kingsley Keke | Green Bay Packers | Round 5, Pick 12, 150 Overall | DE | Texas A&M | 2019 |
| Daylon Mack | Baltimore Ravens | Round 5, Pick 22, 160 Overall | DT | Texas A&M | 2019 |
| Trayveon Williams | Cincinnati Bengals | Round 6, Pick 9, 182 Overall | RB | Texas A&M | 2019 |
| Donovan Wilson | Dallas Cowboys | Round 6, Pick 41, 213 Overall | S | Texas A&M | 2019 |
| Cullen Gillaspia | Houston Texans | Round 7, Pick 6, 220 Overall | RB | Texas A&M | 2019 |
| Christian Kirk | Arizona Cardinals | Round 2, Pick 15, 47 Overall | WR | Texas A&M | 2018 |
| Armani Watts | Kansas City Chiefs | Round 4, Pick 24, 124 Overall | S | Texas A&M | 2018 |
| Damion Ratley | Cleveland Browns | Round 6, Pick 1, 175 Overall | WR | Texas A&M | 2018 |
| Auden Tate | Cincinnati Bengals | Round 7, Pick 35, 253 Overall | WR | Florida State | 2018 |
| Dalvin Cook | Minnesota Vikings | Round 2, Pick 9, 41 Overall | RB | Florida State | 2017 |
| DeMarcus Walker | Denver Broncos | Round 2, Pick 19, 51 Overall | DE | Florida State | 2017 |
| Roderick Johnson | Cleveland Browns | Round 5, Pick 16, 160 Overall | T | Florida State | 2017 |
| Marquez White | Dallas Cowboys | Round 6, Pick 33, 216 Overall | CB | Florida State | 2017 |
| Tae Crowder | New York Giants | Round 7, Pick 41, 255 Overall | LB | Georgia | 2020 |
| DeAndre Baker | New York Giants | Round 1, Pick 30, 30 Overall | CB | Georgia | 2019 |
| D’Andre Walker | Tennessee Titans | Round 5, Pick 30, 168 Overall | LB | Georgia | 2019 |
| Lamont Gaillard | Arizona Cardinals | Round 6, Pick 6, 179 Overall | C | Georgia | 2019 |
| Terry Godwin | Carolina Panthers | Round 7, Pick 23, 237 Overall | WR | Georgia | 2019 |
| Isaiah Wynn | New England Patriots | Round 1, Pick 23, 23 Overall | T | Georgia | 2018 |
| Sony Michel | New England Patriots | Round 1, Pick 31, 31 Overall | RB | Georgia | 2018 |
| Nick Chubb | Cleveland Browns | Round 2, Pick 3, 35 Overall | RB | Georgia | 2018 |
| Lorenzo Carter | New York Giants | Round 3, Pick 2, 66 Overall | LB | Georgia | 2018 |
| Isaiah McKenzie | Denver Broncos | Round 5, Pick 29, 172 Overall | WR | Georgia | 2017 |
| Leonard Floyd | Chicago Bears | Round 1, Pick 9, 9 Overall | LB | Georgia | 2016 |
| Jordan Jenkins | New York Jets | Round 3, Pick 20, 83 Overall | LB | Georgia | 2016 |
| Malcolm Mitchell | New England Patriots | Round 4, Pick 14, 112 Overall | WR | Georgia | 2016 |
| John Theus | San Francisco 49ers | Round 5, Pick 6, 145 Overall | T | Georgia | 2016 |
| Keith Marshall | Washington Redskins | Round 7, Pick 21, 242 Overall | RB | Georgia | 2016 |
| Anthony Averett | Baltimore Ravens | Round 4, Pick 18, 118 Overall | CB | Alabama | 2018 |
| Marlon Humphrey | Baltimore Ravens | Round 1, Pick 16, 16 Overall | CB | Alabama | 2017 |
| ArDarius Stewart | New York Jets | Round 3, Pick 15, 79 Overall | WR | Alabama | 2017 |
| Eddie Jackson | Chicago Bears | Round 4, Pick 5, 112 Overall | S | Alabama | 2017 |
| Derrick Henry | Tennessee Titans | Round 2, Pick 14, 45 Overall | RB | Alabama | 2016 |
| Cyrus Jones | New England Patriots | Round 2, Pick 29, 60 Overall | CB | Alabama | 2016 |
| Kenyan Drake | Miami Dolphins | Round 3, Pick 10, 73 Overall | RB | Alabama | 2016 |
| Amari Cooper | Oakland Raiders | Round 1, Pick 4, 4 Overall | WR | Alabama | 2015 |
| Landon Collins | New York Giants | Round 2, Pick 1, 33 Overall | S | Alabama | 2015 |
| T.J. Yeldon | Jacksonville Jaguars | Round 2, Pick 4, 36 Overall | RB | Alabama | 2015 |
| Jalston Fowler | Tennessee Titans | Round 4, Pick 9, 108 Overall | RB | Alabama | 2015 |
| Ha Ha Clinton-Dix | Green Bay Packers | Round 1, Pick 21, 21 Overall | S | Alabama | 2014 |
| Kevin Norwood | Seattle Seahawks | Round 4, Pick 23, 123 Overall | WR | Alabama | 2014 |
| Vinnie Sunseri | New Orleans Saints | Round 5, Pick 27, 167 Overall | S | Alabama | 2014 |
| Dee Milliner | New York Jets | Round 1, Pick 9, 9 Overall | CB | Alabama | 2013 |
| Eddie Lacy | Green Bay Packers | Round 2, Pick 29, 61 Overall | RB | Alabama | 2013 |
| Trent Richardson | Cleveland Browns | Round 1, Pick 3, 3 Overall | RB | Alabama | 2012 |
| Mark Barron | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Round 1, Pick 7, 7 Overall | S | Alabama | 2012 |
| Dre Kirkpatrick | Cincinnati Bengals | Round 1, Pick 17, 17 Overall | CB | Alabama | 2012 |
| DeQuan Menzie | Kansas City Chiefs | Round 5, Pick 11, 146 Overall | CB | Alabama | 2012 |
| Brad Smelley | Cleveland Browns | Round 7, Pick 40, 247 Overall | RB | Alabama | 2012 |
| Julio Jones | Atlanta Falcons | Round 1, Pick 6, 6 Overall | WR | Alabama | 2011 |
| Mark Ingram II | New Orleans Saints | Round 1, Pick 28, 28 Overall | RB | Alabama | 2011 |
| Kareem Jackson | Houston Texans | Round 1, Pick 20, 20 Overall | CB | Alabama | 2010 |
| Javier Arenas | Kansas City Chiefs | Round 2, Pick 18, 50 Overall | CB | Alabama | 2010 |
| Marquis Johnson | St. Louis Rams | Round 7, Pick 4, 211 Overall | CB | Alabama | 2010 |
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